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Restaurants and cafes in Fulton County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Fulton County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,802 of 2,405 scored counties
#89 of 124 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 7,408
- 2,359 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 3,008
- +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On food away from home · $4,483 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 160.2
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,098,791
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Fulton County spend about $2.1B a year on food away from home, or $4,483 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7,408 restaurants and cafes, that is $280K per restaurant, 25% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 7,408 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That is 160.2 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3,008 businesses with payroll in Fulton County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 154 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 695 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 180 SBA-backed loans worth $132.2M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fulton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fulton County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Fulton County is 36 (lower middle), #1,802 of 2,405 scored counties and #89 of 124 scored counties in Georgia.
How Fulton County compares
The same measures for Georgia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants 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 | Fulton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 160.2 | 109.9 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $356K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 154 | 203 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.2% | +10.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,483 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $95,292 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,779 → 3,008+8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 64,462
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 695Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7,4082,359 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5,591The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 180
- Amount
- $132.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Fulton 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.
Population and households in Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 462,481
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,043
- Median household income
- $95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,610
- Median home value
- $458,800
- Jobs located here
- 965,119
- Daytime population
- 1,533,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 92 | 351 | 58.5 | $737K | +12.7% | #15 of 2,405 |
| 2Harris County, GA | 92 | 80 | 61.4 | $713K | +6.8% | #16 of 2,405 |
| 3Oglethorpe County, GA | 90 | 24 | 44.4 | $827K | +10.4% | #21 of 2,405 |
| 4Pike County, GA | 90 | 37 | 55.1 | $726K | +10.5% | #24 of 2,405 |
| 5Effingham County, GA | 90 | 150 | 61.8 | $661K | +14.1% | #27 of 2,405 |
| 6Lee County, GA | 87 | 54 | 43.9 | $901K | +2.9% | #39 of 2,405 |
| 7Monroe County, GA | 86 | 86 | 81.5 | $496K | +14.1% | #55 of 2,405 |
| 8Long County, GA | 85 | 21 | 34.1 | $958K | +32.6% | #57 of 2,405 |
| 9Jones County, GA | 83 | 44 | 40.8 | $908K | +2.8% | #79 of 2,405 |
| 10Jasper County, GA | 83 | 31 | 52.0 | $677K | +20.2% | #83 of 2,405 |
| 89Fulton County, GA | 36 | 7,408 | 160.2 | $280K | +2.7% | #1,802 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Fulton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops50
- Pizza60
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops48
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Fulton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7,408 restaurants and cafes in Fulton County. 2,359 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 3,008 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. Another 695 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $2.1B a year, or $4,483 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7,408 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $280K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Fulton County has 160.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $280K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Fulton County would have about 5,591, against 7,408 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 154 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 36 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,802 of 2,405 scored counties.
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