National Fast Food Day: The states with the highest increases in fast food visits
Vermont had the highest increase in fast food visits from January to April of this year
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Tuesday is National Fast Food Day, which is a perfect excuse to head to the drive-thru.
According to a recent report from TOP Data, a marketing agency network, visits to fast food restaurants in the U.S. have increased 33% overall from January to April 2021.
The fast food category that had the highest increase in visits this year was burger chains, which saw a 54.4% increase. Burger chains were followed by Mexican fast food chains, which saw a 32.1% increase, then fried chicken chains, which saw a 29.5% increase and pizza chains, which saw a 16.2% increase in visits this year.
According to a recent report from marketing agency network TOP Data, visits to fast food restaurants in the U.S. have increased 33% overall from January to April 2021. (iStock)
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For its report, TOP Data looked at "GPS tracking data of millions of fast food restaurant visits across the 20 largest fast food chains" from January to April of this year, the report said.
The report also found which of the Lower 48 states have the highest increase in fast food visits this year.
To see TOP Data’s list, here’s how much each state — except Alaska and Hawaii — increased in fast food restaurant visits this year.
Vermont had the highest increase in fast food visits from January to April of this year, according to TOP Data. (iStock)
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Fast Food Visits Up in the Lower 48 States
Vermont - 83% increase in fast food visits
New Hampshire - 59% increase in fast food visits
Illinois - 58% increase in fast food visits
Michigan - 53% increase in fast food visits
Massachusetts - 52% increase in fast food visits
Pennsylvania - 52% increase in fast food visits
Arkansas - 51% increase in fast food visits
West Virginia - 50% increase in fast food visits
Minnesota - 49% increase in fast food visits
California - 49% increase in fast food visits
Rhode Island - 48% increase in fast food visits
Maine - 47% increase in fast food visits
Mississippi - 46% increase in fast food visits
Kansas - 45% increase in fast food visits
Connecticut - 45% increase in fast food visits
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New Mexico - 43% increase in fast food visits
New York - 43% increase in fast food visits
Louisiana - 43% increase in fast food visits
Colorado - 42% increase in fast food visits
Kentucky - 42% increase in fast food visits
Nevada - 42% increase in fast food visits
Missouri - 40% increase in fast food visits
Washington - 40% increase in fast food visits
North Carolina - 40% increase in fast food visits
Nebraska - 39% increase in fast food visits
Oklahoma - 39% increase in fast food visits
Wisconsin - 38% increase in fast food visits
Alabama - 37% increase in fast food visits
South Carolina - 37% increase in fast food visits
Tennessee - 37% increase in fast food visits
New Jersey - 37% increase in fast food visits
Virginia - 37% increase in fast food visits
Maryland - 37% increase in fast food visits
Ohio - 35% increase in fast food visits
Delaware - 35% increase in fast food visits
Indiana - 35% increase in fast food visits
Iowa - 32% increase in fast food visits
Montana - 32% increase in fast food visits
Utah - 31% increase in fast food visits
Oregon - 31% increase in fast food visits
North Dakota - 31% increase in fast food visits
Florida - 30% increase in fast food visits
Texas - 30% increase in fast food visits
Arizona - 29% increase in fast food visits
Wyoming - 29% increase in fast food visits
South Dakota - 27% increase in fast food visits
Georgia - 26% increase in fast food visits
Idaho - 22% increase in fast food visits
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