WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — According to a study written by PriceListo, a price-tracking website, Pizza Hut is the most popular fast-food restaurant in Kansas. Coming in second is McDonald’s, and in third is Starbucks.
PriceListo conducted its study based on the regional average monthly search volume over the last 12 months and considering the highest-earning fast-food restaurants across America.
McDonald’s is the most popular fast-food restaurant across America. It is followed by Domino’s, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks and Pizza Hut and Papa Johns.
PriceListo states McDonald’s has 14,879,233 monthly searches across America. Domino’s has 11,638,991, Chick-fil-A has 11,239,300, Starbucks has 13,693,050, Pizza Hut has 9,110,850, and Papa Johns has 5,446,094.
McDonald’s tops 22 states, according to PriceListo. Domino’s tops 14 states, Chick-fil-A tops seven states, Starbucks tops six states, and Pizza Hut tops one state – Kansas.
See each state’s favorite fast-food chain:
| U.S. States | Each state’s favorite fast-food chain | Each state’s second favorite fast-food chain | Each state’s third favorite fast-food chain |
| Alabama | Domino’s | Chick-fil-A | Pizza Hut |
| Alaska | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Taco Bell |
| Arizona | McDonald’s | Starbucks | Chick-fil-A |
| Arkansas | Domino’s | Domino’s | McDonald’s |
| California | Starbucks | McDonald’s | Chick-fil-A |
| Colorado | Starbucks | McDonald’s | Domino’s |
| Connecticut | McDonald’s | Starbucks | Domino’s |
| Delaware | Chick-fil-A | Domino’s | McDonald’s |
| District of Columbia | Starbucks | McDonald’s | Chick-fil-A |
| Florida | McDonald’s | Chick-fil-A | Starbucks |
| Georgia | Chick-fil-A | McDonald’s | Domino’s |
| Hawaii | McDonald’s | Starbucks | Pizza Hut |
| Idaho | Domino’s | McDonald’s | Pizza Hut |
| Illinois | McDonald’s | Starbucks | Domino’s |
| Indiana | McDonald’s | Pizza Hut | Papa Johns |
| Iowa | McDonald’s | Pizza Hut | Domino’s |
| Kansas | Pizza Hut | McDonald’s | Starbucks |
| Kentucky | Papa Johns | McDonald’s | Domino’s |
| Louisiana | Domino’s | Pizza Hut | McDonald’s |
| Maine | Domino’s | McDonald’s | Starbucks |
| Maryland | McDonald’s | Chick-fil-A | Domino’s |
| Massachusetts | McDonald’s | Starbucks | Domino’s |
| Michigan | McDonald’s | Little Caesars | Taco Bell |
| Minnesota | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Starbucks |
| Mississippi | Domino’s | Domino’s | McDonald’s |
| Missouri | Domino’s | McDonald’s | Pizza Hut |
| Montana | Domino’s | Pizza Hut | McDonald’s |
| Nebraska | McDonald’s | Pizza Hut | Domino’s |
| Nevada | Starbucks | McDonald’s | Domino’s |
| New Hampshire | Domino’s | McDonald’s | Starbucks |
| New Jersey | McDonald’s | Starbucks | Domino’s |
| New Mexico | Domino’s | McDonald’s | Starbucks |
| New York | Starbucks | McDonald’s | Domino’s |
| North Carolina | Chick-fil-A | Domino’s | McDonald’s |
| North Dakota | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Papa Johns |
| Ohio | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Chipotle |
| Oklahoma | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Pizza Hut |
| Oregon | McDonald’s | Starbucks | Domino’s |
| Pennsylvania | McDonald’s | Chick-fil-A | Domino’s |
| Rhode Island | Domino’s | McDonald’s | Starbucks |
| South Carolina | Chick-fil-A | McDonald’s | Domino’s |
| South Dakota | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Pizza Hut |
| Tennessee | Chick-fil-A | Domino’s | McDonald’s |
| Texas | Chick-fil-A | McDonald’s | McDonald’s |
| Utah | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Chick-fil-A |
| Vermont | Domino’s | McDonald’s | Starbucks |
| Virginia | Chick-fil-A | McDonald’s | Starbucks |
| Washington | Starbucks | McDonald’s | Domino’s |
| West Virginia | Domino’s | Domino’s | Pizza Hut |
| Wisconsin | McDonald’s | Domino’s | Pizza Hut |
| Wyoming | Domino’s | Pizza Hut | McDonald’s |
“The fast-food industry is invaluable to the U.S. economy. In fact, these restaurants are estimated to be worth $366.9 billion in 2023,” a spokesperson from PriceListo said. “This research sheds light on America’s favorite fast-food restaurants, displaying a wide variety of tastes across the country, from burgers to pizza or fried chicken to iced coffee. McDonald’s has been crowned the most popular. Nevertheless, pizza takes the biggest slice of the list, with Domino’s, Pizza Hut, and Papa Johns all making the top five.”
