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Coffee shops and cafes in Maricopa County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Maricopa County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #822 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 1,986
- 1,087 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 1,217
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +35.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.3B
- On food away from home · $4,234 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,234 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $7.3B a year on food away from home. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 1,986 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,217 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 35.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,422 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. Another 213 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 70 SBA-backed loans worth $37.2M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Maricopa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maricopa County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Maricopa County is 55 (upper middle), #822 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Maricopa County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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.
| Measure | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,422 | 1,640 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.5% | +36.0% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,234 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 898 → 1,217All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +35.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 17,838
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $370.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 213All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,9861,087 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,978The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 70
- Amount
- $37.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 88 | 98 | 6.1 | $6.4M | +25.4% | #31 of 2,063 |
| 2Graham County, AZ | 68 | 7 | 5.5 | $6.3M | +4.0% | #344 of 2,063 |
| 3Yuma County, AZ | 67 | 56 | 7.1 | $4.7M | +9.2% | #383 of 2,063 |
| 4Mohave County, AZ | 56 | 86 | 8.4 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #786 of 2,063 |
| 5Maricopa County, AZ | 55 | 1,986 | 11.5 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #822 of 2,063 |
| 6Santa Cruz County, AZ | 53 | 14 | 8.3 | $3.9M | +4.8% | #897 of 2,063 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 53 | 433 | 9.9 | $3.8M | +2.8% | #901 of 2,063 |
| 8Yavapai County, AZ | 49 | 130 | 11.7 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #1,067 of 2,063 |
| 9Navajo County, AZ | 41 | 50 | 12.5 | $2.5M | +3.0% | #1,361 of 2,063 |
| 10Gila County, AZ | 40 | 26 | 11.0 | $3M | +0.9% | #1,397 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Maricopa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops60
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Maricopa County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,986 coffee shops and cafes in Maricopa County. 1,087 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 1,217 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 35.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 213 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $7.3B a year, or $4,234 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,986 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Maricopa County has 11.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 1,978, against 1,986 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,422 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 55 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #822 of 2,063 scored counties.
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