Popularity ranking · United States

The 85 most popular Cheeses in United States

This curated ranking covers the 85 largest cheeses in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Cheese, Cheddar cheese and Parmigiano-Reggiano lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 56M people. Across all 85 entries the average audience size is 879k, and the largest, Cheese, reaches around 44M 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 updated quarterly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 85, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Cheese 44M 41.6 60.0% Cheese
2 Cheddar cheese 8.6M 39.7 53.8% Cheese
3 Parmigiano-Reggiano 3.3M 43.5 67.2% Cheese
4 Cream cheese 2.8M 37.8 71.2% Cheese
5 Mozzarella 2.5M 39.4 61.5% Cheese
6 Cottage cheese 1.3M 43.5 74.4% Cheese
7 Ricotta 865k 44.5 74.4% Cheese
8 Wisconsin cheese 742k 48.2 66.0% Cheese
9 Muenster cheese 643k 38.0 64.6% Cheese
10 Blue cheese 620k 36.3 61.9% Cheese
11 Feta 578k 43.9 71.4% Cheese
12 Boursin cheese 528k 41.4 69.6% Cheese
13 Goat cheese 523k 43.5 70.7% Cheese
14 Monterey Jack 504k 39.2 63.5% Cheese
15 Provolone 465k 40.1 57.4% Cheese
16 Queso blanco 385k 38.1 59.4% Cheese
17 Balkánský sýr 365k 45.7 70.4% Cheese
18 Vegan cheese 349k 35.9 75.4% Cheese
19 Brie 305k 40.6 65.6% Cheese
20 Gratin 297k 45.6 79.4% Cheese
21 Pepper jack cheese 293k 40.8 58.4% Cheese
22 Gorgonzola 289k 41.9 60.1% Cheese
23 Grated cheese 250k 43.5 65.9% Cheese
24 Smoked cheese 242k 45.3 40.6% Cheese
25 Asiago cheese 224k 42.8 66.9% Cheese
26 Scamorza 222k 40.9 59.4% Cheese
27 Tropical Cheese 213k 40.2 59.6% Cheese
28 Caciocavallo 208k 45.0 43.7% Cheese
29 Beer cheese (spread) 187k 41.4 60.1% Cheese
30 Processed cheese 178k 36.1 61.5% Cheese
31 Gouda cheese 167k 33.5 71.2% Cheese
32 Roque Fort 153k 42.7 60.1% Cheese
33 String cheese 139k 39.3 57.2% Cheese
34 Havarti 137k 41.5 72.1% Cheese
35 Manchego 128k 40.3 60.6% Cheese
36 Pecorino 125k 44.5 55.0% Cheese
37 Taleggio cheese 124k 43.5 55.1% Cheese
38 Wensleydale cheese 122k 43.6 77.2% Cheese
39 Pecorino Romano 122k 45.9 66.8% Cheese
40 Cheese spread 122k 33.4 53.3% Cheese
41 Gruyère cheese 105k 35.1 69.7% Cheese
42 Fontina 97k 40.6 74.9% Cheese
43 Cambozola 93k 38.9 60.9% Cheese
44 Stracchino 91k 44.9 68.5% Cheese
45 Mimolette 91k 32.7 78.8% Cheese
46 Colby-Jack 83k 46.8 78.2% Cheese
47 Kasseri 81k 42.0 48.5% Cheese
48 Pizza cheese 79k 37.5 54.0% Cheese
49 Buffalo mozzarella 67k 41.3 59.9% Cheese
50 Camembert 59k 40.2 53.7% Cheese
51 Comté cheese 57k 35.9 52.0% Cheese
52 Robiola 53k 46.4 70.0% Cheese
53 Grana Padano 51k 44.1 59.2% Cheese
54 Nabulsi cheese 43k 41.5 35.8% Cheese
55 Jarlsberg 41k 53.4 78.3% Cheese
56 Grana (cheese) 40k 40.8 57.9% Cheese
57 Pecorino Sardo 24k 47.6 47.6% Cheese
58 Edam cheese 23k 29.6 72.9% Cheese
59 Appenzeller cheese 22k 40.9 43.7% Cheese
60 Fourme d'Ambert 20k 42.3 61.6% Cheese
61 Pecorino Toscano 19k 56.7 51.3% Cheese
62 Stilton cheese 19k 46.5 100.0% Cheese
63 Jarlsberg cheese 18k 42.3 60.6% Cheese
64 Queso Chihuahua 17k 40.0 60.3% Cheese
65 Toma cheese 16k 37.8 55.3% Cheese
66 Cantal 14k 42.9 50.3% Cheese
67 Montasio 14k 52.5 55.8% Cheese
68 Tomme de Savoie 13k 46.7 48.0% Cheese
69 Emmental cheese 11k 49.5 59.8% Cheese
70 Fromage blanc 11k 51.5 59.1% Cheese
71 Bleu d'Auvergne 9.2k 47.8 54.9% Cheese
72 Minas cheese 8.4k 35.4 68.8% Cheese
73 Caprino cheese 7.7k 45.2 58.0% Cheese
74 Cremoso cheese 7.5k 23.1 60.5% Cheese
75 Caprice des Dieux 5.5k 36.2 71.8% Cheese
76 Rougette 5.3k 39.4 57.6% Cheese
77 Cancoillotte 4.5k 42.4 64.9% Cheese
78 Reblochon 4k 34.7 54.2% Cheese
79 Maroilles cheese 3.6k 40.8 58.0% Cheese
80 Formaggio di Fossa 1.8k — — Cheese
81 Apetina 867 33.2 52.0% Cheese
82 Le Gruyère AOP 839 43.2 62.2% Cheese
83 Consorzio Parmigiano reggiano 648 41.3 59.6% Cheese
84 Consorzio Grana Padano 89 41.3 59.6% Cheese
85 Biraghi S.P.A. 5 42.2 59.0% Cheese

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular cheeses 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 updated quarterly 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 44M people in United States.

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