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Coffee shops and cafes in Hopkins County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,211 of 2,063 scored counties
#40 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$58M
On food away from home · $3,153 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,127
−0.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 coffee shops and cafes in Hopkins County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Hopkins County spend about $58M a year on food away from home, or $3,153 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 8% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hopkins County in 2023. That is one for every 6,132 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 also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2M has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hopkins County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hopkins County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Hopkins County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,211 of 2,063 scored counties and #40 of 53 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Hopkins County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Hopkins County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureHopkins CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.27.411.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)6,1322,9791,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.4%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,153$3,489$4,070
Median household income$56,815$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4567

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$162K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
175 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
1
Amount
$2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,127−0.5% since 2020
Households
18,397
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$56,815+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,892
Median home value
$142,800
Jobs located here
16,599
Daytime population
43,041Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bullitt County, KY89144.4$8.8M+5.0%#23 of 2,063
2Scott County, KY87146.2$6.6M+8.2%#41 of 2,063
3Oldham County, KY86166.9$7.2M+4.9%#46 of 2,063
4Woodford County, KY8076.5$6.2M+3.7%#106 of 2,063
5Boone County, KY80418.0$5.4M+6.5%#109 of 2,063
6Kenton County, KY77477.0$5.7M+3.9%#155 of 2,063
7Nelson County, KY76136.8$5.2M+4.8%#175 of 2,063
8Jessamine County, KY75126.0$6.3M+7.8%#186 of 2,063
9Shelby County, KY75137.0$5.6M+6.2%#190 of 2,063
10Madison County, KY72297.8$4.4M+9.4%#257 of 2,063
40Hopkins County, KY45179.2$3.4M−0.5%#1,211 of 2,063

Other business types in Hopkins County

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Hopkins County, KY?

Hopkins County has 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) 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. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Hopkins County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $58M a year, or $3,153 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 18,397 households in Hopkins County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hopkins County has 9.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Hopkins County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,132 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Hopkins County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Hopkins County at 45,127 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,397 households. The median household income in Hopkins County is $56,815 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Hopkins County scores 45 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,211 of 2,063 scored counties.

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