Top 50 Cheeses in United States

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest cheeses in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 79 cheeses tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cheese, Cheddar cheese and Parmigiano-Reggiano lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 55,825,507 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,477,345, and the largest, Cheese, reaches around 43,965,691 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each cheese, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Cheese Cheese 43,965,691 22.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
2 Cheddar cheese Cheddar cheese 8,565,133 36.7% Cheese Food & Beverages
3 Parmigiano-Reggiano Parmigiano-Reggiano 3,294,683 25.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
4 Cream cheese Cream cheese 2,786,709 22.7% Cheese Food & Beverages
5 Mozzarella Mozzarella 2,547,777 13.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
6 Cottage cheese Cottage cheese 1,311,947 28.1% Cheese Food & Beverages
7 Ricotta Ricotta 864,798 14.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
8 Wisconsin cheese Wisconsin cheese 741,601 99.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
9 Muenster cheese Muenster cheese 627,761 98.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
10 Blue cheese Blue cheese 619,743 22.1% Cheese Food & Beverages
11 Feta Feta 577,726 17.7% Cheese Food & Beverages
12 Boursin cheese Boursin cheese 527,767 48.6% Cheese Food & Beverages
13 Goat cheese Goat cheese 523,346 22.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
14 Monterey Jack Monterey Jack 504,437 78.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
15 Provolone Provolone 465,070 32.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
16 Queso blanco Queso blanco 385,399 64.7% Cheese Food & Beverages
17 Balkánský sýr Balkánský sýr 364,652 14.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
18 Vegan cheese Vegan cheese 348,531 24.1% Cheese Food & Beverages
19 Brie Brie 305,302 19.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
20 Gratin Gratin 296,736 14.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
21 Pepper jack cheese Pepper jack cheese 292,747 68.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
22 Gorgonzola Gorgonzola 288,846 9.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
23 Grated cheese Grated cheese 249,528 34.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
24 Smoked cheese Smoked cheese 241,917 27.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
25 Asiago cheese Asiago cheese 224,118 31.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
26 Scamorza Scamorza 216,004 21.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
27 Caciocavallo Caciocavallo 201,899 33.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
28 Beer cheese (spread) Beer cheese (spread) 187,179 86.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
29 Processed cheese Processed cheese 178,112 43.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
30 Gouda cheese Gouda cheese 167,266 25.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
31 Roque Fort Roque Fort 149,521 25.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
32 String cheese String cheese 138,812 46.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
33 Havarti Havarti 136,949 51.7% Cheese Food & Beverages
34 Manchego Manchego 127,678 14.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
35 Pecorino Pecorino 124,586 4.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
36 Pecorino Romano Pecorino Romano 122,345 11.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
37 Cheese spread Cheese spread 122,272 50.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
38 Wensleydale cheese Wensleydale cheese 119,596 47.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
39 Gruyère cheese Gruyère cheese 105,162 25.1% Cheese Food & Beverages
40 Taleggio cheese Taleggio cheese 99,629 53.6% Cheese Food & Beverages
41 Fontina Fontina 97,088 28.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
42 Stracchino Stracchino 88,605 18.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
43 Mimolette Mimolette 88,475 53.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
44 Colby-Jack Colby-Jack 82,857 91.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
45 Pizza cheese Pizza cheese 78,856 33.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
46 Kasseri Kasseri 78,820 56.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
47 Buffalo mozzarella Buffalo mozzarella 66,770 5.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
48 Camembert Camembert 58,581 2.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
49 Comté cheese Comté cheese 56,781 24.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
50 Robiola Robiola 51,447 19.8% Cheese Food & Beverages

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each cheese by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest cheese in United States?

Cheese currently leads with an estimated audience of 43,965,691 people in United States.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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