Best Coffee Cities In America

Adam McCann, WalletHub Financial Writer

With National Coffee Day around the corner and Americans consuming around 519 million cups of coffee every day.

Coffee first became popular in the U.S. after the Boston Tea Party, when the switch was seen as “patriotic,” according to PBS. And since Starbucks debuted in 1971, the drink is now accessible almost anywhere you go. A recent survey by the National Coffee Association found that 66% of Americans drink coffee every day, with a total of around 519 million cups consumed daily.

What gave way to java culture? Science, for one, has convinced us that caffeine possesses multiple health benefits besides mental stimulation. At the right dosages, caffeine may contribute to longevity. Perhaps just as important, though, is coffee’s social purpose. Today, coffee stations are a staple of the workplace, and tens of thousands of shops serve as meeting places for friends, dates and coworkers.

Some local coffee scenes are stronger than others. To determine the best among them, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 12 key indicators of coffee lover-friendliness. Our data set ranges from coffee shops, coffee houses and cafés per capita to the average price per pack of coffee.

Best Coffee Cities in America

Overall Rank*	City	Total Score		Overall Rank*	City	Total Score
1	Portland, OR	71.09		51	Virginia Beach, VA	47.30
2	Orlando, FL	69.44		52	Fremont, CA	46.83
3	Long Beach, CA	65.46		53	St. Petersburg, FL	46.19
4	Miami, FL	63.94		54	Garland, TX	46.13
5	Seattle, WA	63.82		55	Aurora, CO	45.85
6	Tampa, FL	63.62		56	Buffalo, NY	45.71
7	San Francisco, CA	62.84		57	Gilbert, AZ	45.41
8	Austin, TX	62.61		58	Chandler, AZ	45.32
9	Oakland, CA	62.53		59	Bakersfield, CA	45.18
10	Pittsburgh, PA	60.87		60	Boise, ID	44.45
11	Atlanta, GA	60.00		61	St. Paul, MN	44.32
12	Las Vegas, NV	59.10		62	Lincoln, NE	44.18
13	Los Angeles, CA	59.02		63	Tucson, AZ	44.01
14	New Orleans, LA	58.72		64	Jacksonville, FL	43.93
15	Denver, CO	58.17		65	Newark, NJ	43.89
16	Sacramento, CA	58.10		66	Arlington, TX	43.66
17	Honolulu, HI	57.79		67	Irving, TX	43.48
18	San Diego, CA	57.54		68	Madison, WI	42.23
19	Boston, MA	56.61		69	Norfolk, VA	42.11
20	Cincinnati, OH	56.36		70	North Las Vegas, NV	42.01
21	Irvine, CA	56.27		71	Baltimore, MD	41.97
22	Houston, TX	55.70		72	Tulsa, OK	41.00
23	Minneapolis, MN	55.46		73	Stockton, CA	40.67
24	Philadelphia, PA	55.17		74	Columbus, OH	40.66
25	Washington, DC	55.07		75	Durham, NC	40.58
26	Scottsdale, AZ	54.94		76	Fresno, CA	40.56
27	Jersey City, NJ	54.37		77	Anchorage, AK	40.43
28	Reno, NV	54.34		78	Wichita, KS	39.82
29	Dallas, TX	53.80		79	Mesa, AZ	39.62
30	Chicago, IL	53.63		80	El Paso, TX	39.33
31	Phoenix, AZ	53.19		81	Henderson, NV	39.24
32	Santa Ana, CA	52.53		82	Fort Wayne, IN	38.98
33	Anaheim, CA	52.19		83	Chesapeake, VA	38.74
34	St. Louis, MO	51.71		84	Winston-Salem, NC	38.14
35	Raleigh, NC	50.52		85	Chula Vista, CA	37.77
36	New York, NY	50.23		86	Milwaukee, WI	37.74
37	Kansas City, MO	50.10		87	Lexington-Fayette, KY	37.41
38	Nashville, TN	49.91		88	Cleveland, OH	36.79
39	Albuquerque, NM	49.63		89	Glendale, AZ	35.69
40	Fort Worth, TX	49.49		90	Birmingham, AL	35.66
41	Oklahoma City, OK	49.44		91	Baton Rouge, LA	35.33
42	San Jose, CA	49.07		92	Corpus Christi, TX	35.28
43	Plano, TX	48.77		93	Greensboro, NC	33.94
44	San Antonio, TX	48.75		94	Memphis, TN	32.77
45	Louisville, KY	48.66		95	San Bernardino, CA	32.55
46	Riverside, CA	48.18		96	Lubbock, TX	32.08
47	Indianapolis, IN	48.14		97	Detroit, MI	31.81
48	Colorado Springs, CO	48.02		98	Toledo, OH	31.19
49	Omaha, NE	47.87		99	Hialeah, FL	31.07
50	Charlotte, NC	47.61		100	Laredo, TX	23.94

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