These Are Michigan’s Most Popular McDonald’s Orders

We're only days away from National McDonald's Day. Falling on April 15, the day marks the anniversary of when Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The McDonald's website said the first day of sales for the restaurant was $366.12 which is equivalent to $4,123.44 in 2023.

Currently, there more than 13,500 stores across the United States. The large chain claims to be America's leading fast-food restaurant. The team at Floridabet.com combed through all things McDonald's to determine the most popular orders in each state. They used data from the last 12 months and analyzed a range of search terms including "McDonald’s" and "McDonald’s Near Me" to reveal which states most love McDonald's.

The data was then divided by the population of each state to reveal the number of searches per 1,000 residents. Then, they analyzed the menu to reveal the top 10 meals based on search data including Big Mac, Mc Chicken, Mc Flurry. This data found the most popular food orders in each state.

The study revealed that there were more searches than there were residents in 14 states. This includes Illinois (1,238), Florida (1,138), and, unexpectedly, Hawaii (1,101), which has among the fewest restaurants nationwide (76).

Michigan had about 10,582,440 McDonald's searches and 1,055 per 1000 people. According to search statistics, the most popular orders were McDonald's Snack Wraps, Big Macs, and Happy Meals. However, McDonald’s sold a chicken snap wrap for about a decade before it was discontinued in 2016. Most of the states on the list seem to search Big Macs more often. Meanwhile, the second and third top searches are McRibs and Happy Meals.

The state has over 500 McDonald's locations which is less than half the number of California with over 1,100 locations. As a matter of fact, the first McDonald's location in Michigan was in Lansing. It opened in 1957 at 2120 North Larch St. Though the building has undergone renovations over the past few years, it’s still standing, said the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau.