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Insurance agencies in Mississippi

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Mississippi, ranked by the Groundwork market score for insurance agencies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,863; 521 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments: 1,233; +1.5% since 2019
Household spending a year: $2.9B; On vehicle insurance
Listings per 10k households: 16.3; 4% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $1.5M; 22% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #25 of 51; Market score 54 · Upper middle

A site report maps the insurance agencies on map listings around any address in Mississippi by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 1,863 insurance agencies on map listings in Mississippi as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 15.6.

Household spending on vehicle insurance in Mississippi comes to about $2.9B a year: $2,496 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each agency on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,233 businesses with payroll in Mississippi classed as insurance agencies and brokerages, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 929 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $13.3M have gone to businesses classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in Mississippi.

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi ranks #25 for insurance agencies, with a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest (69). Of the 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest (70).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Mississippi, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Mississippi, ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	69	262	15.6	$1.6M	+3.5%	#87 of 387
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	57	853	16.3	$1.5M	−0.3%	#144 of 387
2Hattiesburg, MS	44	123	20.4	$1.2M	+2.6%	#226 of 387
3Jackson, MS	33	495	20.8	$1.2M	−1.4%	#286 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Mississippi, ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Picayune, MS	70	34	15.5	$1.7M	+5.6%	#103 of 537
2Oxford, MS	69	38	15.8	$1.6M	+5.3%	#110 of 537
3Starkville, MS	67	36	13.9	$1.8M	+0.8%	#127 of 537
4Laurel, MS	55	46	14.6	$1.7M	−1.5%	#217 of 537
5Corinth, MS	54	17	11.8	$2.1M	−0.5%	#222 of 537
6McComb, MS	54	26	12.8	$1.9M	−2.6%	#223 of 537
7Greenville, MS	52	21	12.3	$1.7M	−9.4%	#244 of 537
8Columbus, MS	52	42	15.6	$1.6M	−2.7%	#245 of 537
9Tupelo, MS	49	101	19.5	$1.3M	+0.8%	#274 of 537
10Cleveland, MS	48	16	13.4	$1.6M	−8.3%	#277 of 537
11Grenada, MS	45	19	15.1	$1.6M	−3.6%	#298 of 537
12Vicksburg, MS	45	29	17.3	$1.4M	−6.3%	#303 of 537
13Meridian, MS	43	58	16.7	$1.4M	−3.2%	#323 of 537
14Brookhaven, MS	41	28	21.3	$1.2M	+0.5%	#344 of 537
15Greenwood, MS	37	23	15.9	$1.3M	−8.8%	#378 of 537
16Natchez, MS-LA	35	39	18.8	$1.2M	−0.9%	#398 of 537
17Clarksdale, MS	30	12	14.3	$1.4M	−6.5%	#433 of 537

Counties

Counties in Mississippi, ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS	88	8	6.1	$4.7M	+2.6%	#78 of 2,272
2Tate County, MS	81	11	10.0	$2.9M	+2.1%	#197 of 2,272
3George County, MS	81	9	9.7	$2.8M	+8.1%	#200 of 2,272
4DeSoto County, MS	79	99	13.9	$2M	+6.3%	#254 of 2,272
5Stone County, MS	77	8	11.9	$2.3M	+7.2%	#293 of 2,272
6Tippah County, MS	76	9	11.2	$2.5M	−1.6%	#312 of 2,272
7Itawamba County, MS	73	12	12.5	$2.2M	+1.3%	#385 of 2,272
8Walthall County, MS	70	5	9.5	$2.9M	+0.4%	#452 of 2,272
9Greene County, MS	70	5	12.2	$2.1M	+1.3%	#469 of 2,272
10Jackson County, MS	68	85	14.7	$1.7M	+3.0%	#532 of 2,272
11Wayne County, MS	67	7	9.1	$2.6M	0.0%	#544 of 2,272
12Leake County, MS	66	6	8.1	$3.2M	+1.9%	#577 of 2,272
13Jasper County, MS	66	6	9.0	$2.5M	−3.5%	#581 of 2,272
14Newton County, MS	64	9	11.7	$2.3M	−1.4%	#645 of 2,272
15Winston County, MS	64	10	14.0	$1.8M	−1.2%	#665 of 2,272
16Pearl River County, MS	64	34	15.5	$1.7M	+5.6%	#667 of 2,272
17Hancock County, MS	62	24	11.9	$2.2M	+1.6%	#718 of 2,272
18Prentiss County, MS	62	13	13.5	$2M	+1.3%	#722 of 2,272
19Oktibbeha County, MS	62	27	12.4	$2M	+0.4%	#723 of 2,272
20Pontotoc County, MS	62	26	22.0	$1.3M	+2.9%	#740 of 2,272
21Copiah County, MS	61	10	9.9	$2.7M	−2.7%	#743 of 2,272
22Scott County, MS	61	12	12.4	$2M	+0.4%	#752 of 2,272
23Smith County, MS	60	6	10.7	$2.3M	−1.5%	#773 of 2,272
24Clay County, MS	60	10	12.8	$2M	−2.0%	#775 of 2,272
25Neshoba County, MS	59	12	11.7	$2.3M	−0.9%	#794 of 2,272

