In 2023, Americans faced a dramatic increase in grocery expenses, averaging $4,312 per capita, marking a 33.6% rise since 2018. The variation in grocery costs differs notably across states, with some individuals spending upwards of $5,000. Surprisingly, many states with high grocery expenditures are located in rural, low-cost regions. This trend reveals the complex dynamics of grocery pricing, as costs often correlate with living expenses. Insights into these spending patterns come from personal consumption expenditure data analyzed from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Annual grocery expenditures were $4,312 per capita in 2023, up 33.6% from 2018. In some states, grocery expenditures were higher than $5,000 per capita in 2023.
Many of the states where Americans are spending the most on groceries are otherwise inexpensive areas. Many of the states with the highest grocery expenditures are in rural, sparsely populated regions.
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