According to new data study, Columbus is one of the country’s most BBQ-centric cities; Find out where it ranked here

When we think of the Capital City’s cuisine, Columbus-style pizza and Buckeyes likely come to mind first. According to a new data study from Bid-on-equiptment.com, you might want to add barbeque to that list as well.

The report, which chronicles the country’s 50 most barbeque-obsessed cities, ranked Columbus at number 40.

To determine the list, Google search data of more than 2,000 terms, including “bbq near me,” “bbq recipes” and “best barbecue near me” between February 2022 and February 2023. The total search volume was then calculated per capita and visualized per 100,000, which means cities with larger populations did not have an inherent edge.

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Columbus, which was the only Ohio city that made the list, appeared just below Albuquerque, New Mexico, and immediately above Chicago, Illinois.

The study’s top five cities for barbeque were Atlanta, Kansas City, Tampa, Minneapolis and Las Vegas, respectively.

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