# Where to Buy a Business in Mississippi

Buyable means an establishment with five to ninety-nine employees in the 36 trades this site covers, counted from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (as of June 30, 2026) and the Census establishment file.

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/mississippi
Last checked: 2026-09-23

## The Opportunity

- Buyable businesses: 9,700 of 17,409 establishments in the covered trades
- Buyable per 100,000 residents: 329.6
- Share of the national buyable market: 0.8%
- Rank among the guided states: 35
- SBA change-of-ownership loans: 270 since FY2020, 46 of them in FY2025
- Median loan: $644,000
- Population: 2,943,045

## The Deepest Counties in Mississippi

Nobody searches a state; they search a metro they can drive across. These hold the most buyable targets in the covered trades, each with its share of the state's.

- Harrison: 730 buyable (7.5% of the state's)
- Hinds: 654 buyable (6.7% of the state's)
- DeSoto: 595 buyable (6.1% of the state's)
- Rankin: 590 buyable (6.1% of the state's)
- Madison: 493 buyable (5.1% of the state's)
- Jackson: 401 buyable (4.1% of the state's)
- Lee: 380 buyable (3.9% of the state's)
- Forrest: 271 buyable (2.8% of the state's)
- Lamar: 223 buyable (2.3% of the state's)
- Lauderdale: 219 buyable (2.3% of the state's)

## What Trades Run Deepest in Mississippi

- Limited-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722513): 2,056 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Full-Service Restaurants (NAICS 722511): 1,313 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-restaurant
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (NAICS 447110): 804 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-convenience-store
- Offices of Dentists (NAICS 621210): 594 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-dental-practice
- Child Care Services (NAICS 624410): 586 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-childcare-center
- Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (NAICS 446110): 421 buyable. https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-pharmacy

## Next Door to Mississippi

Nobody buys a state. These are the states Mississippi touches, with the buyable businesses each holds in the same 36 trades.

- Alabama: 16,540 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/alabama)
- Arkansas: 10,505 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/arkansas)
- Louisiana: 16,009 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/louisiana)
- Tennessee: 23,855 buyable (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/states/tennessee)

## Method and Source

- Establishment counts: 2023, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html
- Population: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html
- Lending: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (as of June 30, 2026), FY2020 through FY2025

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