Coffee Prices Today
The average price of a pound of 100% ground roast coffee in US cities was $9.33 in September 2026, up 3 cents (0.4%) from August 2026, and 2.1% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest price since June 2026. The record is $9.72 a pound, set in April 2026. Five years earlier, in September 2021, it was $4.73 — an increase of 97.2% since then.
Coffee: average US price per lb
Average Price: Coffee, 100%, Ground Roast, All Sizes (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average (APU0000717311). Monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Average price by year
| Year | Average | vs prior year | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (9 mo) | $9.45 | — | $9.72 | $9.30 |
| 2025 (11 mo) | $8.18 | — | $9.26 | $7.02 |
| 2024 | $6.32 | +2.7% | $6.87 | $5.96 |
| 2023 | $6.16 | +4.5% | $6.36 | $6.04 |
| 2022 | $5.89 | +25.2% | $6.46 | $5.13 |
| 2021 | $4.71 | +6.1% | $4.96 | $4.56 |
| 2020 | $4.43 | — | $4.54 | $4.17 |
| 2019 (3 mo) | $4.14 | — | $4.20 | $4.05 |
| 2018 (6 mo) | $4.30 | — | $4.34 | $4.27 |
| 2017 | $4.45 | +1.4% | $4.65 | $4.29 |
| 2016 | $4.39 | -6.9% | $4.50 | $4.28 |
| 2015 | $4.72 | -5.4% | $4.99 | $4.41 |
| 2014 | $4.99 | -8.5% | $5.21 | $4.59 |
| 2013 | $5.45 | -3.9% | $6.01 | $4.95 |
| 2012 | $5.68 | +9.3% | $6.07 | $5.38 |
Show 2011 back to 1980
| 2011 | $5.19 | +32.9% | $5.77 | $4.22 |
| 2010 | $3.91 | — | $4.47 | $3.56 |
| 2009 (1 mo) | $3.67 | — | $3.67 | $3.67 |
| 2007 (10 mo) | $3.47 | — | $3.69 | $3.29 |
| 2006 | $3.20 | -1.8% | $3.35 | $3.11 |
| 2005 | $3.26 | +14.5% | $3.48 | $2.94 |
| 2004 | $2.85 | -2.3% | $2.93 | $2.75 |
| 2003 | $2.92 | -0.3% | $3.01 | $2.78 |
| 2002 | $2.92 | -5.5% | $3.01 | $2.84 |
| 2001 | $3.09 | -10.3% | $3.22 | $2.91 |
| 2000 | $3.45 | +0.7% | $3.68 | $3.21 |
| 1999 | $3.43 | -9.0% | $3.50 | $3.34 |
| 1998 | $3.77 | -8.4% | $4.03 | $3.45 |
| 1997 | $4.11 | +19.9% | $4.67 | $3.30 |
| 1996 | $3.43 | -15.1% | $3.59 | $3.28 |
| 1995 | $4.04 | +18.7% | $4.40 | $3.75 |
| 1994 | $3.40 | +37.6% | $4.48 | $2.52 |
| 1993 | $2.47 | -4.1% | $2.55 | $2.35 |
| 1992 | $2.58 | -8.3% | $2.69 | $2.36 |
| 1991 | $2.81 | -5.3% | $2.97 | $2.62 |
| 1990 | $2.97 | -3.5% | $3.05 | $2.88 |
| 1989 | $3.07 | +11.0% | $3.23 | $2.90 |
| 1988 | $2.77 | -0.6% | $2.92 | $2.63 |
| 1987 | $2.79 | -18.9% | $3.19 | $2.55 |
| 1986 | $3.43 | +33.0% | $3.74 | $2.74 |
| 1985 | $2.58 | +0.1% | $2.62 | $2.50 |
| 1984 | $2.58 | +4.5% | $2.62 | $2.50 |
| 1983 | $2.47 | -2.3% | $2.53 | $2.43 |
| 1982 | $2.52 | -0.1% | $2.58 | $2.48 |
| 1981 | $2.53 | -19.6% | $2.78 | $2.41 |
| 1980 | $3.14 | — | $3.26 | $2.82 |
Average of the monthly prices in each calendar year. A year marked with a count is incomplete (the current year, or a month the agency did not publish), so it is not compared.
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All prices →Frequently asked questions
How much does a pound of coffee cost?
The average price of a pound of 100% ground roast coffee in US cities was $9.33 in September 2026, up 3 cents (0.4%) from August 2026, and 2.1% higher than a year earlier. That is the highest price since June 2026.
Why does coffee cost more when the bean price has already fallen?
Roasters buy beans months ahead and hedge with futures, so shelf prices adjust slowly in both directions — rises and falls in the bean price usually reach stores two or more quarters later.
How much has the price of coffee changed since 2000?
The average price of 100% ground roast coffee was $3.45 a pound in 2000 and $6.32 a pound in 2024 (yearly averages), a change of +83%.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series APU0000717311). The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects these prices every month in stores across the country while compiling the consumer price index, and publishes the U.S. city average about two weeks after the month ends. Average prices are not seasonally adjusted, and they track a fixed item definition, so they show what a typical shopper paid rather than the cheapest deal. Data checked Nov 6, 5:41 PM ET.