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Per capita consumption of cheese in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in pounds)

Characteristic	Per capita consumption in pounds
2024	41.9
2023	41.9
2022	41.8
2021	41.2
2020	39.9
2019	40.4
2018	40.1
2017	39
2016	38.5
2015	37.2
2014	36.2
2013	35.6
2012	35.5
2011	35.3
2010	35
2009	34.6
2008	34.5
2007	35.2
2006	34.8
2005	34
2004	33.6
2003	32.9
2002	32.8
2001	32.4
2000	32.1

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December 2025

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

Supplementary notes

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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In 2024, the average consumer in the United States ate about 41.9 pounds of cheese. Over the past ten years, U.S. per capita consumption of cheese has increased by over five pounds.

Cheese production

Wisconsin and California are the leading American states in terms of cheese production. Wisconsin led the country, producing over three and a half billion pounds of the dairy product, while California accounted for an estimated two and a half billion. The EU-27, however, produced by far the highest volume of cheese in the world.

Cheese prices

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 2024 was closer to six U.S. dollars.