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Nail salons in Lowndes County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for nail salons in Lowndes County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,313 of 1,328 scored counties
#28 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
19
8 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On personal care products and services · $763 a household
Spending per listing
$924K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,346
−2.4% 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

Lowndes County scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #1,313 of 1,328 scored counties and #28 of 30 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 nail salons in Lowndes County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 42%, against 27% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.

At $763 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Lowndes County spend about $17.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $924K per salon, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Lowndes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lowndes County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lowndes County compares

The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the nail salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Nail salons in Lowndes County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLowndes CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.35.96.0
Spending per listing$924K$1.3M$1.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,9843,754
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+72.6%+23.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$763$788$1,005
Median household income$53,812$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score722

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
77Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
198 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 nail salons in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,346−2.4% since 2020
Households
23,006
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
506 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$53,812+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,521
Median home value
$164,100
Jobs located here
24,412
Daytime population
59,512Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Nail salons across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for nail salons, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lowndes County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for nail salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pearl River County, MS5194.1$1.9M+5.6%#660 of 1,328
2Jackson County, MS47356.1$1.4M+3.0%#788 of 1,328
3DeSoto County, MS45567.9$1.2M+6.3%#847 of 1,328
4Lincoln County, MS4153.8$2M+0.5%#920 of 1,328
5Hancock County, MS41104.9$1.7M+1.6%#926 of 1,328
6Madison County, MS39347.7$1.3M+6.5%#972 of 1,328
7Lamar County, MS39218.3$1.1M+4.7%#975 of 1,328
8Harrison County, MS39728.6$934K+4.0%#977 of 1,328
9Union County, MS3455.1$1.5M+2.3%#1,062 of 1,328
10Lafayette County, MS34189.5$928K+6.6%#1,077 of 1,328
28Lowndes County, MS7198.3$924K−2.4%#1,313 of 1,328

Other business types in Lowndes County

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

Questions

How many nail salons are in Lowndes County, MS?

Lowndes County has 19 nail salons on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. No official count is published for nail salons in Lowndes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lowndes County, MS spend on personal care products and services?

About $17.6M a year, or $763 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $924K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,006 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lowndes County, MS compare with the U.S. for nail salons?

Lowndes County has 8.3 nail salons per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $924K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 11, against 19 on map listings.

How fast is Lowndes County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lowndes County at 57,346 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,006 households. The median household income in Lowndes County is $53,812 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Lowndes County scores 7 for nail salons (very low), #1,313 of 1,328 scored counties.

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