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Grocery and convenience stores in Warren County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Warren County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,765 of 2,402 scored counties
#27 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
56
22 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$95.7M
On groceries · $5,708 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.4
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,759
−6.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 grocery and convenience stores in Warren County. 22 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 33.4 per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,708 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Warren County spend about $95.7M a year on groceries. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Warren County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,795 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Warren County declined 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Warren County is 36 (lower middle), #1,765 of 2,402 scored counties and #27 of 67 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Warren County compares

The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Grocery and convenience stores in Warren County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.424.518.7
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.3M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,7951,4391,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.8%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,708$5,547$6,319
Median household income$59,401$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score3616

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
264
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Warren County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,759−6.3% since 2020
Households
16,772
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$59,401+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,803
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
16,981
Daytime population
42,797Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Warren County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS7612417.5$3.6M+6.3%#277 of 2,402
2Rankin County, MS7411419.0$3.2M+3.2%#336 of 2,402
3Tate County, MS701816.3$3.5M+2.1%#442 of 2,402
4Madison County, MS658719.8$3.2M+6.5%#600 of 2,402
5Hancock County, MS643919.3$3M+1.6%#644 of 2,402
6Jackson County, MS6311920.6$2.8M+3.0%#686 of 2,402
7Stone County, MS581522.4$2.5M+7.2%#881 of 2,402
8Oktibbeha County, MS563214.7$3.7M+0.4%#925 of 2,402
9Harrison County, MS5518021.6$2.6M+4.0%#993 of 2,402
10Lafayette County, MS554925.7$2.3M+6.6%#1,000 of 2,402
27Warren County, MS365633.4$1.7M−6.3%#1,765 of 2,402

Other business types in Warren County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Warren County, MS?

There are 56 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. 22 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Warren County, MS spend on groceries?

About $95.7M a year, or $5,708 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,772 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Warren County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Warren County has 33.4 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $1.7M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Warren County would have about 28, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,795 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 41,759 people in 2025, down 6.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,772 households. Median household income in Warren County is $59,401, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Warren County scores 36 for grocery and convenience stores (lower middle), #1,765 of 2,402 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Warren County

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