As an important part of the U.S. catering industry, Chinese restaurants also showed a clear recovery trend in the second quarter of 2024. According to the UIPOS survey results, as of July 1, 2024, the total number of Chinese restaurants in the United States reached nearly 40,000, an increase of 0.4% compared with March this year. Among them, the number of Chinese restaurants in California accounts for a significant proportion, reaching 16.4% of the United States, far ahead of other states. Next is New York, accounting for 10.2%.
Affected by the increase in consumption power brought about by economic recovery, as more consumers are willing to dine out and the number of tourists increases, the number of Chinese restaurants in various states in the United States in the second quarter of 2024 has also changed. According to UIPOS survey data, the states with the largest increase in the number of Chinese restaurants in the United States are Georgia, Virginia, and Texas.
Among them, Georgia has the highest growth rate, reaching 4.1%, indicating that compared with other regions, Georgia attracted more Chinese restaurants in the second quarter of 2024. Through UIPOS’s analysis of the Georgia market, it is possible that it can attract more Chinese restaurants because it is a continent with a continuous net inflow of population in the United States and a popular destination for Chinese immigrants.
Following Georgia is Virginia with a growth rate of 1.4% and Texas with a growth rate of 1.0%. Virginia and Texas have experienced rapid population growth in recent years, especially the continuous increase in the Asian population, and the continuous improvement of the economy, which have led to an increase in the number of Chinese restaurants in these two places. It can be seen that the acceptance of Chinese food culture in these two regions is on the rise.
The overall growth of Chinese food in the United States in the second quarter of 2024 was 0.4%. Although it is a certain distance from the 1.31% growth of Chinese restaurants in Asia in the second quarter of 2024, compared with the Chinese restaurant market that has been sluggish for a long time, the development trend is gradually improving.