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Grocery stores in Attala County, MS

The grocery stores in Attala County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,918 of 2,070 scored counties
#43 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$35.8M
On groceries · $5,397 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,100
−4.0% 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

Attala County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,918 of 2,070 scored counties and #43 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $5,397 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Attala County spend about $35.8M a year on groceries. That works out to $6M per store, 36% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Attala County has 6 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Attala County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Attala County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Attala 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 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 stores in Attala County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureAttala CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.18.16.8
Spending per listing$6M$6.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,8282,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,397$5,547$6,319
Median household income$51,639$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1725

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Attala 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 Attala County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,100−4.0% since 2020
Households
6,627
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
735 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$51,639+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,646
Median home value
$104,600
Jobs located here
4,856
Daytime population
15,834Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeSoto County, MS84334.6$13.4M+6.3%#122 of 2,070
2Rankin County, MS80305.0$12.3M+3.2%#197 of 2,070
3Hancock County, MS7694.4$13.1M+1.6%#267 of 2,070
4Jackson County, MS71315.4$10.8M+3.0%#389 of 2,070
5Madison County, MS67306.8$9.2M+6.5%#487 of 2,070
6Lafayette County, MS65168.4$7.1M+6.6%#552 of 2,070
7Harrison County, MS62576.8$8.2M+4.0%#634 of 2,070
8Oktibbeha County, MS59115.0$10.6M+0.4%#710 of 2,070
9Lamar County, MS54218.3$7.2M+4.7%#893 of 2,070
10Pearl River County, MS54209.1$6.1M+5.6%#897 of 2,070
43Attala County, MS1769.1$6M−4.0%#1,918 of 2,070

Other business types in Attala County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Attala County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 grocery stores in Attala County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Attala County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $35.8M a year, or $5,397 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,627 households in Attala County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Attala County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Attala County has 9.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Attala County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Attala County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Attala County at 17,100 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,627 households. The median household income in Attala County is $51,639 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Attala County scores 17 for grocery stores (low), #1,918 of 2,070 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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