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Grocery stores in Oktibbeha County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #710 of 2,070 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
11
5 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$117M
On groceries · $5,357 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,896
+0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 grocery stores in Oktibbeha County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 45%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Oktibbeha County comes to about $117M a year: $5,357 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.6M per store, 14% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Oktibbeha County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 4,368 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oktibbeha County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Oktibbeha County is 59 (upper middle), #710 of 2,070 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureOktibbeha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.08.16.8
Spending per listing$10.6M$6.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishment4,3682,8282,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,357$5,547$6,319
Median household income$46,695$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score5925

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
334
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
115 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,896+0.4% since 2020
Households
21,840
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,260
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
21,615
Daytime population
54,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Oktibbeha 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

Other business types in Oktibbeha County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Oktibbeha County, MS?

Oktibbeha County has 11 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $117M a year, or $5,357 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oktibbeha County has 5.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.6M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,368 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 59 for grocery stores (upper middle), #710 of 2,070 scored counties.

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