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.

Per capita consumption of regular ice cream in the United States has seen an overall decrease between 2000 and 2022. In 2022, the average American consumed 12.7 pounds of regular ice cream while in 2000 this figure amounted to 16.1 pounds.

Category performance Per capita consumption of ice cream slightly decreased in 2021 and, not surprisingly, sales growth was down for ice cream and sherbert overall. Frozen ice cream and novelties faired the best, increasing by11.6 and 8.4 percent, respectively compared to the previous year.

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 thousand gallons to just under 500 thousand gallons. Today, production has increased slightly. In 2021, California produced some 57,519 gallons of regular ice cream while the other 49 states generated about 477,366 gallons. Frozen yogurt had a much higher production volume in the United States than regular ice cream, at 45.6 million gallons.