How Many Cups in a Quart?
There are exactly 4 cups in one US liquid quart.
How to Convert Quarts to Cups
To convert quarts to cups, multiply by 4.
For example: 5 quarts × 4 = 20 cups.
Why This Number Matters
Stock, milk and buttermilk are sold by the quart while recipes call for cups, so this conversion decides how much of a carton a recipe will use. It is also the middle step in the gallon-quart-pint-cup chain.
A quart of chicken stock is 4 cups, so a recipe calling for 6 cups needs a quart and a half.
What People Get Wrong
The US dry quart used for berries and produce is about 16 percent larger than the liquid quart, at 4.65 liquid cups. Recipes always mean the liquid quart.
Quarts to Cups Conversion Table
| Quarts (qt) | Cups (cup) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 16 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 24 |
| 7 | 28 |
| 8 | 32 |
| 9 | 36 |
| 10 | 40 |
| 11 | 44 |
| 12 | 48 |
| 13 | 52 |
| 14 | 56 |
| 15 | 60 |
| 16 | 64 |
| 17 | 68 |
| 18 | 72 |
| 19 | 76 |
| 20 | 80 |
| 25 | 100 |
| 30 | 120 |
| 40 | 160 |
| 50 | 200 |
| 75 | 300 |
| 100 | 400 |
| 250 | 1,000 |
| 500 | 2,000 |
| 1,000 | 4,000 |
About These Units
The quart
A US liquid quart is 2 pints, 4 cups or about 946 milliliters, which makes it just under a liter. Milk, stock and motor oil are commonly sold by the quart in the United States.
The cup
A US customary cup is 8 fluid ounces, or exactly 236.5882365 milliliters. Nutrition labels use a separate "legal cup" of exactly 240 milliliters, and a metric cup is 250 milliliters.
Definitions follow NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C. See how we calculate for the exact values and rounding rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups in 2 quarts?
2 quarts is 8 cups, which is half a gallon.
How many pints in a quart?
There are 2 pints in a quart, and each pint is 2 cups.
How many quarts in a gallon?
There are 4 quarts in a gallon, so a gallon is 16 cups.
How many ounces in a quart?
A US liquid quart is 32 fluid ounces.