The Most Popular Beverage Brand In Every U.S. State
Every American has their favorite beverage brand, but the tastes vary widely from one state to another. A recent study conducted by Power Brands highlights these differences by identifying which drink brands each state reaches for most.
The findings reveal surprising loyalties, regional trends, and a few unexpected standouts. Your home state's favorite beverage may actually surprise you!
Orange Crush: Indiana
Indiana is the one state where most residents consider Orange Crush their go-to soda. It's an unconventional choice, but a delicious one. The carbonated citrus drink is certainly a refreshing choice.
Dole: New Mexico
New Mexico residents seem to prefer juice to soda, with Dole being the most popular beverage brand of the region. Dole juices come in a variety of flavors, from classics like orange and apple, to more unique blends like their tropical fruit punch.
Welch's: Wyoming
Residents of Wyoming also seem to prefer the juice route, crowning Welch's as the superior beverage brand. Welch's is most known for their grape-based products, but they also make a variety of other fruit-flavored juices.
Ocean Spray: Montana
For the people of Montana, Ocean Spray beverages are the refreshing drink of choice. Ocean Spray is best-known for their cranberry products, with their various cranberry-based juices being customer favorites.
Minute Maid: Wisconsin
Minute Maid beverages take the top spot for Wisconsin residents. This brand is best-known for their thirst-quenching lemonade and orange juice, but they also make various soft drinks, including Hi-C.
Tropicana: Colorado
Another state where juice takes the top spot is Colorado, where residents prefer Tropicana over other beverage brands. While best-known for their refreshing orange juice, Tropicana makes several delicious fruit-based drinks.
Lipton Iced Tea: New Hampshire
It may seem like an unconventional choice, but Lipton iced tea is the preferred drink for the people of New Hampshire. Who can blame them?—There's nothing more refreshing than a cold glass of iced tea on a warm day.
Arizona Iced Tea: Washington
Like New Hampshire, Washington is another state that prefers iced tea to other cold beverages. Arizona, a brand known for its many flavors of iced tea and energy drinks, is the go-to beverage brand for Washington residents.
7Up: Minnesota
For Minnesotans, 7up is the brand that takes the top spot. This delicious bubbly lemon-lime soda is a thirst-quenching favorite for the people of Minnesota, and who can blame them?
A&W Root Beer: Iowa
Residents of Iowa love their root beer—specifically, they favor A&W root beer above other beverage brands. The root beer, invented in 1919, was actually the inspiration for the chain of restaurants that are popular throughout the United States and Canada.
Kool-Aid: North Dakota & South Dakota
Kool-Aid is the most popular beverage brand in both North Dakota and South Dakota, and for good reason! Kool-Aid juice products are affordable, deliciously sweet, and great for large families or gatherings.
Canada Dry: Massachusetts & Vermont
Canada Dry has been crowned the most popular beverage brand in both Massachusetts and Vermont. The ginger ale brand is known for its crisp, refreshing, natural ginger flavor.
Fanta: 3 States
Fanta takes the top spot in three different states: California, Hawaii, and Oregon. Fanta makes fruit-flavored sodas such as orange, strawberry, and grape, which are known for their bright colors.
Mountain Dew: 4 States
Mountain Dew takes 5th place on this list, with 4 different states preferring the citrus-flavored soda over others. It's most popular in North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Maine.
Pepsi: 5 States
Pepsi is the beverage brand of choice for 5 states, giving it the 4th place position on this list. In the widely-debated Coke vs. Pepsi showdown, Pepsi wins for New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Sprite: 6 States
Coming in at number three in the country, Sprite is the most popular soda brand 6 states, including Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia. The lemon-lime soda is a tangy, refreshing choice.
Dr. Pepper: 9 States
Dr. Pepper is the second place winner, as the most popular beverage brand in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, West Virginia, Idaho, and Alaska. The soda comes in 23 different flavors and is the oldest major soda brand in the country!
Coca-Cola
It likely comes as no surprise that Coca-Cola takes the top spot, being the most popular beverage in a whopping 14 states. The sweet, fizzy soda is a favorite for the people of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Nevada.
Every state is unique
It's clear that beverage choices are shaped by far more than national popularity. Local traditions, climate, and culture all play a role in what people drink most often.
While some states follow broader trends, others favor unique regional favorites. Together, these preferences tell an interesting story about how Americans enjoy their daily drinks and the brands they trust most.