The most popular food in every state

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Despite peaking in popularity in the early 2000s, low-carb diets remain a staple of the fitness and nutrition industry. However, these diets have not abated America’s love of carbohydrates.

The health of the country hurts because of it — obesity rates are still rising — but the data show that the country’s most popular foods continue to be the most carbohydrate-laden.

From pizza to sandwiches and baked goods, we can’t get enough.

Using the most recent 2014 estimates from the American Community Survey and Dun and Bradstreet, the experts at FindTheHome discovered the most popular food in every state. The food type with the highest density per 100,000 people is considered the most popular. Pizza is the fan favorite in most states, with baked goods and Mexican food taking the lead in many others. Previously, FindTheHome used the same data providers to find the pizza capital and bakery capital of every state.

Advocates maintain that government subsidies of crops such as corn, wheat and feed grains enable the production of processed food. Add in the demand from the American public, and it’s unlikely that the food industry will slow the pizza production line. However, looking at current obesity rates and the ineffectiveness of national health policies such as Healthy People 2020, a federal initiative to eliminate preventable diseases including obesity, it’s clear that what we’re doing isn’t working.

Mississippi

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 2,984,345

Louisiana

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants

Population: 4,601,049

Utah

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 2,858,111

Alabama

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 4,817,678

Oklahoma

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries

Population: 3,818,851

Hawaii

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Chinese Food Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants

Population: 1,392,704

Georgia

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 9,907,756

South Carolina

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries

Population: 4,727,273

Washington

Population: 6,899,123

Arkansas

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 2,947,036

Nebraska

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants

Population: 1,855,617

Wyoming

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 575,251

Nevada

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 2,761,584

New Mexico

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 2,080,085

Arizona

Population: 6,561,516

North Carolina

Population: 9,750,405

Idaho

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Mexican Food Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 1,599,464

Tennessee

Population: 6,451,365

Alaska

Population: 728,300

Wisconsin

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Ice Cream Shops

Population: 5,724,692

California

Population: 38,066,920

Virginia

Population: 8,185,131

North Dakota

Population: 704,925

South Dakota

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries

Population: 834,708

Missouri

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Steak and BBQ Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 6,028,076

Kansas

Population: 2,882,946

Oregon

Population: 3,900,343

Maryland

Population: 5,887,776

Minnesota

Population: 5,383,661

Colorado

Population: 5,197,580

Kentucky

Population: 4,383,272

Illinois

Population: 12,868,747

Montana

Population: 1,006,370

Maine

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Seafood
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 1,328,535

Texas

Population: 26,092,033

West Virginia

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Ice Cream Shops
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries

Population: 1,853,881

Vermont

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Chinese Food Restaurants
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: American Food

Population: 626,358

Indiana

Population: 6,542,411

Iowa

Population: 3,078,116

Michigan

Population: 9,889,024

Florida

Population: 19,361,792

Delaware

Population: 917,060

New York

Population: 19,594,330

New Jersey

Population: 8,874,374

Ohio

Population: 11,560,380

Connecticut

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bagel and Donut Shops
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Chinese Food Restaurants

Population: 3,592,053

Rhode Island

Most Popular Restaurant Type: Pizza Restaurants
Second Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bagel and Donut Shops
Third Most Popular Restaurant Type: Bakeries
Fourth Most Popular Restaurant Type: Sandwich Shops

Population: 1,053,252

Massachusetts

Population: 6,657,291

New Hampshire

Population: 1,321,069

Pennsylvania

Population: 12,758,729

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