Jul 3, 2025 - News

Richmond ate nearly 3 million pounds of hot dogs last year

Sabrina Moreno

Illustration of a bear cub eating a Chicago style hot dog. — Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios

Richmond is one of the areas that ate the most hot dogs per person last year, according to Nielsen data.

Why it matters: It came out to Richmonders consuming more than $11.5 million in hot dogs.

By the numbers: Eric Mittenthal, president of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, tells Axios that the Richmond region also purchased 2.7 million pounds of hot dogs at grocery stores, which is about 16.5 per person.

Fun fact: Nielsen estimates that on the Fourth of July tomorrow, Americans will eat 150 million hot dogs.

That's enough to line up hot dogs from D.C. to L.A. five times over.

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Richmond ate nearly 3 million pounds of hot dogs last year

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