Utah is ranked No. 15 in the U.S. for love of green bean casserole

November 26, 2015

Utah is ranked No. 15 in the U.S. for love of green bean casserole, according to the Del Monte Green Bean Index.

To conduct this study, Del Monte, the country’s prominent grower and distributor of green beans and other vegetables, asked 3,000 Americans to rate whether or not they plan to eat the classic green-bean casserole side dish this Thanksgiving.

Shown below is a list of U.S. states ranked according to the highest concentration of people who expect to eat green bean casserole this Thanksgiving.

—Louisiana: 60%
—Oklahoma: 58%
—Kentucky: 57%
—Florida: 54%
—Wisconsin: 52%
—Missouri: 51%
—Colorado: 50%
—Kansas: 49%
—New Hampshire: 48%
—Maine: 46%
—Vermont: 45%
—California: 44%
—Mississippi: 43%
—Idaho: 41%
—Utah: 41%
—Texas: 40%
—Illinois: 39%
—Ohio: 38%
—New York: 37%
—Michigan: 37%
—Alabama: 36%
—North Carolina: 36%
—New Mexico: 35%
—Maryland: 34%
—Tennessee: 32%
—Massachusetts: 32%
—New Jersey: 31%
—South Carolina: 30%
—Pennsylvania: 29%
—Virginia: 29%
—Arizona: 29%
—Minnesota: 28%
—Indiana: 27%
—Georgia: 26%
—Delaware: 25%
—Oregon: 23%
—Rhode Island: 23%
—Connecticut: 22%
—Nevada: 22%
—Montana: 21%
—Iowa: 21%
—Washington: 21%
—West Virginia: 20%
—Alaska: 20%
—Arkansas: 20%
—Nebraska: 19%
—Wyoming: 19%
—South Dakota: 19%
—North Dakota: 18%
—Hawaii: 17%

Del Monte also asked U.S. and Utah residents to rate their favorite “secret ingredient,” a single creative item that can be added to the casserole’s iconic green bean, cream of mushroom, and french fried onion flavors to make it unique and different. According to the survey, America’s top ten most-wanted secret ingredients for green bean casserole are:

—Bacon: 34%
—Mushrooms: 17%
—Cheese: 11%
—Grilled onions: 8%
—Almonds: 7%
—Sausage: 6%
—Bread crumbs or crushed crackers: 5.6%
—Garlic: 5.2%
—Jalapenos or hot sauce: 4%
—Sour cream: 3%

Del Monte also ranked its top 5 most popular green bean casserole recipes based on frequency on 2015 Thanksgiving dinner tables:

—Classic Green Bean Casserole

—Bacon and Cheddar Green Bean Casserole

—Sauteed Mushroom and Green Bean Casserole

—Creole Sausage and Green Bean Casserole

—Main Dish Green Bean Casserole