servings of tea were consumed in the United States in 2023.
That is close to 4 billion gallons across the year.
Source: Tea Association of the U.S.A., 2024A DUALITY BOTANICAL REFERENCEU.S. Tea
U.S. Tea
Drinking Statistics
Clear, sourced numbers for writers, hosts, tea lovers, and anyone curious about how America drinks tea.
AT A GLANCE
Tea holds more than a quiet moment.
American tea drinking is wide-ranging: a daily ritual at home, a glass poured over ice, a shared table, and a source of curiosity for a new generation of drinkers. These statistics gather the strongest public figures in one stable place, with context kept close to every number.
THE NUMBERS
U.S. tea statistics to cite.
Americans were drinking tea on a given day in 2023.
The association also reports tea in more than 80% of U.S. households.
Source: Tea Association of the U.S.A., 2024of tea consumed in the United States in 2023 was black tea.
Green tea accounted for 13.6%; oolong, white, and dark teas made up the remainder.
Source: Tea Association of the U.S.A., 2024of tea consumed in America is iced tea.
The estimate describes the Tea Association’s 2024 fact sheet, which reports 2023 consumption.
Source: Tea Association of the U.S.A., 2024of adults’ nonalcoholic beverage intake came from coffee and tea combined.
This national estimate covers August 2021 through August 2023 and is measured by grams consumed on a given day.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2026is the rise in coffee and tea’s share of nonalcoholic beverage intake from younger to older adults.
It represented 13.2% for adults ages 20–39, 21.2% for ages 40–59, and 26.8% for adults 60 and older.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 2026A NOTE ON THE DATA
What these numbers do, and do not, say.
The Tea Association’s figures describe the U.S. tea market and tea drinking, while the national health data groups coffee and tea together when describing total beverage intake. They are useful for understanding scale and habit, but they are not interchangeable measures.
Federal agriculture data adds another important distinction: its national tea availability series is based on import and export data and excludes herbal teas. It is best read as supply context, not as a direct count of individual cups.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCES
Built for a clear citation.
This page is a curated reference, not an original survey. Use the source linked with each statistic when you need the underlying report.
- Tea Association of the U.S.A., Tea Fact Sheet 20242024, reporting 2023 consumption
U.S. tea servings, gallons, tea types, iced tea, household reach, and daily drinkers.
- National Center for Health Statistics, Data Brief No. 568September 2026, using August 2021 to August 2023 data
Coffee and tea’s contribution to adult beverage intake, overall and by age.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research ServiceAccessed October 20, 2026
Context on how the United States supplies tea and how federal tea availability figures are measured.
- U.S. Census Bureau, National Hot Tea MonthJanuary 2024, reporting 2021 consumption
A public-government reference to Tea Association figures from the prior reporting year.
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Duality by Tijuana Fulford. “U.S. Tea Drinking Statistics.” Updated October 20, 2026. dualitybytijuana.com/tea-statistics
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