Soft Drink Dialects
North AmericaCulturalThe distribution of generic names given to soft drinks in North America
PopVsSoda.com; Alan McConchieA map showing soft drink dialects in North America. "Soda" is used (light green) mainly in California and Nevada. "Pop" (light yellow) in Canada. "Coke" (light purple) in the Southern U S. "Other" (orange) is used mainly in Quebec and northern Canada.
Value | Caledonian and Hercynian (or Appalachian) remnants | Isolated volcanic areas | Alpine system | Sedimentary covers | Laurasian shields | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | very high (>300) | high (100–300) | medium (20–100) | low (2–20) | very low (<2) | high (100–300) | medium (20–100) | low–very low (<20) | very high–high (>100) | medium–very low (<100) | 2000–3,999 m | 500–1,999 m | 200–499 m | 1–199 m | Below sea level to 0 m | |
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Alaska | Soda | 98.0% | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 10.9% | 1.73% | 69.2% | 0.312% | 0.159% | 3.83% | 0.187% | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | Soda | 100% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 2.82% | 3.38% | 7.86% | 26.1% | 30.0% | 4.23% | 75.1% | 13.5% | 0.123% | ||||||||||||
Utah | Soda | 100% | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 19.0% | 13.5% | 4.33% | 52.4% | 8.18% | 28.9% | 4.66% | ||||||||||||||
Yukon | Pop | 99.8% | 0.165% | 0.923% | 99.0% | 2.68% | 1.03% | 94.3% | 2.03% | 1.62% | 0.171% | 2.08% | ||||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | Pop | 5.87% | 7.69% | 49.6% | 35.7% | 0.342% | 3.62% | 0.393% | 14.9% | 20.5% | 0.340% | 0.701% | 1.01% | 0.274% | ||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | Soda | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | Soda | 98.5% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 67.8% | 3.90% | 97.2% | 0.723% | |||||||||||||||||
Idaho | Pop | 100% | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 0.187% | 2.97% | 8.14% | 5.84% | 27.5% | 16.7% | 38.6% | 20.0% | 1.27% | ||||||||||||
New Hampshire | Soda | 100% | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 100% | 24.8% | 51.0% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | Soda | 93.3% | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 95.4% | 91.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | Soda | 92.0% | 8.01% | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 100% | 5.41% | 75.7% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington | Pop | 99.0% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 9.44% | 21.7% | 1.72% | 5.32% | 11.6% | 26.7% | 12.4% | 3.74% | 0.127% | 0.321% | |||||||||||
Wyoming | Pop | 56.0% | 44.0% | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 9.28% | 70.8% | 0.149% | 48.7% | 0.191% | |||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | Other | 23.2% | 20.4% | 53.5% | 0.979% | 18.2% | 1.56% | 18.2% | 0.590% | 0.103% | 0.752% | |||||||||||||||||
Montana | Pop | 37.5% | 62.5% | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 1.96% | 56.5% | 4.73% | 1.30% | 7.68% | 92.3% | ||||||||||||||
Maine | Soda | 99.1% | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 99.6% | 0.281% | 3.08% | 49.6% | 46.1% | |||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | Pop | 96.7% | 3.34% | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 25.0% | 35.7% | 38.6% | 1.28% | 41.6% | ||||||||||||||
Kentucky | Coke | 100% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 4.79% | 60.6% | 34.6% | 2.03% | 67.9% | 1.14% | |||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | Pop | 93.9% | 0.182% | 80.1% | 25.1% | 6.85% | 5.47% | 9.63% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | Soda | 69.9% | 29.1% | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 25.5% | 28.7% | 45.7% | 25.3% | 22.3% | 50.6% | |||||||||||||||
Delaware | Soda | 16.5% | 77.6% | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 97.7% | 1.87% | 97.1% | |||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | Pop | 66.2% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 54.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | Pop | 58.9% | 41.1% | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 7.13% | 4.36% | 15.3% | 6.27% | 23.7% | 0.419% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||
Mississippi | Coke | 99.9% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 80.4% | 0.601% | 11.5% | 99.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | Pop | 13.2% | 86.8% | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 99.3% | 0.714% | 41.2% | 57.1% | 1.62% | |||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | Pop | 100% | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 45.3% | 37.3% | 4.89% | 3.30% | 80.9% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Texas | Coke | 6.01% | 93.7% | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 15.3% | 1.57% | 15.4% | 1.38% | 14.5% | 1.86% | 6.12% | 45.6% | 17.8% | 36.4% | |||||||||
Missouri | Soda | 1.58% | 98.4% | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 5.80% | 47.7% | 11.5% | 24.4% | 9.83% | 86.5% | 13.5% | ||||||||||||||
Louisiana | Coke | 98.5% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 99.6% | 93.8% | 0.383% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | Soda | 76.7% | 7.82% | 7.83% | 2.03% | 0.312% | 0.691% | 0.644% | ||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | Soda | 57.9% | 40.5% | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 38.6% | 0.266% | 54.6% | 15.5% | 22.7% | 59.6% | ||||||||||||||
