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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

A lot of people, but also a very large melting pot of cultures. Look at India in the graph, probably going to be similar for all the Indians in the US, now do that with other cultures that prioritize non-meat foods as well and it adds up quickly, even with so many people overall and so much of American specific culture focusing on things like hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken, etc.

It also seems to be that this is based on self-reported info, so personal definitions of vegetarian and vegan, or even "meat" may be statistically relevant. Some will include seafood, others won't, so cultures with high concentrations of seafood in their usual diet may be categorized differently than assumed.