Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Starbucks Target Market in United States

Starbucks has an estimated audience of 81.5M people in United States.

#1among Coffee in United States
#4among brands in United States#10in Food & Beverages

The average Starbucks fan in United States is 38.2 years old, more female, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, Starbucks ranks #1 among the 42 objects in Coffee in United States — 1,632.8× the group median.

Women make up 66.1% of the fan base, 7.4 percentage points more than the group average.

Compared with the other 41 objects in Coffee, Starbucks fans stand out for their interest in The Economist, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Burger King.

Most fans live in California, Texas, Florida.

Top affinities include The Economist, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Burger King, with strongest over-indexing on The Economist (3.33× the country average).

Demographically, the Starbucks audience skews more female with an average age of 38.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Need for Security.

The typical Starbucks fan in United States is more female, around 38.2 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for The Economist.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand · Subtype: Coffee

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
81.5M
in United States
Gender
66.1%♀
33.9% male
Age
38.2
average years
Country rank
#134
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-50%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Customer demographics of Starbucks

66.1% are female, 33.9% are male, average age 38.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

66.1%
Female
33.9%
Male
Demographic split for Starbucks audience in United States
MetricValue
Female66.1%
Male33.9%
Average age38.2
Estimated audience size81.5M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 38.2
average years
Age distribution of the Starbucks audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2424%
25-3421%
35-4418%
45-5418%
55+19%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

29.6%

of the worldwide Starbucks audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Starbucks
CountryShare
United States29.6%
Japan9.2%
China8.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Starbucks customers by region in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01California~17M1.76×
02Nevada~1.5M1.74×
03Hawaii~500K1.50×
04Washington~3M1.47×
05Colorado~2M1.36×
06Texas~7.5M1.33×
07New Mexico~700K1.28×
08Florida~6.5M1.26×
09Illinois~4M1.26×
10Arizona~2.5M1.26×
11Washington, District of Columbia~200K1.24×
12Oregon~1M1.16×
13Virginia~2.5M1.14×
14South Carolina~1.5M1.14×
15Indiana~2M1.09×
16New York~5.5M1.08×
17Georgia~3M1.08×
18North Carolina~3M1.08×
19Tennessee~2M1.03×
20New Jersey~2.5M1.02×
21Maryland~1.5M1.00×
22Utah~800K0.98×
23Massachusetts~1.5M0.96×
24Wisconsin~1.5M0.96×
25Minnesota~1.5M0.96×
26Connecticut~800K0.92×
27Ohio~2.5M0.91×
28Missouri~1.5M0.91×
29Kansas~600K0.91×
30Wyoming~100K0.91×
31Oklahoma~900K0.90×
32Pennsylvania~3M0.88×
33Delaware~200K0.88×
34Nebraska~400K0.87×
35Michigan~2M0.85×
36Idaho~400K0.85×
37Kentucky~900K0.84×
38Alabama~1M0.83×
39South Dakota~200K0.82×
40Louisiana~900K0.81×
41Montana~200K0.81×
42Iowa~600K0.79×
43Rhode Island~200K0.77×
44New Hampshire~200K0.75×
45North Dakota~100K0.75×
46Arkansas~500K0.74×
47West Virginia~300K0.74×
48Mississippi~500K0.67×
49Alaska~100K0.67×
50Maine~200K0.57×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Starbucks, United States
0.57×1.00×1.76×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Starbucks audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01The EconomistBusiness & Career3.33×
02Chipotle Mexican GrillFood & Beverages3.17×
03Burger KingFood & Beverages2.94×
04Wendy'sFood & Beverages2.77×
05Quinceañera (telenovela)Movies & TV2.64×
06Concurrent Versions SystemTechnology & Electronics2.45×
07McDonald'sFood & Beverages2.27×
08Dick Van DykeMovies & TV2.16×
09MenardsHome & Garden2.06×
10FriendshipKids & Family2.00×
11Hayden PanettiereFashion & Accessoires1.87×
12Google DocsInternet & Social Media1.75×
13Hobby LobbyHome & Garden1.72×
14Dollar GeneralShopping1.65×
15Taco BellFood & Beverages1.63×
16SubwayFood & Beverages1.63×
17RedditInternet & Social Media1.63×
18Chick-fil-AFood & Beverages1.58×
19GmailInternet & Social Media1.56×
20Sam's ClubShopping1.53×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Starbucks audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Starbucks audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.25×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.24×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM1.23×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Starbucks audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.76×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.85×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.85×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Appendix

Explore more audiences

More Coffee audiences in United States

Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in Starbucks over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several brands count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/starbucks-18351” · Methodology