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Coffee shops and cafes in St. Francis County, AR
How St. Francis County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,954 of 2,063 scored counties
#39 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On food away from home · $2,773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,800
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
St. Francis County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,954 of 2,063 scored counties and #39 of 44 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 coffee shops and cafes in St. Francis County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 30% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in St. Francis County spend about $21.6M a year on food away from home, or $2,773 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 3% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in St. Francis County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Francis County declined 5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Francis 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.
| Measure | St. Francis County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 2,013 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +49.4% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,773 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $42,574 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 St. Francis 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 St. Francis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,800−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,783
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $42,574+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,099
- Median home value
- $90,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,530
- Daytime population
- 21,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with St. Francis County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 78 | 31 | 6.2 | $6.1M | +7.6% | #137 of 2,063 |
| 2Lonoke County, AR | 67 | 23 | 8.1 | $4.5M | +3.5% | #385 of 2,063 |
| 3Benton County, AR | 65 | 124 | 11.1 | $3.9M | +16.0% | #449 of 2,063 |
| 4Hot Spring County, AR | 63 | 6 | 4.9 | $6.4M | +1.1% | #493 of 2,063 |
| 5Miller County, AR | 60 | 7 | 4.3 | $7M | −0.5% | #587 of 2,063 |
| 6Jefferson County, AR | 54 | 13 | 5.4 | $5.6M | −5.7% | #833 of 2,063 |
| 7Cleburne County, AR | 54 | 8 | 7.6 | $4.1M | +3.9% | #852 of 2,063 |
| 8Greene County, AR | 54 | 16 | 8.9 | $3.6M | +3.4% | #863 of 2,063 |
| 9Logan County, AR | 53 | 6 | 7.0 | $4.7M | +2.5% | #881 of 2,063 |
| 10Crawford County, AR | 53 | 24 | 10.3 | $3.2M | +4.1% | #916 of 2,063 |
| 39St. Francis County, AR | 21 | 6 | 7.7 | $3.6M | −5.3% | #1,954 of 2,063 |
Other business types in St. Francis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes16
- Sit-down restaurants15
- Fast food and sandwich shops11
- Pizza19
- Coffee shops and cafes21
- Bakeries and dessert shops25
Groceries and convenience
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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 St. Francis County, AR?
St. Francis County has 6 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in St. Francis County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Francis County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $21.6M a year, or $2,773 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 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 7,783 households in St. Francis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Francis County, AR compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
St. Francis County has 7.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.6M, 3% 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.
How fast is St. Francis County, AR growing?
Population estimates put St. Francis County at 21,800 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,783 households. The median household income in St. Francis County is $42,574 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. St. Francis County scores 21 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,954 of 2,063 scored counties.
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