66% of American adults drank coffee in the past day, world coffee production is forecast at a record 178.8 million 60-kg bags for 2025/26, and the average US price of ground coffee hit $9.51 per pound in May 2026, up 55% since 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, Sept 2025).
- World production is forecast at a record 178.8 million 60-kg bags for 2025/26 (USDA FAS, Dec 2025).
- US average retail price of ground coffee: $9.51 per lb in May 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:
| 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, fall 2025 |
| Past-day specialty coffee vs traditional coffee | 48% vs 41% | NCA NCDT, fall 2025 |
| 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).
Global production, consumption, and trade
All figures below are from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service report Coffee: World Markets and Trade, December 2025, in millions of 60-kg bags for marketing year 2025/26 unless noted.
| Global statistic | Million 60-kg bags |
|---|---|
| World production (record) | 178.8 |
| World consumption (record) | 173.9 |
| World bean exports | 123.8 |
| Ending stocks (fifth consecutive yearly drop) | 20.1 |
| Brazil production | 63.0 |
| Vietnam production | 30.8 |
| Colombia production | 13.8 |
| Ethiopia production (record) | 11.6 |
| US bean imports (2024/25 estimate) | 23.4 |
USDA notes that with stocks falling for a fifth consecutive year, coffee prices as measured by the International Coffee Organization's monthly composite price index have nearly tripled over that period.
Prices, shops, and jobs
The US city average price of ground roast coffee was $9.51 per pound in May 2026, after peaking at $9.72 in April 2026; it was $6.12 in January 2024 (BLS Average Price Data, series APU0000717311). 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 May 2025 (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
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- Barista employment statistics 2026
- Espresso machine statistics 2026
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How to cite this page
Suggested citation: "Coffee statistics 2026, Barista Life (baristalife.co), reviewed July 9, 2026. https://baristalife.co/blogs/blog/coffee-statistics-2026"
You are welcome to quote any statistic on this page with attribution and a link to Barista Life. Primary sources are linked next to each number; cite them too. For machine-readable caffeine data see the caffeine dataset (free with attribution) and the data license.
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 178.8 million 60-kg bags for 2025/26, led by Brazil at 63.0 million and Vietnam at 30.8 million bags.
How much does ground coffee cost in the US? $9.51 per pound on average in May 2026, per BLS Average Price Data series APU0000717311, up from $6.12 in January 2024.
Last reviewed: July 9, 2026. Statistics are the latest published figures from each source as of that date. This page is information, not investment or health advice.