There can be little doubt that Americans love their doughnuts.
The German database company Statista, which specializes in market and consumer data, reported that over 201 million Americans consumed doughnuts at some point in 2020. According to the question and answer website Quora, the average American eats 31 doughnuts each year, and the nation’s more than 25,000 doughnut shops make over 10 billion of the country’s favorite pastry annually.
When one factors in convenience stores and grocery stores with bakeries, there are at least 30 establishments in Tazewell County to pick up a selection of doughnuts. Several of the county’s communities have locally-owned shops that generate their share of community pride. But there appears to be little consensus on where to get Tazewell County’s