In 2022, the average consumer in the United States ate about 41.8 pounds of cheese. Over the past ten years, U.S. per capita consumption of cheese has increased by over five pounds.
While the retail price of a pound of cheese has fluctuated over the past few decades, the dairy product has generally become more expensive. While the price per pound was less than four U.S. dollars in 1999, the average cost in 2022 was closer to six U.S. dollars.
Per capita consumption of cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022
(in pounds)
According to ERS all per capita consumption figures are calculated using resident population plus the Armed Forces overseas. Cheese includes American, Italian, and other cheese. Excludes full-skim American, cottage, pot, and baker's cheese.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (November 30, 2023). Per capita consumption of cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183785/per-capita-consumption-of-cheese-in-the-us-since-2000/
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