"That's right, despite the reputation of the Chick-fil-A-loving South as America's fast food hot spot, data from Escoffier shows that Maryland consumes the most. The report is based on three metrics measuring what percent of restaurants in a given state are fast food, the amount of fast food spots per capita, and what percent of food spending in the state goes to fast food, with the data coming from the Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)."
"While Americans may claim they view grabbing some fast food as a treat or a luxury, especially with recent inflation, the reality is that it makes up a huge part of the nation's diet. According to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report, 30% of adult Americans will eat fast food on a given day, and almost 12% of all calories consumed by adults in America come from fast food."
Fast food occupies a large share of American diets, with 30% of adults eating fast food on a given day and almost 12% of adult calories coming from fast food. A multi-metric analysis using Census Bureau and USDA data ranks states by percent of restaurants that are fast food, fast-food spots per capita, and share of food spending on fast food. Maryland ranks highest by percent of restaurants that are fast food (46.76%) and placed third in per-capita fast-food spots (87.57 per 100,000). Nevada led in share of food spending on fast food (21.79%). Rankings can vary by methodology.
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