Where Americans Still Tip 20% (and Where They Don’t)

Key Takeaways:

• The average restaurant tip in America has fallen to 18.8%, suggesting that the long-standing 20% benchmark is no longer the norm.
• Delaware leads the country with an average tip of 22.1%, while California ranks last at 17.3%.
• Full-service restaurants receive much larger gratuities than quick-service restaurants, averaging 19.3% versus 15.8%.

For decades, a 20% tip has been viewed as the standard for dining out in America. But according to new data from Toast, diners now leave an average gratuity of just 18.8%, suggesting that benchmark is becoming less common.

Based on millions of digital restaurant transactions across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the data reveals where Americans tip the most, where they tip the least, and how gratuity habits differ between full-service and quick-service restaurants.

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