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Grocery stores in Mississippi

Markets across Mississippi ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 923; 295 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments: 405; +1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year: $6.4B; On groceries
Listings per 10k households: 8.1; 19% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $6.9M; 26% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #47 of 51; Market score 25 · Lower middle

A site report maps the grocery stores on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 923 grocery stores in Mississippi. Of those, 295 are chain locations, or 32%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Mississippi comes to about $6.4B a year: $5,547 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per store, 26% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mississippi was 405 in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,828 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count held level over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $300K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #47 for grocery stores, with a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (55). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Oxford area scores highest (60).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	55	102	6.1	$9.4M	+3.5%	#169 of 387
2Jackson, MS	35	156	6.6	$8.7M	−1.4%	#295 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	32	378	7.2	$8.1M	−0.3%	#313 of 387
3Hattiesburg, MS	25	59	9.8	$5.8M	+2.6%	#347 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Oxford, MS	60	24	10.0	$5.8M	+5.3%	#162 of 506
2Picayune, MS	56	20	9.1	$6.1M	+5.6%	#214 of 506
3Starkville, MS	54	16	6.2	$8.7M	+0.8%	#232 of 506
4Brookhaven, MS	47	8	6.1	$9M	+0.5%	#292 of 506
5Vicksburg, MS	42	17	10.1	$5.6M	−6.3%	#339 of 506
6Columbus, MS	36	22	8.2	$6.6M	−2.7%	#384 of 506
7Tupelo, MS	35	43	8.3	$6.8M	+0.8%	#391 of 506
8Meridian, MS	35	30	8.7	$6.2M	−3.2%	#394 of 506
9Laurel, MS	32	33	10.4	$5.2M	−1.5%	#415 of 506
10Natchez, MS-LA	28	15	7.2	$7.1M	−0.9%	#435 of 506
11McComb, MS	25	16	7.9	$6.5M	−2.6%	#448 of 506
12Greenville, MS	24	15	8.8	$5.8M	−9.4%	#452 of 506
13Cleveland, MS	24	11	9.2	$5.4M	−8.3%	#453 of 506
14Corinth, MS	21	13	9.0	$5.9M	−0.5%	#466 of 506
15Grenada, MS	19	15	11.9	$4.4M	−3.6%	#476 of 506
16Greenwood, MS	18	11	7.6	$6.7M	−8.8%	#480 of 506
17Clarksdale, MS	6	11	13.1	$3.7M	−6.5%	#502 of 506

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS	84	33	4.6	$13.4M	+6.3%	#122 of 2,070
2Rankin County, MS	80	30	5.0	$12.3M	+3.2%	#197 of 2,070
3Hancock County, MS	76	9	4.4	$13.1M	+1.6%	#267 of 2,070
4Jackson County, MS	71	31	5.4	$10.8M	+3.0%	#389 of 2,070
5Madison County, MS	67	30	6.8	$9.2M	+6.5%	#487 of 2,070
6Lafayette County, MS	65	16	8.4	$7.1M	+6.6%	#552 of 2,070
7Harrison County, MS	62	57	6.8	$8.2M	+4.0%	#634 of 2,070
8Oktibbeha County, MS	59	11	5.0	$10.6M	+0.4%	#710 of 2,070
9Lamar County, MS	54	21	8.3	$7.2M	+4.7%	#893 of 2,070
10Pearl River County, MS	54	20	9.1	$6.1M	+5.6%	#897 of 2,070
11Monroe County, MS	53	7	5.0	$10.7M	−2.4%	#902 of 2,070
12Stone County, MS	49	5	7.5	$7.5M	+7.2%	#1,059 of 2,070
13Simpson County, MS	48	6	6.3	$8.8M	−1.5%	#1,083 of 2,070
14George County, MS	46	8	8.6	$6.5M	+8.1%	#1,158 of 2,070
15Neshoba County, MS	45	7	6.8	$8M	−0.9%	#1,178 of 2,070
16Lowndes County, MS	44	16	7.0	$7.8M	−2.4%	#1,221 of 2,070
17Marshall County, MS	42	16	12.1	$4.5M	+2.6%	#1,311 of 2,070
18Lincoln County, MS	41	8	6.1	$9M	+0.5%	#1,314 of 2,070
19Lauderdale County, MS	41	22	7.7	$7M	−3.2%	#1,326 of 2,070
20Warren County, MS	41	17	10.1	$5.6M	−6.3%	#1,336 of 2,070
21Hinds County, MS	40	63	7.0	$7.6M	−6.6%	#1,352 of 2,070
22Itawamba County, MS	38	8	8.3	$6.7M	+1.3%	#1,430 of 2,070
23Union County, MS	37	10	10.2	$5.5M	+2.3%	#1,465 of 2,070
24Jones County, MS	35	28	11.2	$4.9M	−1.0%	#1,522 of 2,070
25Prentiss County, MS	33	7	7.3	$7.4M	+1.3%	#1,564 of 2,070

