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The Most Popular Local Pizza Restaurants in Every State

United States Restaurants + Bars News
by Eben Diskin Feb 12, 2021

Few food items around the world are more contentious than pizza. Whether it’s squabbling over New York vs. New Haven pizza, or the age-old pineapple debate, pizza is the food that could launch a thousand ships, start wars, and divide families.

A local pizza joint isn’t just another food option — it’s a point of community pride fiercely defended by its loyal customers. The question is: What’s the best, most popular pizza place in your area, and is there any semblance of a consensus? Usually, it would seem not, but the truth is easy enough to gather these days. Thanks to a good look at what pizza places people searched for the most on Google Maps in 2020, Google was able to determine the most popular pizza joint in every US state (at least in terms of which spots people were searching for on Maps).

Google also unearthed some additional tidbits about the country’s pizza preferences:

  • California and New York are the only states where “vegan pizza” was among the top pizza-related searches.
  • The most popular day to order pizza is Saturday, followed by Friday.
  • The most pizza is ordered in the month of October.

According to Google Maps searches, these are the top pizza destinations in each US state:

Alabama
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Marco’s Pizza

Alaska
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Great Alaska Pizza Co.

Arizona
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Barro’s Pizza, Oregano’s Pizza, Rosati’s Pizza

Arkansas
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

California
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Pizza My Heart, Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, Pizza Port

Colorado
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Blue Pan Pizza, Blackjack Pizza, Sexy Pizza

Connecticut
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Sally’s Apizza, Modern Apizza, Mystic Pizza

Delaware
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Grotto Pizza

Florida
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Five Star Pizza, Eddie and Sam’s N.Y.Pizza, Socio’s Pizza & Pasta

Georgia
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Marco’s Pizza, Fellini’s Pizza, Johnny’s New York Style Pizza

Hawaii
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

Idaho
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorite: Idaho Pizza Company

Illinois
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Pequod’s Pizza, Rosati’s Pizza

Indiana
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Pizza King

Iowa
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Pizza Ranch

Kansas
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Minsky’s Pizza, Toppers Pizza

Kentucky
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Miguels Pizza, Donatos Pizza, Jet’s Pizza

Louisiana
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Johnny’s Pizza House, Pizza Delicious

Maine
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

Maryland
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Ledo pizza, &pizza, Pizza Boli’s

Massachusetts
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Rehoboth House of Pizza, Prattville Pizza & Grill, Town Spa Pizza

Michigan
Most searched: Jet’s Pizza
Local favorites: Happy’s Pizza, Buddy’s Pizza

Minnesota
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Pizza Luce, Punch Pizza, Davani’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies

Mississippi
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

Missouri
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Imo’s pizza, Minsky’s pizza

Montana
Most searched: Pizza Hut

Nebraska
Most searched: Pizza Hut

Nevada
Most searched: Pizza Hut

New Hampshire
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

New Jersey
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Joe’s Pizza, Conte’s Pizza, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza

New Mexico
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Pizza 9, Dion’s Pizza

New York
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Joe’s Pizza, Uncle Mike’s Hometown Pizza, Scarr’s Pizza

North Carolina
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Trophy Brewing & Pizza, Hawthorne’s New York Pizza and Bar

North Dakota
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

Ohio
Most searched: Papa John’s Pizza
Local favorites: Donatos Pizza, Marco’s Pizza, Jet’s Pizza, Dewey’s Pizza

Oklahoma
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Hideaway Pizza Marco’s Pizza, All American Pizza

Oregon
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Mod Pizza, Pizzicato Pizza, Apizza Scholls

Pennsylvania
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Little Sicily Pizza, Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, Beto’s Pizza

Rhode Island
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorite: Kingston Pizza

South Carolina
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Marco’s Pizza

South Dakota
Most searched: Pizza Hut

Tennessee
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Jet’s Pizza, Marco’s Pizza, Five Points Pizza East

Texas
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Home Slice Pizza, Pinthouse Pizza, Pizza Patron

Utah
Most searched: Pizza Hut
Local favorites: Marco’s Pizza, Blaze Pizza, Pizza Pie Cafe

Vermont
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

Virginia
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: &pizza, Ledo Pizza, Marco’s Pizza

Washington
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Pagliacci Pizza, Round Table Pizza, Zeeks Pizza

West Virginia
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: &pizza, Ledo Pizza, Marco’s Pizza

Wisconsin
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza
Local favorites: Pizza Ranch, Rocky Rococo Pizza, Ian’s Pizza

Wyoming
Most searched: Domino’s Pizza

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