Top 50 Cuisines in United States

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest cuisines in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 181 cuisines tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Italian cuisine, Mexican cuisine and Cuisine of the United States lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 98,609,723 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 8,192,826, and the largest, Italian cuisine, reaches around 41,718,746 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each cuisine, 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 Italian cuisine Italian cuisine 41,718,746 16.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
2 Mexican cuisine Mexican cuisine 35,749,378 25.4% Cuisine Food & Beverages
3 Cuisine of the United States Cuisine of the United States 21,141,599 50.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
4 Vegetarian cuisine Vegetarian cuisine 20,968,856 14.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
5 Chinese cuisine Chinese cuisine 19,328,542 10.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
6 Mediterranean cuisine Mediterranean cuisine 18,578,550 22.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
7 French cuisine French cuisine 18,061,540 11.4% Cuisine Food & Beverages
8 Japanese cuisine Japanese cuisine 17,081,138 9.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
9 Latin American cuisine Latin American cuisine 13,883,547 15.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
10 southern food southern food 12,230,912 53.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
11 Indian cuisine Indian cuisine 11,817,145 9.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
12 German cuisine German cuisine 10,917,673 12.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
13 spicy food spicy food 10,467,511 22.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
14 Spanish cuisine Spanish cuisine 10,315,202 11.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
15 Korean cuisine Korean cuisine 9,692,969 7.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
16 British cuisine British cuisine 9,330,739 39.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
17 Global cuisine Global cuisine 9,046,466 28.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
18 Asian cuisine Asian cuisine 8,450,631 25.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
19 Thai cuisine Thai cuisine 8,404,400 8.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
20 Vietnamese cuisine Vietnamese cuisine 7,716,409 8.4% Cuisine Food & Beverages
21 European cuisine European cuisine 7,524,178 43.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
22 Tex-Mex Tex-Mex 7,014,764 61.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
23 New Mexican cuisine New Mexican cuisine 6,774,985 41.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
24 Greek cuisine Greek cuisine 6,361,716 8.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
25 Cajun cuisine Cajun cuisine 6,241,446 77.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
26 Middle Eastern cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine 5,652,189 7.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
27 English cuisine English cuisine 5,427,652 52.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
28 Fusion cuisine Fusion cuisine 3,557,173 28.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
29 Peruvian cuisine Peruvian cuisine 3,135,874 17.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
30 African cuisine African cuisine 3,083,340 29.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
31 Turkish cuisine Turkish cuisine 2,942,964 12.7% Cuisine Food & Beverages
32 Mexican street food Mexican street food 2,887,508 49.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
33 Canadian cuisine Canadian cuisine 2,772,820 52.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
34 Louisiana Creole cuisine Louisiana Creole cuisine 2,672,453 67.7% Cuisine Food & Beverages
35 Cuisine of the Southwestern United States Cuisine of the Southwestern United States 2,656,550 59.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
36 Haitian cuisine Haitian cuisine 2,607,336 63.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
37 Caribbean cuisine Caribbean cuisine 2,552,206 44.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
38 Australian cuisine Australian cuisine 2,450,843 63.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
39 Jamaican cuisine Jamaican cuisine 2,397,366 50.7% Cuisine Food & Beverages
40 Irish cuisine Irish cuisine 2,025,436 25.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
41 Cuban cuisine Cuban cuisine 1,841,810 39.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
42 Puerto Rican cuisine Puerto Rican cuisine 1,700,607 23.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
43 Cantonese cuisine Cantonese cuisine 1,525,028 13.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
44 Arab cuisine Arab cuisine 1,471,305 8.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
45 Portuguese cuisine Portuguese cuisine 1,359,863 12.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
46 Polish cuisine Polish cuisine 1,330,796 27.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
47 Native American cuisine Native American cuisine 1,304,038 64.7% Cuisine Food & Beverages
48 Lebanese cuisine Lebanese cuisine 1,290,518 11.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
49 Philippine cuisine Philippine cuisine 1,147,817 17.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
50 Brazilian cuisine Brazilian cuisine 1,028,791 13.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each cuisine 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 cuisine in United States?

Italian cuisine currently leads with an estimated audience of 41,718,746 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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