How much coffee do people drink in USA?

Statistics from 219 accepted quiz answers*. Updated September 2026. How these statistics work

Asked "How many cups of coffee do you drink on a normal day?" on the Sarahah quiz, the most common answer was "One", chosen by 42.7% of 219 people in USA.

Where everyone lands

Low42%
Medium34.7%
High23.3%

42% of 219 people in USA scored low on the Sarahah Coffee quiz.

Question by question

How many cups of coffee do you drink on a normal day?

Four or more16.8%
Three10.7%
Two29.8%
One42.7%

42.7% answered "One".

When do you have your first one?

Within thirty minutes of waking33.1%
Thirty minutes to two hours after waking38.3%
Later in the day13.5%
Not every day15%

38.3% answered "Thirty minutes to two hours after waking".

What is the latest you will still have one?

After dinner23.7%
Early evening18.3%
Late afternoon34.4%
Morning only23.7%

34.4% answered "Late afternoon".

How many days a week do you drink coffee?

Every day47%
Five or six14.4%
Three or four21.2%
One or two17.4%

47% answered "Every day".

Do you grind your own beans?

Yes, fresh every time9.8%
Sometimes18.9%
No, I buy it ground38.6%
No, instant or capsules32.6%

38.6% answered "No, I buy it ground".

How do you take it?

Black, no sugar27.1%
Black with sugar13.5%
With milk, no sugar9.8%
With milk and sugar49.6%

49.6% answered "With milk and sugar".

What do you drink most often?

Espresso or Americano23.9%
Cappuccino or Latte28.4%
Filtered or drip21.6%
Arabic or Turkish8.2%
Instant17.9%

28.4% answered "Cappuccino or Latte".

Is it the taste or the effect?

Mostly the taste28.4%
Both equally59%
Mostly the effect12.7%

59% answered "Both equally".

* Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population. Each question counts only the people who answered it, so a question some people skipped rests on a smaller group than the total above.

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