Chicago ranked most caffeinated city in U.S.

by Chris Sparling (Subscribe to Chris Sparling's posts)
Nov 7th 2007 3:59PM

Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements

Thanks in large part to their high chocolate and cola consumption (in addition to drinking quite a bit a coffee), Chicago was ranked the most caffeinated city in the U.S. according to a poll conducted by Prince Market Research.

Other cities to appear on the list include:

5- Tampa

4 - Miami

3 - Phoenix

2 - Atlanta

The least caffeineted cities were:

5 - San Francisco

4 - Philadelphia

3 - New York

2 - Detroit

1 - Baltimore

The study looked at consumption of tea, coffee, energy drinks, chocolate, soda, and caffeine pills in 20 major cities in the U.S. by interviewing 2,000 people.

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rose 11-11-2007 @ 10:25PM

Boston was my first thought. It seems everywhere you look there is a Dunkin Donuts Coffee Joint and people walk around holding one of their cups.

Suz 11-11-2007 @ 10:25PM

I'm surprised L.A. didn't make the list anywhere. No one around here could survive without their daily espresso, cappuccino, or coffee. And the kids consume those energy drinks like they're water.

thejokman 11-11-2007 @ 10:25PM

I would have thought Seattle would be on the most caffeinated list.

ross 11-11-2007 @ 10:24PM

Where is Seattle? A coffee shop on every corner. Home to Starbucks.

jeff 11-11-2007 @ 10:24PM

coffee is nuts!!!!! In the small town of nashville IN there are 3 coffee shops and 2 local roasters.

Tiya 11-11-2007 @ 10:24PM

San francisco is NOT one of the least caffeinated cities in the world! They have some of the strongest coffees around. Maybe they rank lower because they have two or three VERY strong cups instead of just one. When I lived there I couldn't stand to drink cofee in restaurants. It was like pure caffeine!

irenecats009 11-11-2007 @ 10:23PM

Seattle not in the top5? That's amazing.

Javah 11-11-2007 @ 10:22PM

Im shocked that its not DC on that list!

skinfixer 11-12-2007 @ 7:40AM

I wondered if they only interviewed 2000 people in the cities that made the list. Coffee, cola, chocolate, and iced tea are the top drinks in Houston, so you would think they would get in too. Who woulda thought - Atlanta???

Karen Ann 11-11-2007 @ 10:22PM

Wow, I was totally surprised at these results with Chicago topping the list. I can't imagine that we drink more caffeinated products than (say) Seattle or Portland. These study results have to have been skewed somehow.

kiela 11-11-2007 @ 10:21PM

how authentic can this survey be... they only interviewed 2000 people in the entire US!

christi 11-11-2007 @ 10:21PM

i wouldn't believe the exact authenticity of these results... they only interviewed 2000 people in the entire U.S!

omagreer 11-11-2007 @ 10:20PM

through simple law of attraction you skew results of any poll

Bill 11-11-2007 @ 10:20PM

It's also a pretty safe bet that Chicago drinks the most beer.

Lynn Magnuson 11-11-2007 @ 10:20PM

I'm surprized New Orleans isn't on the list either. I was born and raised in Seattle and that place is pretty caffienated, but New Orleans ??? It's getting up there too.

Gotta go. Sitting in front of Starbucks and need a cup of coffee :) :)

Lynn in New Orleans

jim 11-11-2007 @ 10:18PM

bill,,, i think milwaukee tops chicago at beer swilling. hahaha

Maia 11-11-2007 @ 10:18PM

Having lived in both Boston and Los Angeles I'm surprised, too. I expected Boston in the top five highest caffeine and L.A. in the lowest. There may be a lot of Starbucks and Coffee Beans but most orders I heard were for decaf (with SOY milk-ugh).

Michelle 11-11-2007 @ 9:01PM

I agree with thejokman, I definitely thought Seattle would be number one or at least in the top 5.

Gina 11-13-2007 @ 1:30PM

What do they drink in the least caffeinated cities?

I'm a proud Chicagoan. May I recommend coffee ice cream. Breyer's is my favorite.

Does COFFEE cake count? I suppose not. There's actually no coffee in the recipe.

nikkicookers 11-14-2007 @ 9:25AM

I bet this survey is not very accurate at all. And I was very surprised to see New York as one of the least caffeinated cities.

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