From a glazed donut with our coffee in the morning to a candy bar in the afternoon, and a slice of pie after dinner, we certainly love our sweets! America’s fascination with junk food goes beyond just grabbing something quick to eat on the run.
A recent survey conducted by used packing equipment seller, Bid-On-Equipment, revealed that 49% of us reach for a sweet snack for its taste, while 87% of those surveyed saying they get a craving for junk food multiple times a day.
So what is the go-to snack when the cravings kick in?
Donuts and pies top the list – and why wouldn’t they!
Analyzing Google search data, the folks behind the survey figured out what the most popular junk food is by state:
| State | Junk Food |
| Alabama | Sweet Potato Pies |
| Alaska | Russian Tea Cakes |
| Arizona | Doughnuts |
| Arkansas | Small Cake |
| California | Doughnuts |
| Colorado | Doughnuts |
| Connecticut | Crazy Doughnuts |
| Delaware | Smith Island Cake |
| D.C. | Doughnuts |
| Florida | Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream |
| Georgia | Sweet Potato Pies |
| Hawaii | Pumpkin Crunch |
| Idaho | Apple Crumble |
| Illinois | Doughnuts |
| Indiana | Doughnuts |
| Iowa | Apple Crumble |
| Kansas | Small Cake |
| Kentucky | Oreo Balls |
| Louisiana | King Cake |
| Maine | Whoopie Pies |
| Maryland | Smith Island Cake |
| Massachusetts | Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream |
| Michigan | Apple Crumble |
| Minnesota | Apple Crumble |
| Mississippi | Sweet Potato Pies |
| Missouri | Sweet Pies |
| Montana | Chicken Pot Pies |
| Nebraska | Cheeseburger |
| Nevada | Doughnuts |
| New Hampshire | Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream |
| New Jersey | Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream |
| New Mexico | Chantilly Cake |
| New York | Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream |
| North Carolina | Sweet Potato Pies |
| North Dakota | Apple Crumble |
| Ohio | Cassata Cake |
| Oklahoma | Doughnuts |
| Oregon | Tillamook Ice Cream |
| Pennsylvania | Maple Doughnut |
| Rhode Island | Honey Dew Doughnuts |
| South Carolina | Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream |
| South Dakota | Apple Crumble |
| Tennessee | Goo Goo Clusters |
| Texas | Doughnuts |
| Utah | Doughnuts |
| Vermont | Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream |
| Virginia | Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream |
| Washington | Doughnuts |
| West Virginia | Pineapple Upside Down Cake |
| Wisconsin | Apple Crumble |
| Wyoming | Cake Mix Cookies |
So what do you think? Does your state’s most popular junk food match up with your favorite snack? If not, have no fear, we’ve got plenty of snack foods for you to choose from and you don’t have to leave your home state to get them!
