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Coffee shops and cafes in Henry County, AL

The coffee shops and cafes in Henry County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #467 of 2,063 scored counties
#15 of 46 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$23.6M
On food away from home · $3,337 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,394
+7.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Henry County spend about $23.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,337 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per cafe, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Henry County has 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Henry County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,354 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

Population estimates put the population change in Henry County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Henry County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #467 of 2,063 scored counties and #15 of 46 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Henry County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Coffee shops and cafes in Henry County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.17.711.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)2,3542,5481,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+61.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,337$3,519$4,070
Median household income$59,931$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$72K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Henry County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Population and households in Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,394+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,062
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
562 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$59,931+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,432
Median home value
$161,000
Jobs located here
4,000
Daytime population
13,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Henry County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL88297.1$5.7M+18.0%#34 of 2,063
2St. Clair County, AL87154.3$8.6M+7.1%#39 of 2,063
3Shelby County, AL79566.4$6.9M+6.5%#115 of 2,063
4Elmore County, AL78216.4$5.9M+4.2%#139 of 2,063
5Chilton County, AL7784.5$7.5M+5.9%#149 of 2,063
6Jackson County, AL7483.7$8.5M+3.3%#196 of 2,063
7Autauga County, AL74135.7$6.6M+5.1%#201 of 2,063
8Blount County, AL71125.4$6.3M+1.8%#268 of 2,063
9Talladega County, AL6982.4$13.3M+0.3%#313 of 2,063
10Tuscaloosa County, AL69637.0$5.1M+3.8%#330 of 2,063
15Henry County, AL6457.1$4.7M+7.1%#467 of 2,063

Other business types in Henry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Henry County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 coffee shops and cafes in Henry County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

How much do households in Henry County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $23.6M a year, or $3,337 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,062 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henry County, AL compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Henry County has 7.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Henry County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,354 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 18,394 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,062 households. Median household income in Henry County is $59,931, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Henry County scores 64 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #467 of 2,063 scored counties.

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