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Panola County, MS	33	14	11.4	$4.6M	−1.4%	#1,579 of 2,070
27Yazoo County, MS	31	5	5.7	$9M	−14.0%	#1,608 of 2,070
28Lee County, MS	31	28	8.6	$6.7M	+0.5%	#1,618 of 2,070
29Forrest County, MS	30	33	11.0	$5M	+1.1%	#1,651 of 2,070
30Adams County, MS	28	10	8.7	$5.9M	+2.2%	#1,698 of 2,070
31Jasper County, MS	26	5	7.5	$6.9M	−3.5%	#1,742 of 2,070
32Washington County, MS	26	15	8.8	$5.8M	−9.4%	#1,748 of 2,070
33Bolivar County, MS	26	11	9.2	$5.4M	−8.3%	#1,750 of 2,070
34Tishomingo County, MS	24	6	6.8	$8M	−1.1%	#1,787 of 2,070
35Pontotoc County, MS	24	15	12.7	$4.3M	+2.9%	#1,804 of 2,070
36Marion County, MS	24	16	17.5	$3M	−1.5%	#1,811 of 2,070
37Alcorn County, MS	21	13	9.0	$5.9M	−0.5%	#1,858 of 2,070
38Winston County, MS	20	7	9.8	$5.5M	−1.2%	#1,879 of 2,070
39Leake County, MS	20	9	12.1	$4.3M	+1.9%	#1,887 of 2,070
40Pike County, MS	19	14	9.3	$5.4M	−3.7%	#1,898 of 2,070
41Perry County, MS	19	5	10.8	$4.9M	+1.1%	#1,901 of 2,070
42Holmes County, MS	18	5	8.1	$6M	−8.4%	#1,911 of 2,070
43Attala County, MS	17	6	9.1	$6M	−4.0%	#1,918 of 2,070
44Sunflower County, MS	17	11	13.7	$3.6M	−10.9%	#1,927 of 2,070
45Smith County, MS	16	6	10.7	$5.1M	−1.5%	#1,936 of 2,070
46Newton County, MS	16	11	14.3	$3.8M	−1.4%	#1,946 of 2,070
47Scott County, MS	15	13	13.4	$3.9M	+0.4%	#1,961 of 2,070
48Covington County, MS	14	9	12.3	$4.3M	−2.2%	#1,972 of 2,070
49Wayne County, MS	11	10	13.0	$3.9M	0.0%	#2,007 of 2,070
50Yalobusha County, MS	11	8	16.0	$3.3M	−0.5%	#2,008 of 2,070
51Leflore County, MS	10	9	8.8	$5.6M	−9.4%	#2,013 of 2,070
52Clarke County, MS	9	8	13.5	$3.9M	−2.8%	#2,028 of 2,070
53Chickasaw County, MS	8	8	12.0	$4.2M	−2.0%	#2,034 of 2,070
54Grenada County, MS	8	11	13.0	$4.1M	−3.3%	#2,035 of 2,070
55Lawrence County, MS	8	6	13.6	$3.8M	−1.4%	#2,037 of 2,070
56Clay County, MS	7	10	12.8	$4M	−2.0%	#2,044 of 2,070
57Coahoma County, MS	7	11	13.1	$3.7M	−6.5%	#2,045 of 2,070
58Jefferson Davis County, MS	5	6	13.5	$3.8M	−2.9%	#2,052 of 2,070
59Tallahatchie County, MS	4	5	11.6	$4.3M	−14.0%	#2,054 of 2,070
60Noxubee County, MS	3	6	15.2	$3.3M	−4.2%	#2,063 of 2,070
61Calhoun County, MS	3	9	16.0	$3.2M	−4.4%	#2,064 of 2,070
Tate County, MS	Not scored	3	2.7	$21M	+2.1%
Copiah County, MS	Not scored	4	4.0	$13.4M	−2.7%
Tippah County, MS	Not scored	4	5.0	$10.7M	−1.6%
Walthall County, MS	Not scored	2	3.8	$14.1M	+0.4%
Greene County, MS	Not scored	4	9.7	$5.6M	+1.3%
Amite County, MS	Not scored	4	6.8	$7.2M	−1.7%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	5	12.3	$4.5M	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	2	4.7	$11.5M	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	4	9.7	$5.3M	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	5	13.2	$3.8M	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	1	3.1	$16.5M	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	4	13.3	$3.5M	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	4	12.6	$3.8M	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	3	8.7	$6.1M	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	2	6.5	$8.3M	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	$15.8M	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	3	10.3	$4.7M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	4	15.1	$3.2M	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	4	28.1	$1.8M	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 grocery stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Mississippi?

There are 923 grocery stores on map listings in Mississippi as of September 2026. 295 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 405 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on groceries?

About $6.4B a year, or $5,547 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 923 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Mississippi has 8.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Mississippi would have about 684, against 923 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,828 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for grocery stores?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Oxford area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 61 scored counties in Mississippi, DeSoto County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Mississippi scores 25 for grocery stores (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi. It maps the grocery stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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