Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Grocery stores in George County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in George County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,158 of 2,070 scored counties
#14 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $52.4M
- On groceries · $5,632 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,331
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 grocery stores in George County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 26% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in George County comes to about $52.4M a year: $5,632 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.5M per store, 30% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in George County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in George County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). George County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #1,158 of 2,070 scored counties and #14 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi.
How George 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.
| Measure | George County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $6.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,828 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,632 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $59,758 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 25 |
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
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 George 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 George County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,331+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,302
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $59,758+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,416
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,115
- Daytime population
- 21,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| 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 |
| 14George County, MS | 46 | 8 | 8.6 | $6.5M | +8.1% | #1,158 of 2,070 |
Other business types in George County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores41
- Grocery stores46
- Convenience stores42
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in George County, MS?
George County has 8 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in George County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in George County, MS spend on groceries?
About $52.4M a year, or $5,632 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,302 households in George County and national spending patterns by income.
How does George County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
George County has 8.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, George County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is George County, MS growing?
Population estimates put George County at 26,331 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,302 households. Median household income in George County is $59,758, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. George County scores 46 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,158 of 2,070 scored counties.
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