66% of American adults drank coffee in the past day, world coffee production is forecast at a record 189.7 million 60-kg bags for 2026/27, and the average US price of ground coffee was $9.32 per pound in July 2026, down from the April peak but still 52% above January 2024. This page collects the coffee statistics we could verify against a primary or reputable compiled source, with the source linked next to each number. Anything we could not verify is not here.
TL;DR: the five headline coffee statistics for 2026
- 66% of American adults had coffee in the past day, more than any beverage except bottled water (NCA, April 2026).
- World production is forecast at a record 189.7 million 60-kg bags for 2026/27, up 10.8 million on the year (USDA FAS, July 2026).
- US average retail price of ground coffee: $9.32 per lb in July 2026, up from $6.12 in January 2024 (BLS series APU0000717311).
- The US branded coffee shop market reached $58.5 billion across 45,227 outlets (World Coffee Portal, Oct 2025).
- Coffee's total US economic impact was $343.2 billion in 2022, supporting more than 2.2 million jobs (NCA/Technomic).
US coffee consumption statistics
The NCA's National Coffee Data Trends survey is the longest-running consumption tracker in the category. Its fall 2025 report and spring 2026 release give the toplines. We rechecked the NCA newsroom on August 15, 2026 and no newer NCDT release has been published, so these remain current:
| Statistic | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adults who drank coffee in the past day | 66% | NCA NCDT, fall 2025 and spring 2026 |
| Adults who drank coffee in the past week | 73% (nearly 195 million adults) | NCA NCDT, spring 2026 |
| Average cups per day among coffee drinkers | nearly 3 | NCA NCDT, fall 2025 |
| Past-day drinkers who had coffee at home | 82% | NCA NCDT, spring 2026 |
| Past-week specialty coffee | 58%, up from 53% in 2022 | NCA NCDT, spring 2026 |
| Past-day consumption in 2024 vs 2004 | 67% vs 49% | NCA, April 2024 |
Home brewing and cold coffee
Home is where American coffee happens: 82% of past-day drinkers had coffee prepared at home versus 28% away from home (NCA NCDT, spring 2026; categories overlap). Among past-day drinkers in fall 2025: drip brewer 38%, single-cup 23%, cold brewing 17%, espresso machine 11%, instant 11% (up from 6% in 2021). Cold, iced, and frozen blended coffee reached 31% of consumption in June 2025 versus 23% that January, and ready-to-drink use hit 19% of past-day drinkers, up from 9% in 2021 (all from the fall 2025 NCA report above). The cold detail is broken out on our cold brew statistics page.
Global production, consumption, and trade
All figures below are from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report Coffee: World Markets and Trade, July 2026, in millions of 60-kg bags. The 2026/27 column is the current forecast; the 2025/26 column is USDA's revised estimate, which replaces the December 2025 numbers we previously published here.
| Global statistic | 2025/26 (revised) | 2026/27 (forecast) |
|---|---|---|
| World production | 178.8 | 189.7 (record) |
| World consumption | 173.5 | 179.7 (record) |
| World bean exports | 119.5 | 131.4 (record) |
| Ending stocks | 24.4 | 26.3 (second yearly rise) |
| Brazil production | 63.0 | 71.9 (record) |
| Vietnam production | 31.7 | 32.5 (record) |
| Colombia production | 12.5 | 13.4 |
| Ethiopia production | 11.6 | 12.1 (record) |
| Indonesia production | 12.4 | 11.4 |
| US bean imports | 23.1 | 24.5 |
| US domestic consumption | 25.6 | 27.0 |
The direction of travel flipped this year. USDA's December 2025 circular had stocks falling for a fifth consecutive year; the July 2026 circular has them rising for a second consecutive year, on a record Brazilian harvest of 71.9 million bags as Arabica rebounds from five years of weather damage. USDA states that coffee prices dropped 25 percent in the last seven months as additional supplies became available, measured by the International Coffee Organization's monthly composite price index. Stocks are still below the long-term average, and the next USDA circular is due December 16, 2026.
Prices, shops, and jobs
The US city average price of ground roast coffee was $9.32 per pound in July 2026, the third straight monthly decline from the April 2026 peak of $9.72; it was $6.12 in January 2024 (BLS Average Price Data, series APU0000717311, pulled August 15, 2026). Full price history is on our coffee price statistics page.
The US branded coffee shop market grew 6.6% in sales to $58.5 billion across 45,227 outlets under 588 brands (World Coffee Portal, Project Cafe USA 2026, linked above). Baristas fall under BLS occupation 35-3023, where the national mean wage was $15.46 per hour in the May 2025 OEWS vintage, still the most recent published vintage as of August 2026 (BLS OEWS); the detail lives on our barista employment statistics page. Coffee's total measured US economic impact was $343.2 billion in 2022, supporting more than 2.2 million jobs (NCA/Technomic study, linked above).
The full statistics hub
- Caffeine statistics 2026
- Coffee price statistics 2026
- Coffee shop industry statistics 2026
- Barista employment statistics 2026
- Espresso machine statistics 2026
- Cold brew statistics 2026
- Pumpkin Spice Latte statistics 2026
- Decaf statistics 2026
- Energy drink statistics 2026
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Related data
The other statistics pages in this series: caffeine statistics, coffee price statistics, coffee shop industry statistics, barista employment statistics, espresso machine statistics, decaf statistics, energy drink statistics. Every citable page and dataset on the site is indexed at data and citations.
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FAQ
What percentage of Americans drink coffee? 66% of American adults drank coffee in the past day and 73% in the past week, per the NCA's National Coffee Data Trends reports from fall 2025 and spring 2026.
How much coffee does the world produce? USDA forecasts a record 189.7 million 60-kg bags for 2026/27, led by Brazil at 71.9 million and Vietnam at 32.5 million bags.
How much does ground coffee cost in the US? $9.32 per pound on average in July 2026, per BLS Average Price Data series APU0000717311, down from the April 2026 peak of $9.72 and up from $6.12 in January 2024.
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