Per capita consumption of regular ice cream in the United States has seen an overall decrease between 2000 and 2023. In 2023, the average American consumed **** pounds of regular ice cream while in 2000 this figure amounted to **** pounds.
Category performance
Per capita consumption of ice cream slightly decreased in 2023. However, sales growth increased for ice cream in 2025. Frozen ice cream and novelties faired the best, increasing by **** and ***** percent, respectively, compared to the previous year. Sales of plant-based frozen novelties decreased the most.
Frozen dessert production in the United States
Between 2017 and 2018, regular ice cream production in the United States dropped off steeply, from around 760,000 gallons to just under 500,000 gallons. Today, production has increased slightly. In 2023, California produced almost ****** gallons of regular ice cream while the other 49 states generated about ******* gallons. Frozen yogurt had a much higher production volume in the United States than regular ice cream.
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Economic Research Service, & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (November 30, 2023). Per capita consumption of regular ice cream in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/183500/per-capita-consumption-of-ice-cream-in-the-us-since-2000/
Economic Research Service, und USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Per capita consumption of regular ice cream in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183500/per-capita-consumption-of-ice-cream-in-the-us-since-2000/
Economic Research Service, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. (2023). Per capita consumption of regular ice cream in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/183500/per-capita-consumption-of-ice-cream-in-the-us-since-2000/
Economic Research Service, and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. "Per Capita Consumption of Regular Ice Cream in The United States from 2000 to 2023 (in Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183500/per-capita-consumption-of-ice-cream-in-the-us-since-2000/
Economic Research Service & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Per capita consumption of regular ice cream in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/183500/per-capita-consumption-of-ice-cream-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Per capita consumption of regular ice cream in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in pounds) [Graph], Economic Research Service, & USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/183500/per-capita-consumption-of-ice-cream-in-the-us-since-2000/
