United States: popular Thanksgiving dinner by region

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States, Canada, Liberia, Saint Lucia, and Grenada. In the United States, the celebration is held on the fourth Thursday in November. Thanksgiving dinner is an important tradition for Americans and this day is among the most popular holidays in the country. According to a survey conducted in 2020, the most popular Thanksgiving dishes in the United States were turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing or dressing. However, there were some slight regional differences. For instance, stuffing or dressing were more popular in the South and in the West. Bread and rolls, instead, were more common in the West and Midwest.

Most popular Thanksgiving dishes in the United States as of 2020, by region

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 16-17, 2020

Number of respondents

1,373 respondents

Method of interview

Omnibus survey

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The source adds the following information: "Every person was randomly assigned to see 14 different dishes, which appeared in seven head-to-head matchups. For each, respondents were asked to indicate the better dish of the two. In the instructions, we told respondents: “On each of the next few pages, you will see two Thanksgiving dishes. On each page, we would like you to select the Thanksgiving dish that you think is the better one. You will see 7 different matchups between Thanksgiving dishes.” YouGov scored dishes by looking at their “win percentage” or how often they were selected as the better dish in a head-to-head matchup."

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