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Coffee shops and cafes in Greene County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Greene County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #863 of 2,063 scored counties
#8 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
16
8 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
5
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$57.8M
On food away from home · $3,213 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,411
+3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 coffee shops and cafes in Greene County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 50%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Greene County spend about $57.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,213 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Greene County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 3,599 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Greene County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Greene County is 54 (upper middle), #863 of 2,063 scored counties and #8 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Greene County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Greene County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.99.211.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,5992,0131,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+49.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,213$3,400$4,070
Median household income$57,839$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5452

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
168 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,411+3.4% since 2020
Households
17,994
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
577 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$57,839+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,756
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
21,057
Daytime population
48,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Arkansas

Every Arkansas market ranked →

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR78316.2$6.1M+7.6%#137 of 2,063
2Lonoke County, AR67238.1$4.5M+3.5%#385 of 2,063
3Benton County, AR6512411.1$3.9M+16.0%#449 of 2,063
4Hot Spring County, AR6364.9$6.4M+1.1%#493 of 2,063
5Miller County, AR6074.3$7M−0.5%#587 of 2,063
6Jefferson County, AR54135.4$5.6M−5.7%#833 of 2,063
7Cleburne County, AR5487.6$4.1M+3.9%#852 of 2,063
8Greene County, AR54168.9$3.6M+3.4%#863 of 2,063
9Logan County, AR5367.0$4.7M+2.5%#881 of 2,063
10Crawford County, AR532410.3$3.2M+4.1%#916 of 2,063

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Greene County, AR?

There are 16 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. 8 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Greene County, AR spend on food away from home?

About $57.8M a year, or $3,213 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,994 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greene County has 8.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,599 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 47,411 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,994 households. The median household income in Greene County is $57,839 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Greene County scores 54 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #863 of 2,063 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Greene County

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