Coffee shops and cafes in Georgia

Georgia has 3,668 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 1,489 are chain locations, or 41%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Georgia comes to about $16B a year: $3,917 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per cafe, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Georgia was 2,122 in 2023, up 46.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,920 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 157 SBA-backed loans worth $73.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #7 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Hinesville metro area scores highest (79). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Kingsland area scores highest (77).