It’s no secret Americans have opinions about pizza. From the value of crusts to the acceptability of pineapple as a topping, many pizza debates have cropped up on Twitter over the years.
In honor of National Pizza Day, Grubhub decided to share some hard data and shed light on America’s pizza preferences. The food delivery service calculated the most popular toppings, the “trendiest” pizzas, the states that order the most and even some regional differences.
According to Grubhub, the most-ordered pizza topping in 2019 was pepperoni, followed by mushroom, sausage, green pepper and black olive. The state that had the highest proportion of pizza orders out of overall Grubhub orders was Connecticut (shoutout to New Haven style). Rhode Island, Arizona, Florida and Illinois rounded out the list.
The “trendiest” pizza of the year was Margherita ― which also represents the type of pizza that spiked the most in popularity in 2019 compared with 2018.
Trendiest Pizzas Of The Year
Margherita pizza — 985% more popular
Garlic supreme pizza — 981% more popular
Mac and cheese pizza — 935% more popular
Chicken, ranch and bacon pizza — 911% more popular
Neapolitan pizza — 856% more popular
Grubhub also broke down the trendiness data by region, identifying which kinds of pizzas increased the most in popularity in their respective regions from 2018 to 2019. Apparently the Midwest was all about Detroit deep-dish, while the Northeast preferred more of the traditional Neapolitan style. In the West, pesto pizza jumped in popularity, while it was supreme in the South.
Midwest
Detroit deep-dish pizza: 983% more popular
Gluten-free pizza: 513% more popular
Margherita pizza: 402% more popular
Taco pizza: 273% more popular
Mac and cheese pizza: 270% more popular
Northeast
Neapolitan pizza: 554% more popular
Brooklyn pizza: 331% more popular
Sicilian pizza: 267% more popular
Buffalo chicken pizza: 153% more popular
Bruschetta pizza: 141% more popular
South
Supreme pizza: 193% more popular
Greek pizza: 189% more popular
Chicken barbecue pizza: 171% more popular
Mexican pizza: 150% more popular
Spinach and artichoke pizza: 137% more popular
West
Pesto pizza: 248% more popular
Everything pizza: 223% more popular
Garden pizza: 108% more popular
Mexican pizza: 105% more popular
Hawaiian chicken pizza: 98% more popular