Most underserved markets for Coffee Shops
U.S. counties ranked by opportunity score for coffee shops (Coffee & snack bars). A higher score means more residents per existing business — a wider gap between demand and supply, drawn from US Census County Business Patterns data.
| # | County | State | Score | Pop / business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robeson County | NC | 100 | 39,191 |
| 2 | Orangeburg County | SC | 71 | 28,053 |
| 3 | Etowah County | AL | 67 | 25,837 |
| 4 | Oldham County | KY | 65 | 22,666 |
| 5 | Franklin County | NC | 62 | 23,227 |
| 6 | Newton County | GA | 60 | 22,660 |
| 7 | Williamson County | IL | 58 | 22,373 |
| 8 | Starr County | TX | 55 | 21,905 |
| 9 | Bullitt County | KY | 55 | 20,620 |
| 10 | Granville County | NC | 54 | 20,387 |
| 11 | Talladega County | AL | 52 | 20,276 |
| 12 | Augusta County | VA | 52 | 19,358 |
| 13 | Waller County | TX | 51 | 19,154 |
| 14 | Sampson County | NC | 50 | 19,772 |
| 15 | Russell County | AL | 50 | 19,616 |
| 16 | Portsmouth city | VA | 50 | 19,477 |
| 17 | Harnett County | NC | 50 | 19,245 |
| 18 | Pike County | KY | 49 | 19,399 |
| 19 | Hawkins County | TN | 49 | 19,036 |
| 20 | Grady County | OK | 49 | 18,438 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | TN | 48 | 18,339 |
| 22 | Roane County | TN | 47 | 17,926 |
| 23 | Putnam County | FL | 46 | 18,401 |
| 24 | Christian County | KY | 46 | 18,192 |
| 25 | Tuscola County | MI | 46 | 17,739 |
| 26 | Sumter County | SC | 45 | 17,533 |
| 27 | Dearborn County | IN | 45 | 16,903 |
| 28 | Logan County | OK | 45 | 16,640 |
| 29 | Nye County | NV | 44 | 17,233 |
| 30 | Walker County | GA | 43 | 17,016 |
| 31 | Laurens County | SC | 43 | 16,864 |
| 32 | Atascosa County | TX | 43 | 16,468 |
| 33 | Jefferson County | AR | 42 | 16,734 |
| 34 | St. Clair County | MI | 42 | 16,026 |
| 35 | Goodhue County | MN | 42 | 15,899 |
| 36 | Laurens County | GA | 41 | 16,469 |
| 37 | Randolph County | NC | 41 | 16,045 |
| 38 | Barry County | MI | 41 | 15,645 |
| 39 | Berkeley County | WV | 41 | 15,410 |
| 40 | Chatham County | NC | 41 | 15,351 |
| 41 | Halifax County | NC | 40 | 16,257 |
| 42 | Coles County | IL | 40 | 15,692 |
| 43 | Stanly County | NC | 40 | 15,681 |
| 44 | Jackson County | IN | 40 | 15,404 |
| 45 | Monroe County | TN | 39 | 15,496 |
| 46 | Davidson County | NC | 39 | 15,409 |
| 47 | Hillsdale County | MI | 39 | 15,233 |
| 48 | Itasca County | MN | 39 | 15,018 |
| 49 | Shelby County | IN | 39 | 14,980 |
| 50 | Christian County | MO | 39 | 14,928 |