You may be wondering just how many cheeseburgers people eat in the United States. According to PBS, Americans eat nearly 50 billion burgers per year. However, the cost of these burgers depend on which state they're being made in, as found by Simply Thrifty Living. The most expensive state for burgers is Hawaii, where the average price of a home-cooked cheeseburger is $2.92. Arizona is home to the least expensive home-cooked cheeseburger, at an average of only $2.34. The average cost of a home-made cheeseburger in Texas, which accounts for roughly 13 percent of the country’s cattle inventory, is $2.51. When it comes to the origin of the cheeseburger, it is not clear whether it was invented in Colorado, Kentucky or California. Of the three, Colorado has the least-expensive home-cooked burger, costing only $2.44. California’s average price is $2.55 and Kentucky’s is $2.52.
