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Starbucks vs Dunkin' by State

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Starbucks vs Dunkin' by State

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Quick Answer

Starbucks vs Dunkin' by State

  1. 1

    Starbucks wins 39 states on a per-capita basis; Dunkin' wins 11, every one of them in the Northeast. Rhode Island is the most Dunkin'-saturated state in the country at roughly 44 locations per 100,000 residents.

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    Washington leads all Starbucks states at about 12 locations per 100,000. The six New England states (Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont) are the only states where Dunkin' outnumbers Starbucks by a ratio greater than 2 to 1 per capita.

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    Mississippi (3.1 per 100,000) has the fewest winning-chain locations per capita of any state. Rhode Island (44 per 100,000) has the most, and the gap between the two reflects how differently coffee culture is embedded across regions.

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Starbucks vs Dunkin' by State

dominant chain
Starbucks
Dunkin'
Dunkin' (orange) wins 11 states, all in the Northeast. Starbucks (green) leads the remaining 39 states. Rhode Island is the most Dunkin'-dense state in the country at 44 locations per 100,000 residents.
Starbucks vs Dunkin' by State
Rank State dominant chain
1 Rhode Island Dunkin'
2 New Hampshire Dunkin'
3 Connecticut Dunkin'
4 Massachusetts Dunkin'
5 Maine Dunkin'
6 Vermont Dunkin'
7 Washington Starbucks
8 Nevada Starbucks
9 Delaware Dunkin'
10 Oregon Starbucks
11 Colorado Starbucks
12 New Jersey Dunkin'
13 Arizona Starbucks
14 Utah Starbucks
15 California Starbucks
16 New York Dunkin'
17 Hawaii Starbucks
18 Maryland Dunkin'
19 Minnesota Starbucks
20 Idaho Starbucks
21 Virginia Starbucks
22 Pennsylvania Dunkin'
23 Montana Starbucks
24 Illinois Starbucks
25 Wisconsin Starbucks
26 Wyoming Starbucks
27 Missouri Starbucks
28 Michigan Starbucks
29 Iowa Starbucks
30 North Carolina Starbucks
30 Ohio Starbucks
30 Nebraska Starbucks
30 Indiana Starbucks
30 Georgia Starbucks
30 Tennessee Starbucks
30 Kansas Starbucks
30 South Dakota Starbucks
30 North Dakota Starbucks
30 Texas Starbucks
30 Oklahoma Starbucks
30 Florida Starbucks
30 Alaska Starbucks
30 South Carolina Starbucks
30 New Mexico Starbucks
30 Kentucky Starbucks
30 Alabama Starbucks
30 Louisiana Starbucks
30 Arkansas Starbucks
30 West Virginia Starbucks
30 Mississippi Starbucks

Dunkin' (orange) wins 11 states, all in the Northeast. Starbucks (green) leads the remaining 39 states. Rhode Island is the most Dunkin'-dense state in the country at 44 locations per 100,000 residents.

Starbucks vs Dunkin' by State Table

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States Where Dunkin' Dominates

Coffee and donuts representing the Northeast states where Dunkin' dominates
Dunkin's strongest territory remains concentrated in the Northeast, where per-capita store density far outpaces most other regions.

All 11 states where Dunkin' outnumbers Starbucks per capita sit in the Northeast, from Maine to Maryland. Rhode Island leads the country at 44 Dunkin' locations per 100,000 residents, more than triple the next-highest state for any chain.

New Hampshire ranks second at 24 per 100,000. Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont follow, each between 13 and 17. These six New England states account for Dunkin's deepest market penetration anywhere in the country.

States With the Most Starbucks Per Capita

Takeaway coffee cups representing states with the highest Starbucks density
Starbucks dominates across much of the West and Sun Belt, with Washington still leading the chain's home-field map.

Washington leads all Starbucks states at 12 locations per 100,000. Nevada ranks second at 9.5, driven by high tourism density in Las Vegas, where drive-through locations concentrate in resort corridors.

Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and California all fall between 7.6 and 8.5 per 100,000, forming a dense Starbucks corridor across the Mountain West and Pacific Coast. Mississippi ranks last among Starbucks states at 3.1 per 100,000.

Quick Answers

Which state has the most Dunkin' locations per capita?
Rhode Island leads all states with roughly 44 Dunkin' locations per 100,000 residents. New Hampshire ranks second at 24 per 100,000, and Connecticut is third at 17.
How many states does Dunkin' win?
Dunkin' wins 11 states on a per-capita basis: Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Every one is in the Northeast.
Which state has the most Starbucks per capita?
Washington leads Starbucks states at about 12 locations per 100,000 residents. Nevada is second at 9.5. Washington is the home state of Starbucks, which was founded in Seattle in 1971.
Does Florida have more Starbucks or Dunkin'?
Starbucks wins Florida at approximately 4.4 locations per 100,000. Dunkin' has a substantial presence in South Florida due to Northeast transplants, but Starbucks outnumbers it statewide on a per-capita basis.
What is the dominant coffee chain in Texas?
Starbucks dominates Texas at 4.6 locations per 100,000. Dunkin' has fewer than 500 locations in a state with over 30 million residents, giving Starbucks a wide margin.
Which state has the fewest coffee chain locations per capita?
Mississippi ranks last at 3.1 winning-chain locations per 100,000 residents, the lowest figure among all 50 states. West Virginia (3.3) and Arkansas (3.5) follow close behind.

Methodology

Winner and per-100,000 figures are derived from aggregated U.S. location counts for Starbucks and Dunkin' (approximately 2024) divided by 2023 Census population estimates. State-level location counts are approximate; figures for Washington may be elevated by the Starbucks Reserve Roastery and company-operated density in the Seattle metro.

Sources

Information is cross-referenced with official state archives.
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