Few holidays show up in Instacart orders quite like the Fourth of July. Fire up the grill, open that bag of chips, and pack the cooler because Independence Day is summer at its peak, filled with plenty of food and festive traditions.

Instacart looked at what Americans in California buy across thousands of grocery categories and the result is a primo backyard cookout shopping list, written in data.

Key National Trends

• The BBQ cookout is king. Hot dog buns (+360% vs. their yearly average), sweet corn (+453%), and canned baked beans (+402%) were all purchased more often on July 4th than on any other day in 2025.
• Chips top the table. Potato chips claimed the single largest share of any Fourth of July category, peaking 53% above their typical day. Lay’s leads in most states, but every region has its loyalist pick (the brand that punches hardest on home turf): Cape Cod across New England, Herr’s in the Pennsylvania-New Jersey corridor, Zapp’s in Louisiana, and Maui Style in Hawai’i.
• Regional flavors run deep. Mississippi leads the nation on baked beans (+130%). The Plains states (South Dakota, Nebraska, Delaware) light up for sweet corn. Roma tomatoes spike +138% in Texas and +99% in California. And green limes surge +82% nationally, led by the Southwest.
• S’mores have their moment. Orders containing graham crackers, marshmallows, and a chocolate bar peaked on July 4 at roughly +550% above their yearly average.

America’s Top 10 Fourth of July Categories

No Independence Day cookout is complete without chips, hot dogs, and corn — and the data backs it up.

But what else is a must-have for an epic backyard BBQ cookout? Here are the top 10 categories that hit their biggest day of the year on July 4. Each is ranked by its share of that day’s total orders, with the percentage showing how much busier that day was compared to normal.

Every State’s July 4th Go-To

Trending items in California
– Green Limes: +85.6% vs national
– Roma Tomatoes: +99.4% vs national
– Sweet Corn: +14.5% vs national
– Watermelons: +6.8% vs national

Downtrending items in California
– Canned Baked Beans: -33.2% vs national
– Hamburger Buns: -20.8% vs national
– Hot Dog Buns: -15.8% vs national
– Hot Dogs: -8.7% vs national
– Popsicles: -4.7% vs national
– Potato Chips: -17.9% vs national

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#25. Dracula (JENNIE Remix)
– Artist: Tame Impala & JENNIE
– Popularity in other metros
— Top 10 song in two other metros
— Top 20 song in 11 other metros
— Top 25 song in 17 other metros
— Top 50 song in 35 other metros

#24. hate that i made you love me
– Artist: Ariana Grande
– Popularity in other metros
— Top three song in one other metro
— Top five song in two other metros
— Top 10 song in seven other metros
— Top 20 song in 26 other metros

#23. La Cheyenne
– Artist: El De Las R’s
– Popularity in other metros
— Top 25 song in two other metros
— Top 50 song in 14 other metros

#22. Ayúdame
– Artist: LOS DOS DE TAMAULIPAS
– Popularity in other metros
— Top three song in one other metro
— Top five song in two other metros
— Top 10 song in three other metros
— Top 20 song in four other metros

#21. Dancing On My Own
– Artist: Robyn
– Popularity in other metros
— Top five song in one other metro
— Top 10 song in four other metros
— Top 20 song in 24 other metros
— Top 25 song in 32 other metros

#20. Die On This Hill
– Artist: SIENNA SPIRO
– Popularity in other metros
— Top 10 song in five other metros
— Top 20 song in 21 other metros
— Top 25 song in 26 other metros
— Top 50 song in 46 other metros

#19. Desvelado
– Artist: Bobby Pulido
– Popularity in other metros
— Top 20 song in five other metros
— Top 25 song in six other metros
— Top 50 song in 11 other metros

#18. Raindance
– Artist: Dave & Tems
– Popularity in other metros
— Top three song in two other metros
— Top five song in four other metros
— Top 10 song in 11 other metros
— Top 20 song in 18 other metros

#17. Movin’ To The Sun
– Artist: HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté
– Popularity in other metros
— Top song in one other metro
— Top three song in two other metros
— Top five song in four other metros
— Top 10 song in seven other metros

#16. Spend Dat
– Artist: Yung Miami
– Popularity in other metros
— Top three song in seven other metros
— Top five song in 19 other metros
— Top 10 song in 37 other metros
— Top 20 song in 47 other metros

#15. Ghetto Love Story