Since 2000, the per capita consumption of American cheese in the U.S. has increased by over 27 percent. As of 2022, consumption of American cheese was at about 16.2 pounds per person.
Per capita consumption of American cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022
(in pounds)
Characteristic
Per capita consumption in pounds
2022
16.2
2021
16.2
2020
15.5
2019
15.5
2018
15.4
2017
15.1
2016
14.4
2015
14
2014
13.7
2013
13.4
2012
13.3
2011
13
2010
13.3
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According to ERS all per capita consumption figures are calculated using resident population plus the Armed Forces overseas.
American cheese include Cheddar, Colby, Monterey, Jack, and washed curd.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (November 30, 2023). Per capita consumption of American cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183803/per-capita-consumption-of-american-cheese-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Per capita consumption of American cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183803/per-capita-consumption-of-american-cheese-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2023). Per capita consumption of American cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183803/per-capita-consumption-of-american-cheese-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Per Capita Consumption of American Cheese in The United States from 2000 to 2022 (in Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183803/per-capita-consumption-of-american-cheese-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Per capita consumption of American cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183803/per-capita-consumption-of-american-cheese-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited January 31, 2025)
Per capita consumption of American cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183803/per-capita-consumption-of-american-cheese-in-the-us-since-2000/
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