Turns out you're not the only one stockpiling ice cream this summer. According to grocery-delivery service Instacart, ice cream purchases hit their frosty peak every year in July – and 2021 is no different. This year, the online marketplace is scooping into its data to divulge every state's favorite ice cream flavor.
Now, before we get started, it's worth noting that vanilla is hands down the most popular ice cream flavor in the US, accounting for just over 25 percent of all sales. But because no one wants to see a map covered in vanilla ice cream, Instacart ditched the plain stuff to figure out what customers reach for when they're feeling a bit more adventurous. (Not that there's anything wrong with a bowl of really good vanilla ice cream.)
What's their methodology, you ask? Instacart 'determined the most popular ice cream flavors in America by measuring which flavor in each state has the highest relative share of all ice cream purchases compared to the national average.'
Grab a spoon and let's dive into the United States of Ice Cream:
As you can probably tell from the speckled pattern all over the Midwest, Moose Tracks is the top flavor overall, claiming a total of 12 states. The beloved flavor finds chunks of peanut butter cups swimming in vanilla ice cream that's streaked with swirls of fudge. Second place is a four-way tie between Rocky Road, green tea, coffee and birthday cake.
Ready to find out how your hometown weighs in? Take a look at the full rundown of every state's favorite ice cream flavor below:
Alabama: Moose Tracks
Alaska: Green Tea
Arizona: Rocky Road
Arkansas: Rainbow Sherbet
California: Rocky Road
Colorado: Green Tea
Connecticut: Pistachio
Delaware: Cherry
Florida: Rum Raisin
Georgia: Rum Raisin
Hawaii: Mango
Idaho: Green Tea
Illinois: Moose Tracks
Indiana: Moose Tracks
Iowa: Moose Tracks
Kansas: Rainbow Sherbet
Kentucky: Chocolate Chip
Louisiana: Birthday Cake
Maine: Coffee
Maryland: Cookie Dough
Massachusetts: Coffee
Michigan: Moose Tracks
Minnesota: Moose Tracks
Mississippi: Birthday Cake
Missouri: Cookie Dough
Montana: Rainbow Sherbet
Nebraska: Moose Tracks
Nevada: Rocky Road
New Hampshire: Coffee
New Jersey: Pistachio
New Mexico: Chocolate Chocolate Chip
New York: Pistachio
North Carolina: Birthday Cake
North Dakota: Moose Tracks
Ohio: Chocolate Chip
Oklahoma: Cookie Dough
Oregon: Green Tea
Pennsylvania: Mint Chip
Rhode Island: Coffee
South Carolina: Moose Tracks
South Dakota: Birthday Cake
Tennessee: Moose Tracks
Texas: Rainbow Sherbet
Utah: Rocky Road
Vermont: Coffee
Virginia: Birthday Cake
Washington: Green Tea
Washington, D.C.: Mango
West Virginia: Moose Tracks
Wisconsin: Moose Tracks
Wyoming: Rocky Road