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Restaurants and cafes in Issaquena County, MS

The restaurants and cafes in Issaquena County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$851K
On food away from home · $2,432 a household
Spending per listing
$851K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
28.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
1,263
−4.7% 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

At $2,432 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Issaquena County spend about $851K a year on food away from home. That works out to $851K per restaurant.

Issaquena County has 1 restaurant or cafe on map listings as of September 2026. That is 28.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for restaurants and other eating places in Issaquena County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Issaquena County declined 4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Issaquena County compares

The same measures for Mississippi and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Restaurants and cafes in Issaquena County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureIssaquena CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.699.6109.8
Spending per listing$851K$330K$371K
Households per official establishmentn/a230209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.7%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,432$3,288$4,070
Median household income$31,429$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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 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 restaurants and other eating places in Issaquena 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 Issaquena County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,263−4.7% since 2020
Households
350
Median age
50.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$31,429
Average household income
$43,369
Median home value
$110,800
Jobs located here
172
Daytime population
780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Issaquena County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greene County, MS731638.9$819K+1.3%#283 of 2,405
2Perry County, MS672247.3$619K+1.1%#467 of 2,405
3Smith County, MS652442.9$735K−1.5%#532 of 2,405
4Walthall County, MS643056.7$548K+0.4%#587 of 2,405
5Amite County, MS631627.4$975K−1.7%#623 of 2,405
6Marshall County, MS639572.0$443K+2.6%#636 of 2,405
7Itawamba County, MS626264.5$507K+1.3%#662 of 2,405
8George County, MS617075.3$448K+8.1%#719 of 2,405
9Tate County, MS607265.3$523K+2.1%#745 of 2,405
10Jasper County, MS583451.2$566K−3.5%#818 of 2,405
Issaquena County, MSNot scored128.6$851K−4.7%

Other business types in Issaquena County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Issaquena County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 restaurant or cafe in Issaquena County. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. No official count is published for restaurants and other eating places in Issaquena County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Issaquena County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $851K a year, or $2,432 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 restaurant or cafe on map listings, it comes to $851K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350 households in Issaquena County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Issaquena County, MS compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Issaquena County has 1 restaurant or cafe on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Issaquena County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Issaquena County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Issaquena County at 1,263 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 350 households. Median household income in Issaquena County is $31,429, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Issaquena County

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