Groceries and convenience · County · Mississippi
Grocery stores in Tallahatchie County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Tallahatchie County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 4 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,054 of 2,070 scored counties
#59 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On groceries · $5,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,877
- −14.0% since 2020
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What this means
Tallahatchie County scores 4 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #2,054 of 2,070 scored counties and #59 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $5,007 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Tallahatchie County spend about $21.6M a year on groceries. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 5 grocery stores on map listings in Tallahatchie County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 37% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Tallahatchie County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Tallahatchie County from 2020 to 2025 at −14.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tallahatchie 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 | Tallahatchie County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $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 | −14.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,007 | $5,547 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $37,466 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 4 | 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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,877−14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,306
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 646 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $37,466+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,024
- Median home value
- $82,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,575
- Daytime population
- 10,833Residents 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 |
| 59Tallahatchie County, MS | 4 | 5 | 11.6 | $4.3M | −14.0% | #2,054 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Tallahatchie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores8
- Grocery stores4
- Convenience stores6
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 Tallahatchie County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 grocery stores in Tallahatchie County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Tallahatchie County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Tallahatchie County, MS spend on groceries?
About $21.6M a year, or $5,007 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 4,306 households in Tallahatchie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tallahatchie County, MS compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Tallahatchie County has 11.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $4.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Tallahatchie County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Tallahatchie County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Tallahatchie County at 10,877 people in 2025, down 14.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,306 households. The median household income in Tallahatchie County is $37,466 a year, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Tallahatchie County scores 4 for grocery stores (very low), #2,054 of 2,070 scored counties.
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