The Most Popular Pizza Toppings by State in 2021 According to Google Search Trends

What’s your favorite pizza topping?

The most popular pizza topping in the United States currently remains pepperoni, a classic for pizza-lovers all over. The most popular pizza toppings out there today include pepperoni, peppers, pineapple, sausage, onions, olives, mushrooms, extra cheese, anchovies, bacon, basil, and tomato.

How To Cook Recipes put together this guide to what the most popular pizza toppings are across each individual state in America, based on search data via Google trends (and their search interest scores).

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The Most Popular Pizza Toppings by State in 2021 According to Google Search Trends

Pepperoni and pineapple are the most popular pizza toppings in the United States. The data showed that pepperoni was the most popular topping in the largest amount of states, at 12: Alaska, Delaware, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The only other topping that was popular in at least ten states was pineapple, which was the most popular pizza topping in ten states across America: California, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia.

Here are all 50 states with their most popular pizza toppings, based on 2021 Google Trends data (along with their search interest score):

  1. Alabama: Mushrooms (Search interest score: 74)
  2. Alaska: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 45)
  3. Arizona: Anchovies (Search interest score: 75)
  4. Arkansas: Bacon (Search interest score: 69)
  5. California: Pineapple (Search interest score: 70)
  6. Colorado: Basil (Search interest score: 49)
  7. Connecticut: Onions (Search interest score: 90)
  8. Delaware: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 82)
  9. Florida: Pineapple (Search interest score: 52)
  10. Georgia: Mushrooms (Search interest score: 100)
  11. Hawaii: Pineapple (Search interest score: 73)
  12. Idaho: Bacon (Search interest score: 64)
  13. Illinois: Sausage (Search interest score: 83)
  14. Indiana: Sausage (Search interest score: 100)
  15. Iowa: Bacon (Search interest score: 100)
  16. Kansas: Bacon (Search interest score: 100)
  17. Kentucky: Tomato (Search interest score: 100)
  18. Louisiana: Peppers (Search interest score: 65)
  19. Maine: Peppers (Search interest score: 100)
  20. Maryland: Pineapple (Search interest score: 88)
  21. Massachusetts: Pineapple (Search interest score: 49)
  22. Michigan: Bacon (Search interest score: 72)
  23. Minnesota: Olives (Search interest score: 100)
  24. Mississippi: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 50)
  25. Missouri: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 69)
  26. Montana: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 86)
  27. Nebraska: Pineapple (Search interest score: 100)
  28. Nevada: Onions (Search interest score: 100)
  29. New Hampshire: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 52)
  30. New Jersey: Pineapple (Search interest score: 63)
  31. New Mexico: Anchovies (Search interest score: 100)
  32. New York: Extra cheese (Search interest score: 100)
  33. North Carolina: Olives (Search interest score: 69)
  34. North Dakota: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 100)
  35. Ohio: Basil (Search interest score: 100)
  36. Oklahoma: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 66)
  37. Oregon: Pineapple (Search interest score: 89)
  38. Pennsylvania: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 53)
  39. Rhode Island: Bacon (Search interest score: 60)
  40. South Carolina: Mushrooms (Search interest score: 79)
  41. South Dakota: Bacon (Search interest score: 56)
  42. Tennessee: Mushrooms (Search interest score: 64)
  43. Texas: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 65)
  44. Utah: Pineapple (Search interest score: 75)
  45. Vermont: Extra cheese (Search interest score: 56)
  46. Virginia: Pineapple (Search interest score: 87)
  47. Washington: Onions (Search interest score: 83)
  48. West Virginia: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 78)
  49. Wisconsin: Sausage (Search interest score: 79)
  50. Wyoming: Pepperoni (Search interest score: 31)

 

The U.S. States and Their Interest in Different Pizza Toppings

Based on Google Trends Search Interest Scores (0-100) From 2021

The Most Popular Pizza Toppings by State in 2021 Chart

 

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