A new analysis by Innerbody Research ranks states by how often residents search for “ice cream” online. Using Google search trends for all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the study covers the period from April 2025 to April 2026. It finds that New Jersey has the highest level of “ice cream” search interest, making it America’s most ice-cream-obsessed state. Fox News also reports that the Northeast performs strongly in the overall results, with the top five states in search interest all located in the region. The outlets agree that the rankings are based on search behavior rather than sales or consumption data, and that the comparison is standardized across states using the same search-trend methodology and time window. While specific rankings beyond first place are mentioned only in general terms, both reports present New Jersey as the top state in the study and describe the Northeast’s dominance among the leading states.