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Counties in Mississippi, ranked for insurance agencies by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Calhoun County, MS	59	7	12.5	$2M	−4.4%	#797 of 2,272
27Union County, MS	59	15	15.2	$1.7M	+2.3%	#807 of 2,272
28Clarke County, MS	58	8	13.5	$1.9M	−2.8%	#839 of 2,272
29Panola County, MS	57	16	13.0	$2.1M	−1.4%	#864 of 2,272
30Tishomingo County, MS	57	13	14.7	$1.8M	−1.1%	#872 of 2,272
31Monroe County, MS	56	21	15.1	$1.8M	−2.4%	#908 of 2,272
32Harrison County, MS	56	145	17.4	$1.4M	+4.0%	#930 of 2,272
33Yazoo County, MS	55	7	8.0	$2.7M	−14.0%	#935 of 2,272
34Lafayette County, MS	55	34	17.9	$1.4M	+6.6%	#969 of 2,272
35Alcorn County, MS	49	17	11.8	$2.1M	−0.5%	#1,124 of 2,272
36Simpson County, MS	49	16	16.8	$1.7M	−1.5%	#1,133 of 2,272
37Attala County, MS	48	12	18.1	$1.4M	−4.0%	#1,187 of 2,272
38Washington County, MS	47	21	12.3	$1.7M	−9.4%	#1,211 of 2,272
39Covington County, MS	46	13	17.8	$1.4M	−2.2%	#1,248 of 2,272
40Adams County, MS	46	20	17.4	$1.3M	+2.2%	#1,257 of 2,272
41Jones County, MS	45	40	16.0	$1.6M	−1.0%	#1,276 of 2,272
42Rankin County, MS	45	135	22.5	$1.2M	+3.2%	#1,297 of 2,272
43Pike County, MS	43	21	14.0	$1.7M	−3.7%	#1,344 of 2,272
44Bolivar County, MS	43	16	13.4	$1.6M	−8.3%	#1,348 of 2,272
45Marion County, MS	43	15	16.4	$1.5M	−1.5%	#1,353 of 2,272
46Lawrence County, MS	43	9	20.4	$1.2M	−1.4%	#1,369 of 2,272
47Lowndes County, MS	41	39	17.0	$1.5M	−2.4%	#1,418 of 2,272
48Chickasaw County, MS	41	12	18.0	$1.3M	−2.0%	#1,420 of 2,272
49Warren County, MS	40	29	17.3	$1.4M	−6.3%	#1,451 of 2,272
50Lamar County, MS	40	63	24.8	$1M	+4.7%	#1,476 of 2,272
51Grenada County, MS	39	13	15.4	$1.6M	−3.3%	#1,483 of 2,272
52Forrest County, MS	39	56	18.6	$1.3M	+1.1%	#1,501 of 2,272
53Lincoln County, MS	38	28	21.3	$1.2M	+0.5%	#1,538 of 2,272
54Madison County, MS	37	130	29.6	$873K	+6.5%	#1,589 of 2,272
55Lauderdale County, MS	36	50	17.4	$1.3M	−3.2%	#1,597 of 2,272
56Lee County, MS	34	76	23.3	$1.1M	+0.5%	#1,685 of 2,272
57Sunflower County, MS	29	16	19.9	$1.1M	−10.9%	#1,832 of 2,272
58Coahoma County, MS	28	12	14.3	$1.4M	−6.5%	#1,855 of 2,272
59Hinds County, MS	25	181	20.2	$1.1M	−6.6%	#1,941 of 2,272
60Leflore County, MS	19	21	20.6	$987K	−9.4%	#2,090 of 2,272
Holmes County, MS	Not scored	4	6.5	$3.1M	−8.4%
Amite County, MS	Not scored	4	6.8	$3.3M	−1.7%
Yalobusha County, MS	Not scored	4	8.0	$3.2M	−0.5%
Tallahatchie County, MS	Not scored	3	7.0	$3M	−14.0%
Perry County, MS	Not scored	4	8.6	$3.1M	+1.1%
Jefferson Davis County, MS	Not scored	4	9.0	$2.8M	−2.9%
Noxubee County, MS	Not scored	3	7.6	$3.3M	−4.2%
Webster County, MS	Not scored	9	22.1	$1.3M	+2.6%
Carroll County, MS	Not scored	2	4.7	$4.8M	−7.2%
Montgomery County, MS	Not scored	6	14.5	$1.7M	−4.5%
Tunica County, MS	Not scored	4	10.5	$2.1M	−9.4%
Kemper County, MS	Not scored	4	12.4	$2.1M	−4.1%
Claiborne County, MS	Not scored	2	6.6	$3M	−11.4%
Wilkinson County, MS	Not scored	5	15.7	$1.2M	−11.0%
Choctaw County, MS	Not scored	2	5.8	$4.4M	−1.9%
Franklin County, MS	Not scored	2	6.5	$3.9M	−2.2%
Benton County, MS	Not scored	1	3.3	$8.7M	−2.1%
Humphreys County, MS	Not scored	4	13.8	$1.5M	−9.5%
Jefferson County, MS	Not scored	2	8.0	$3M	−5.8%
Quitman County, MS	Not scored	1	3.8	$5.7M	−12.9%
Sharkey County, MS	Not scored	3	21.1	$1.1M	−17.9%
Issaquena County, MS	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 insurance agencies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many insurance agencies are in Mississippi?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,863 insurance agencies in Mississippi. 521 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count insurance agencies. Official counts show 1,233 businesses with payroll classed as insurance agencies and brokerages in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Mississippi spend on vehicle insurance?

About $2.9B a year, or $2,496 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,863 insurance agencies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per agency. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,145,431 households in Mississippi and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mississippi compare with the U.S. for insurance agencies?

Mississippi has 16.3 insurance agencies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 15.6. Spending per agency is $1.5M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of insurance agencies to household spending, Mississippi would have about 2,277, against 1,863 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 929 households, against one for every 966 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Mississippi has the highest market score for insurance agencies?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Mississippi, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 17 scored small-town markets in or partly in Mississippi, the Picayune area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 60 scored counties in Mississippi, Marshall County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Mississippi scores 54 for insurance agencies (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mississippi. It maps the insurance agencies 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.

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