In honor of National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, GasBuddy named the highest-rated c-store coffee in each state.
For the third consecutive year, Texas-based Buc-ee’s leads the overall rankings with the highest-rated gas station coffee in the nation.
On the state level, there is a tie: Pennsylvania-based Wawa and Oklahome-based QuikTrip captured the top spot in six states each, followed by Massachusetts-based Cumberland Farms with the best coffee in five Northeastern states.
The report includes more than 2 million user reviews covering more than 150,000 retail locations where gasoline is sold. Brands needed to have at least 20 locations in a state to part of the analysis.
The report found that positive coffee ratings at gas station convenience stores have risen 4% since 2017.
And according to a recent GasBuddy survey, coffee is the third-most purchased beverage at gas station convenience stores behind carbonated soft drinks and water. Consumers can review gas station convenience stores and their coffee directly on the free GasBuddy app.
“Gas station convenience store brands across the country have been quick to include offerings that are competitive with national coffee brands, including sourcing premium coffee beans and making handcrafted espresso beverages,” said Frank Beard, convenience store and retail trends analyst at GasBuddy. “Given the recent surge in on-demand, convenience-driven retail, it’s clear that the one-stop-shop for gas and a fresh cup of coffee is appealing to American drivers.”
Here are the top-rated gas station coffee brands in each state:
AK – Chevron
AL – MAPCO
AR – Kum & Go
AZ – QuikTrip
CA – 7-Eleven
CO – Kum & Go
CT – Cumberland Farms
DE – Wawa
FL – Wawa
GA – QuikTrip
HI – Texaco
IA – Kwik Trip
ID – Maverik
IL – Kelley’s Market
IN – Casey’s
KS- QuikTrip
KY – Thorntons
LA – RaceTrac
MA – Cumberland Farms
MD – Wawa
ME – Irving
MI – Speedway
MN – Kwik Trip
MO – QuikTrip
MS – Circle K
MT – Town Pump
NC – Sheetz
ND – Tesoro
NE – Casey’s
NH – Cumberland Farms
NJ – Wawa
NM – Chevron
NV – ARCO
NY – Cumberland Farms
OH – Sheetz
OK – QuikTrip
OR – Chevron
PA – Wawa
RI – Cumberland Farms
SC – QuikTrip
SD – Casey’s
TN – Weigel’s
TX – Buc-ee’s
UT – Maverik
VA – Wawa
VT – Irving
WA – Mobil
DC – Exxon
WI – Kwik Trip
WV – Sheetz
WY – Maverik
