The average 1.6 ounce hot dog is about 150 calories, contains 13 grams of fat and 450 milligrams of sodium. Americans will consume 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day. During the Fourth of July weekend, Americans will consume 150 million hot dogs. Americans will eat 26 million hot dogs in major league ball parks - that's enough to stretch from Yankee Stadium in New York City to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Chicago's O'Hare International Airport sells more hot dogs than any other location in the USA, over 2 million a year.
Children favor ketchup to mustard as their favorite hot dog topping.
Chicago's Wrigley Field fans eat hot dogs with tomatoes, dill pickles, relish and hot peppers on a poppy seed bun. Philadelphia's taste for hot dogs are in potato buns, while San Franciscans prefer sour dough buns. Hot dog consumption is fairly uniform throughout various income levels. Southerners eat the largest share of hot dogs, followed by those in the North Central region, Northeast and West. According to 1997 figures, more than 850 million pounds of hot dogs were sold at retail stores, with poultry hot dogs accounting for more than 100 million pounds.