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Grocery stores in Tate County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$63M
On groceries · $5,720 a household
Spending per listing
$21M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,725
+2.1% 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

Households in Tate County spend about $63M a year on groceries, or $5,720 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $21M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Tate County has 3 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Tate County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tate County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 grocery stores on map listings, Tate County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Tate 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 Tate County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureTate CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.78.16.8
Spending per listing$21M$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+2.1%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,720$5,547$6,319
Median household income$69,704$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored25

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Tate 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 Tate County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,725+2.1% since 2020
Households
11,018
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
405 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$69,704+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,048
Median home value
$209,000
Jobs located here
6,020
Daytime population
22,295Residents 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 Tate 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
Tate County, MSNot scored32.7$21M+2.1%

Other business types in Tate County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Tate County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 grocery stores in Tate County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Tate County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $63M a year, or $5,720 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $21M 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 11,018 households in Tate County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tate County has 2.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $21M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Tate County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Tate County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Tate County at 28,725 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,018 households. The median household income in Tate County is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.6% 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. Tate County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Tate County. It maps the grocery stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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