Fresh Ink trends · June 2026

376 new businesses in June

From 5 weeks of filings covering Jun 1 to Jul 5, about 75 new businesses a week in Northeast Mississippi. That's down 6% from May 2026, which averaged 80 a week. Restaurants filings rose the most, to 5.4 a week from 3.2.

By county

Lee130
Alcorn46
Itawamba34
Monroe32
Pontotoc32
Chickasaw23
Union21
Prentiss18
Tishomingo17
Calhoun10
Tippah9
Benton4

By trade

Retail121
Construction43
Restaurants27
Professional services26
Trucking25
Repair & personal24
Makers21
Cleaning & landscaping18
Farms14
Health care14
Rentals12
Online sellers9
Recreation8
Education6
Media & tech4
Finance & insurance3
Public administration1

Busiest towns

Tupelo87
Corinth42
Pontotoc25
Booneville17
New Albany17
Fulton16
Saltillo12
Amory11

For reporters

You are welcome to cite these numbers with a link to Fresh Ink. They count new business filings with the Mississippi Secretary of State in 12 Northeast Mississippi counties, after removing holding companies, out-of-state companies, and duplicates. Download the counts (CSV). Questions: [email protected].

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