Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Grocery stores in Neshoba County, MS
The grocery stores in Neshoba County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,178 of 2,070 scored counties
#15 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.9M
- On groceries · $5,438 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,732
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 grocery stores in Neshoba County. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Households in Neshoba County spend about $55.9M a year on groceries, or $5,438 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8M per store, 14% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Neshoba County in 2023. That is one for every 3,428 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Neshoba County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Neshoba County is 45 (lower middle), #1,178 of 2,070 scored counties and #15 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Neshoba 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 | Neshoba County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8M | $6.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,428 | 2,828 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,438 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $57,013 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,732−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,283
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $57,013+50.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,069
- Median home value
- $100,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,443
- Daytime population
- 28,894Residents 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 |
| 15Neshoba County, MS | 45 | 7 | 6.8 | $8M | −0.9% | #1,178 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Neshoba County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores27
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 Neshoba County, MS?
There are 7 grocery stores on map listings in Neshoba County as of September 2026. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Neshoba County, MS spend on groceries?
About $55.9M a year, or $5,438 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,283 households in Neshoba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Neshoba County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Neshoba County has 6.8 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $8M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Neshoba County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,428 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Neshoba County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Neshoba County at 28,732 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,283 households. Median household income in Neshoba County is $57,013, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.1%, 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. Neshoba County scores 45 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,178 of 2,070 scored counties.
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