SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MISSISSIPPI
Little Caesar Pizza franchise in Mississippi: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Little Caesar Pizza in Mississippi have taken 11 SBA loans since 1991 (average $256,390), and of the 11 loans whose story has ended, 9.1% were charged off — versus 7.5% for Little Caesar Pizza nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in MS
11
Resolved
11
Local charge-off
9.1%
National charge-off
7.5%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MS. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
4,811
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
163.5
national 179.9
Versus the country
-9%
thinner
Every business in Little Caesar Pizza's industry operating in Mississippi — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in MS | Local charge-off | Units in MS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox'S Pizza Den | 13 | thin | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 12 | thin | — |
| Zaxby's | 11 | thin | — |
| Quiznos | 8 | thin | — |
| Smoothie King (Health Food Store) | 8 | thin | — |
| TCBY | 8 | thin | — |
| Dickey'S Barbecue Pit | 6 | thin | — |
| Papa Johns | 6 | thin | — |
| Taco Del Mar | 6 | thin | — |
| CHECKERS RESTAURANT OR RALLY'S RESTAURANT | 5 | thin | — |
| Crumbl Cookies | 5 | thin | — |
| HUDDLE HOUSE | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Little Caesar Pizza compares to the systems a buyer in Mississippi would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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