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Here’s how Americans really like to eat their potatoes

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August 17, 2021

No matter if you pronounce it potato or “patato,” this beloved vegetable is a favorite for many Americans. But how do Americans prefer to eat their potatoes? Zippia used Google Trends to determine which potato dishes are most popular in each state (full methodology here).

Keep reading to find out if your favorite potato dish is also your state’s favorite, too!

Sweet Potato Casserole

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Alabama

Sweet Potato Casserole

Mashed potatoes with gravy

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Alaska

Mashed potatoes

Curly Fries

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Arizona

Curly Fries

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

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Arkansas

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

Garlic fries

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California

Garlic fries

Mashed potatoes

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Colorado

Mashed potatoes

Potato chips

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Connecticut

Potato chips

Potato chips

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Delaware

Potato chips

Truffle fries

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Florida

Truffle fries

Waffle Fries

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Georgia

Waffle Fries

Garlic fries

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Hawaii

Garlic fries

Baked Potato
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Idaho

Baked Potato

Belgian Fries
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Illinois

Belgian Fries

Steak fries
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Indiana

Steak fries

Onion rings
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Iowa

Onion rings

(Yeah, we don’t understand how these are potatoes, either…)

Twice Baked Potato Casserole
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Kansas

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

Hash Brown Casserole
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Kentucky

Hash Brown Casserole

Waffle Fries
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Louisiana

Waffle Fries

Potato chips
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Maine

Potato chips

Shoestring fries
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Maryland

Shoestring fries

Gnocchi
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Massachusetts

Gnocchi

Potato skins
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Michigan

Potato skins

Hasselback potatoes
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Minnesota

Hasselback potatoes

Twice Baked Potato Casserole
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Mississippi

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

Crinkle Cut Fries
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Missouri

Crinkle Cut Fries

Baked Potato
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Montana

Baked Potato

Curly Fries
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Nebraska

Curly Fries

Cheese Fries
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Nevada

Cheese Fries

Hasselback potatoes
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New Hampshire

Hasselback potatoes

Shoestring fries
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New Jersey

Shoestring fries

Cheese Fries
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New Mexico

Cheese Fries

Belgian Fries
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New York

Belgian Fries

Waffle Fries
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North Carolina

Waffle Fries

Mashed potatoes
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North Dakota

Mashed potatoes

Potato skins
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Ohio

Potato skins

Baked Potato
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Oklahoma

Baked Potato

Mashed potatoes
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Oregon

Mashed potatoes

Shoestring fries
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Pennsylvania

Shoestring fries

Home Fries
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Rhode Island

Home Fries

Baked Sweet Potato
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South Carolina

Baked Sweet Potato

Air Fryer Potatoes
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South Dakota

Air Fryer Potatoes

Hash Brown Casserole
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Tennessee

Hash Brown Casserole

Fried Mashed Potato Balls
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Texas

Fried Mashed Potato Balls

Mashed potatoes
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Kaitlyn is MediaFeed’s senior editor. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, specializing in social justice and investigative reporting. She has worked at various radio stations and newsrooms, covering higher-education, local politics, natural disasters and investigative and watchdog stories related to Title IX and transparency issues.