There are approximately 16,000 Starbucks stores in the United States as of 2026, including ~10,000 company-operated and ~6,000 licensed locations. California leads with 3,000+ stores. Here is the full state-by-state Starbucks location breakdown.
How Many Starbucks Are There in the US? (2026)
There are approximately 16,000 Starbucks locations in the United States as of 2026. About 10,000 are company-operated cafes and 6,000 are licensed locations inside grocery stores, airports, hotels, universities, and other host venues. California has the most Starbucks stores with 3,000+, followed by Texas (1,400+), Washington (1,000+ — Starbucks' home state), and Florida (950+).
By store count, Starbucks is roughly tied with Subway (16,177 locations) for the title of largest US restaurant chain, though their economics are very different — Starbucks generates ~$1.7M per store annually versus Subway's ~$485K. For the full ranking, see Fast Food Chains with the Most US Locations.
Starbucks Locations by State — Top 10 (2026)
| Rank | State | Starbucks Locations | Share of US Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 3,000+ | ~19% |
| 2 | Texas | 1,400+ | ~9% |
| 3 | Washington | 1,000+ | ~6% |
| 4 | Florida | 950 | ~6% |
| 5 | New York | 870 | ~5% |
| 6 | Illinois | 700 | ~4% |
| 7 | Arizona | 650 | ~4% |
| 8 | Colorado | 560 | ~3.5% |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 520 | ~3% |
| 10 | Virginia | 490 | ~3% |
Starbucks vs Dunkin' — Who Has More US Locations?
Starbucks has more U.S. locations than Dunkin' (16,000 vs ~9,000), but Dunkin' is heavily concentrated in the Northeast — particularly Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York — where it actually outnumbers Starbucks. For the regional breakdown, see Starbucks vs Dunkin: Where Each Chain Wins.
Starbucks Per Capita: Which State Has the Most Starbucks Per Person?
Washington state — Starbucks' home — has roughly 1 Starbucks for every 7,700 people, more than double the U.S. national average of 1 per 21,300 people. Other high-density states include Nevada, Oregon, and Colorado. Sparsely populated and lower-income states like Mississippi, West Virginia, and Arkansas have the fewest Starbucks per capita.
Has Starbucks' US Store Count Been Growing or Declining?
Still growing, but slowly. Starbucks has added roughly 1,500 net new U.S. locations between 2020 and 2026, with most growth coming from drive-thru-format stores and licensed locations in grocery and travel-retail venues. Net new openings have decelerated as Starbucks rationalizes underperforming urban cafes and reinvests in higher-margin formats.
Methodology & Sources
Location count is sourced from StatsPanda's Location Intelligence Tool, which aggregates open-source POI data from the Overture Maps Foundation, OpenStreetMap, and Starbucks corporate disclosures. "Licensed" locations include grocery, airport, hotel, and other non-company-operated cafes that operate under the Starbucks brand. Figures are as of Q1 2026 and rounded for readability.
Sources
- StatsPanda Location Intelligence
- Starbucks Corporate Reports
- QSR 50 / Nation's Restaurant News
