What’s Your State’s Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?

July marks the start of National Ice Cream Month. This year, National Ice Cream Day will take place on Sunday, July 16.
July marks the start of National Ice Cream Month. This year, National Ice Cream Day will take place on Sunday, July 16.
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Especially during sweltering days of summer. Thankfully, July marks the start of National Ice Cream Month and this year, National Ice Cream Day will take place on Sunday, July 16.

To kick off this year’s festivities, Scholaroo analyzed consumer tracking data of online shopping data to determine the increase in people’s appetite for ice cream. Here were some of their findings:

  • The average American consumes approximately 12 lb. of ice cream each year.
  • California is the largest ice cream consumer in the country with 4,263 ice cream parlors across the state.
  • 23 states chose chocolate as their favorite ice cream flavor.

The company also analyzed the top five flavors of each state. How does yours rank?

Alabama

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Strawberry
  5. Cookie Dough

 

Alaska

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Vanilla
  5. Cookie Dough

 

Arizona

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Coconut
  5. Neapolitan

 

Arkansas

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Strawberry
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Coffee

 

California

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Cookie Dough
  5. Coconut

 

Colorado

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Coconut
  4. Cherry
  5. Neapolitan

 

Connecticut

  1. Chocolate
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Rocky Road
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Coffee

 

Delaware

  1. Chocolate
  2. Strawberry
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Cookie Dough
  5. Rocky Road

 

Florida

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Coconut
  5. Neapolitan

 

Georgia

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Strawberry
  5. Neapolitan

 

Hawaii

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Coconut
  3. Coffee
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Chocolate

 

Idaho

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Coconut
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Cherry

 

Illinois

  1. Chocolate
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Rocky Road
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Cherry

 

Indiana

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Strawberry
  5. Neapolitan

 

Iowa

  1. Cookie Dough
  2. Chocolate
  3. Rocky Road
  4. Cherry
  5. Neapolitan

 

Kansas

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Cookie Dough
  5. Cherry

 

Kentucky

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Strawberry
  4. Cookie Dough
  5. Cherry

 

Louisiana

  1. Cookie Dough
  2. Chocolate
  3. Rocky Road
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Cookies and Cream

 

Maine

  1. Strawberry
  2. Coffee
  3. Cherry
  4. Chocolate
  5. Neapolitan

 

Maryland

  1. Cookie Dough
  2. Chocolate
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Rocky Road
  5. Cherry

 

Massachusetts

  1. Cherry
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Rocky Road
  4. Coconut
  5. Neapolitan

 

Michigan

  1. Chocolate
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Cherry
  4. Rocky Road
  5. Neapolitan

 

Minnesota

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Cherry
  5. Neapolitan

 

Mississippi

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Cookies and Cream
  5. Strawberry

 

Missouri

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Cherry
  5. Strawberry

 

Montana

  1. Neapolitan
  2. Strawberry
  3. Coconut
  4. Chocolate
  5. Vanilla

 

Nebraska

  1. Chocolate
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Cherry
  4. Rocky Road
  5. Neapolitan

 

Nevada

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Cookie Dough
  5. Strawberry

 

New Hampshire

  1. Coffee
  2. Chocolate
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Strawberry
  5. Cherry

 

New Jersey

  1. Chocolate
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Cherry
  4. Rocky Road
  5. Neapolitan

 

New Mexico

  1. Chocolate
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Cherry
  4. Rocky Road
  5. Neapolitan

 

New York

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Coconut
  5. Neapolitan

 

North Carolina

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Strawberry
  5. Neapolitan

 

North Dakota

  1. Chocolate
  2. Neapolitan
  3. Vanilla
  4. Green Tea
  5. Rainbow Sherbet

 

Ohio

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Cherry

 

Oklahoma

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Strawberry
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Cookies and Cream

 

Oregon

  1. Chocolate
  2. Coconut
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Strawberry

 

Pennsylvania

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Cherry
  5. Neapolitan

 

Rhode Island

  1. Chocolate
  2. Coffee
  3. Neapolitan
  4. Strawberry
  5. Vanilla

 

South Carolina

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Strawberry
  5. Neapolitan

 

South Dakota

  1. Neapolitan
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Chocolate
  4. Vanilla
  5. Rainbow Sherbet

 

Tennessee

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Strawberry

 

Texas

  1. Rocky Road
  2. Chocolate
  3. Cookies and Cream
  4. Cookie Dough
  5. Neapolitan

 

Utah

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Coconut
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Strawberry

 

Vermont

  1. Chocolate
  2. Strawberry
  3. Coconut
  4. Rocky Road
  5. Vanilla

 

Virginia

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Strawberry

 

Washington

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Coconut
  4. Neapolitan
  5. Strawberry

 

West Virginia

  1. Strawberry
  2. Neapolitan
  3. Chocolate
  4. Coconut
  5. Rocky Road

 

Wisconsin

  1. Chocolate
  2. Rocky Road
  3. Cookie Dough
  4. Cherry
  5. Strawberry

 

Wyoming

  1. Neapolitan
  2. Cookie Dough
  3. Strawberry
  4. Vanilla
  5. Green Tea
 

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