Most Popular Soda by State 2025
State | Most Popular Soda (Gitnux 2024)↓ | Most Popular Soda (ETNT 2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Washington | Starbucks | Green River Soda |
 | Alaska | Sprite | Red Bull |
 | Florida | Sprite | Squirt |
 | Colorado | Pepsi | Sweet Tea |
 | Delaware | Pepsi | Dr. Pepper |
 | Hawaii | Pepsi | Diet Coke |
 | Indiana | Pepsi | Sierra Mist |
 | Kansas | Pepsi | Fanta |
 | North Carolina | Pepsi | Root Beer |
 | Pennsylvania | Pepsi | Iced Tea |
 | Maine | Moxie | Root Beer |
 | Arkansas | Mountain Dew | Ginger Ale |
 | Iowa | Mountain Dew | Squirt |
 | Montana | Mountain Dew | Pepsi |
 | Nevada | Mountain Dew | Crush |
 | New Hampshire | Mountain Dew | Diet Coke |
 | North Dakota | Mountain Dew | Coke Zero |
 | South Dakota | Mountain Dew | Root Beer |
 | Tennessee | Mountain Dew | Lemonade |
 | West Virginia | Mountain Dew | Mountain Dew |
 | Wyoming | Mountain Dew | Coke Zero |
 | Utah | Mormon Tea | Crush |
 | Vermont | Maple Syrup | Cream Soda |
 | Nebraska | Kool-Aid | Sprite |
 | Michigan | Faygo | Slurpees |
 | Arizona | Dr Pepper | Tab |
 | Idaho | Dr Pepper | Diet Coke |
 | Missouri | Dr Pepper | Faygo |
 | New Mexico | Dr Pepper | Ginger Ale |
 | Oklahoma | Dr Pepper | Cream Soda |
 | Texas | Dr Pepper | Cream Soda |
 | Alabama | Coca-Cola | Dr. Pepper |
 | California | Coca-Cola | Cream Soda |
 | Georgia | Coca-Cola | Nehi |
 | Illinois | Coca-Cola | Jarritos |
 | Maryland | Coca-Cola | Jones Soda |
 | Massachusetts | Coca-Cola | Mountain Dew |
 | Minnesota | Coca-Cola | Orange Soda |
 | New Jersey | Coca-Cola | Monster Energy |
 | New York | Coca-Cola | Faygo |
 | Ohio | Coca-Cola | Faygo |
 | Oregon | Coca-Cola | Dr. Pepper |
 | South Carolina | Coca-Cola | Nehi |
 | Wisconsin | Coca-Cola | Jolly Good Soda |
 | Louisiana | Barq's Root Beer | Sprite |
 | Mississippi | Barq's Root Beer | Sunkist |
 | Kentucky | Ale8One | Root Beer |
 | Connecticut | Squirt | |
 | Rhode Island | Orange Soda | |
 | Virginia | Fanta |
- 2022 data courtesy of Eat This, Not That!. 2024 data courtesy of Gitnux Market Data.
- Different sources may attain divergent results due to varying methodologies, shifts in consumer behavior or drink availability, or other factors.
The average American drinks 39.6 gallons of soda every year. That equals about 480 cans of soda in 365 days. However, soda intake has declined by 30% in the last five years. Part of the decline is due to the increased awareness of the health effect of carbonated drinks and conditions like diabetes and obesity. Nevertheless, Americans still crave their fizzy, cold beverage when they want them.
Website Eat This, Not That released a list that identified the most popular soft drinks in each state. Here are the sodas and soft drinks that are on top of everyone’s minds in each state.
Most Popular Sodas in America
While some of the states list favorites that are nationally known, many are regional favorites that do not have a widespread appeal.
A 2021 Newsweek article lists the 10 most popular sodas nationwide. This is based on the amount sold in 2021. The top ten are 7-Up (just under $1 billion), Sunkist ($1 billion dollars), Sierra Mist ($1 billion), Fanta ($2.34 billion), Sprite ($6 billion), Mountain Dew ($7 billion), Dr. Pepper ($11.12 billion), Pepsi ($14.82 billion), Diet Coke ($37.27 billion), and Coca-Cola ($36.5 billion).