Oregon | Pop | 99.9% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 4.58% | 2.26% | 3.46% | 4.92% | 49.2% | 17.6% | 0.416% | 81.4% | 2.26% | 0.478% | ||||||||||
New Brunswick | Pop | 99.0% | 99.5% | 0.131% | 55.2% | 0.167% | 37.0% | 58.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | Coke | 31.4% | 68.5% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 52.2% | 32.1% | 10.6% | 24.8% | 75.1% | |||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | Coke | 77.9% | 22.1% | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 9.01% | 8.20% | 2.38% | 17.5% | 42.2% | 28.8% | 69.9% | ||||||||||||||
Kansas | Pop | 100% | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 13.6% | 26.2% | 18.1% | 41.9% | 51.4% | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | Soda | 62.0% | 38.0% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 42.1% | 16.2% | 35.1% | 2.16% | 95.2% | 1.75% | |||||||||||||||
British Columbia | Pop | 94.9% | 4.13% | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 0.939% | 8.63% | 3.82% | 42.0% | 15.4% | 0.679% | 0.195% | 3.52% | 0.563% | |||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | Pop | 24.3% | 74.2% | 74.5% | 63.0% | 10.9% | 1.34% | 39.7% | 2.34% | |||||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | Soda | 68.7% | 27.2% | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 62.4% | 37.3% | 16.4% | 80.4% | |||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | Coke | 57.0% | 42.9% | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 62.7% | 37.3% | 1.04% | 11.8% | 86.6% | 0.391% | ||||||||||||||||
Michigan | Pop | 87.8% | 12.2% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 26.5% | 66.0% | 0.349% | 83.9% | 12.8% | 0.190% | |||||||||||||||
Alberta | Pop | 6.99% | 87.8% | 5.22% | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 3.76% | 18.2% | 32.1% | 8.32% | 2.17% | 3.59% | 0.430% | 0.453% | 22.3% | ||||||||
Connecticut | Soda | 100% | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 99.9% | 20.0% | 79.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | Pop | 26.2% | 73.8% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 1.35% | 83.5% | 10.2% | 20.4% | 65.0% | 0.204% | |||||||||||||||
Colorado | Pop | 64.2% | 35.8% | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 3.69% | 14.3% | 3.67% | 9.04% | 16.4% | 46.7% | 49.6% | 1.04% | ||||||||||||||
Nevada | Pop | 100% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 0.846% | 77.8% | 0.958% | 0.158% | 10.3% | 0.567% | 92.4% | |||||||||||||
Massachusetts | Soda | 93.6% | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 0.204% | 98.0% | 3.87% | 32.8% | 55.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia | Coke | 45.5% | 54.4% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 50.4% | 4.39% | 36.4% | 3.30% | 26.4% | 69.4% | 0.831% | |||||||||||||||
New York | Soda | 43.3% | 55.9% | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 2.89% | 5.91% | 91.1% | 4.04% | 49.6% | 0.993% | ||||||||||||||
Maryland | Soda | 48.7% | 48.4% | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 64.7% | 13.9% | 20.7% | 7.33% | 7.75% | 80.9% | 2.82% | |||||||||||||
Québec | Other | 3.44% | 1.99% | 94.2% | 99.1% | 0.240% | 0.272% | 70.7% | 19.6% | 0.242% | 54.2% | 0.385% | ||||||||||||||||
Manitoba | Pop | 30.3% | 69.6% | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 1.61% | 4.56% | 6.78% | 4.33% | 51.3% | 0.246% | 72.5% | 23.3% | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | Pop | 10.9% | 89.1% | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 9.60% | 2.65% | 7.80% | 23.7% | 54.6% | 21.8% | 70.1% | 8.07% | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | Coke | 16.8% | 83.2% | 90.1% | 5.50% | 21.5% | 71.6% | 3.39% | 5.10% | 57.9% | 31.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Ontario | Pop | 30.7% | 69.2% | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 13.7% | 8.23% | 4.40% | 59.7% | 1.73% | 64.3% | 31.1% | |||||||||||||||
California | Soda | 99.7% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 1.53% | 8.91% | 2.60% | 8.90% | 3.94% | 0.295% | 0.750% | 14.0% | 3.26% | 6.79% | 1.42% | 0.420% | 0.348% | 1.23% | ||||||
Arkansas | Coke | 11.0% | 89.0% | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 49.6% | 14.2% | 36.2% | 1.84% | 28.8% | 69.4% | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | Pop | 8.10% | 79.3% | 12.6% | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 4.24% | 4.28% | 9.35% | 8.75% | 73.3% | 8.14% | 25.3% | |||||||||||||
Ohio | Pop | 100% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 88.6% | 3.31% | 96.2% | 3.80% | |||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | Pop | 100% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 65.5% | 0.222% | 12.0% | 71.4% | 0.711% | |||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | Pop | 17.0% | 83.0% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 7.33% | 24.3% | 29.3% | 39.1% | 1.27% | 95.8% | ||||||||||||||
Iowa | Pop | 99.0% | 1.02% | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 38.7% | 26.5% | 11.3% | 6.08% | 99.7% | 0.283% | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | Pop | 100% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 0.557% | 94.5% | 0.407% | 42.1% | 1.04% | |||||||||||||||||
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