Mississippi

B2B cold email software in Mississippi

Verified federal data on the Mississippi business market, plus outreach guides for its largest cities and service industries. Acqro researches every company on your list and writes each email from what it finds.

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How many businesses are in Mississippi?

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Mississippi had 60,465 business establishments in 2023, ranking 35th among the 50 states and DC, with 16,950 of them employing 10 to 249 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Acqro is AI cold email software that researches each of those companies before writing to them.

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The Mississippi B2B market in numbers

Business establishments
60,4650.0% vs 2022Census CBP 2023
Firms with 10–249 employees
16,950Census CBP 2023
Paid employees
956,079Census CBP 2023
Average annual pay
$47,550Census CBP 2023
Professional services firms
4,621Census CBP 2023, NAICS 54
Share of US establishments
0.7%Census CBP 2023

71.3% of establishments in Mississippi have fewer than 10 employees, below the 73.0% share for the United States. The 16,950 establishments with 10 to 249 employees are where most B2B lists should start: large enough to have a budget and a defined buyer, small enough that an owner or department head still makes the call and reads their own email.

By employment, the largest sectors are health care and social assistance (17.7% of jobs) and manufacturing (15.3% of jobs). Relative to the national mix, manufacturing (15.3% locally against 8.8% nationally) and accommodation and food services (14.1% locally against 10.4% nationally) stand out, which makes them natural first segments for outbound.

The number of establishments changed by 0.0% between 2022 and 2023, slower than the +0.8% change for the United States. New and growing businesses are the accounts most likely to be choosing vendors for the first time, so pair that list with research on hiring, new locations and leadership changes before writing a single email.

Largest industries in Mississippi

Sectors ranked by paid employment, compared with the national mix.

Top sectors by paid employment, Mississippi. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Average pay is annual payroll divided by March employment. — = not published.
SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAvg. annual payShare of jobsUS share
Health care and social assistance7,038168,795$54,16217.7%15.8%
Manufacturing1,981146,261$60,07515.3%8.8%
Retail trade11,303136,728$31,59714.3%11.5%
Accommodation and food services6,301134,483$21,48114.1%10.4%
Administrative, support and waste management services2,51057,300$34,2626.0%9.6%
Transportation and warehousing2,30751,992$52,4645.4%4.7%
Construction4,16943,724$67,6564.6%5.5%
Wholesale trade2,51240,364$66,9984.2%4.5%
Other services6,52337,931$32,8744.0%4.0%
Finance and insurance4,51934,515$75,4123.6%5.0%

Where Mississippi businesses are concentrated

Counties ranked by number of business establishments.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. — = not published.
CountyEstablishmentsShare of stateEmployees
Hinds County4,8788.1%84,440
Harrison County4,3687.2%74,300
Rankin County4,0836.8%62,811
Madison County3,4895.8%55,061
DeSoto County3,3495.5%63,252
Lee County2,5504.2%47,607
Jackson County2,3583.9%44,996
Lauderdale County1,7542.9%27,472
Forrest County1,7412.9%32,739
Lamar County1,5052.5%19,611
City guides

Cold email guides for Mississippi cities

Each guide covers the county that contains the city.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.
CityCountyEstablishments in county
BiloxiHarrison County4,368
GulfportHarrison County4,368
JacksonHinds County4,878
SouthavenDeSoto County3,349
Industry guides

B2B service industries in Mississippi

Establishment counts in Mississippi for the service industries Acqro customers work in. Each links to an outreach guide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Counts use the closest official NAICS industry for each type of firm.
IndustryCensus industry (NAICS)Establishments
Law FirmsOffices of Lawyers1,283
Commercial Insurance BrokersInsurance Agencies and Brokerages1,233
Commercial Real Estate BrokersOffices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers577
Commercial Cleaning CompaniesJanitorial Services382
CPA and Accounting FirmsOffices of Certified Public Accountants346
Staffing AgenciesTemporary Help Services260
Management ConsultantsAdministrative Management and General Management Consulting Services258
Healthtech VendorsComputer Systems Design Services204
SEO AgenciesMarketing Consulting Services123
Software Development AgenciesCustom Computer Programming Services116
Logistics ProvidersFreight Transportation Arrangement100
Commercial Waste ServicesSolid Waste Collection99
Architecture FirmsArchitectural Services92
Financial Advisory FirmsInvestment Advice91
Corporate CaterersCaterers60
Marketing AgenciesAdvertising Agencies54
Office Design FirmsInterior Design Services48
Business Telecom and VoIP ProvidersTelecommunications Resellers47
Payroll ProvidersPayroll Services40
PR AgenciesPublic Relations Agencies39
Cybersecurity FirmsOther Computer Related Services27
Merchant Services ProvidersFinancial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities25
SaaS CompaniesSoftware Publishers24
Managed Service ProvidersComputer Facilities Management Services23
Corporate Training ProvidersProfessional and Management Development Training21
HR ConsultanciesHuman Resources Consulting Services18
Video Production CompaniesMotion Picture and Video Production11
Event Management CompaniesConvention and Trade Show Organizers9
Executive Search FirmsExecutive Search Services7
Questions

Cold email in Mississippi, answered

How many businesses are in Mississippi?

Mississippi had 60,465 business establishments in 2023, employing 956,079 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

What are the largest industries in Mississippi?

By paid employment in 2023: health care and social assistance (17.7% of jobs), manufacturing (15.3% of jobs) and retail trade (14.3% of jobs). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

Is cold email legal in the United States?

Yes. The federal CAN-SPAM Act permits commercial email to business contacts without prior consent, provided the message identifies the sender accurately, uses a truthful subject line, includes a valid physical postal address and a working opt-out, and honours opt-out requests promptly. CAN-SPAM applies in every state and preempts most state commercial email laws, except provisions aimed at falsity or deception. This is general information, not legal advice.

Sources and methodology

Every figure on this page comes from a federal statistical release and is shown with its source and reference year. Figures the agencies withhold or publish with high noise are left out rather than estimated. Page updated September 17, 2026.

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