September 18th is national cheeseburger day! What cheese do American like the most? It was close but American cheese comes in at number one.

Here's a little bit of history about the cheeseburger.

The first cheeseburger was thought to be invented in the 1920's
A cheeseburger appeared on a 1928 menu at O’Dell’s and it only cost 25 cents.

According to Findlandia, Two-thirds of Americans enjoy American cheese on their cheeseburgers. Shown below are rankings based on the percentage of Americans who "like" or "love" each cheese variety on a cheeseburger:

1.  American Cheese: 66%
2.  Cheddar: 65%
3.  Swiss: 43%
4.  Pepper Jack: 40%
5.  Provolone: 31%
6.  Colby: 27%
7.  Muenster: 16%
8.  Gouda: 16%
9.  Havarti: 11%
10.  Gruyere: 9%

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