Hawaii: Highest Food Costs in USA
Everybody needs to eat, which means virtually everybody needs to buy food — one way or another. Across the U.S., food spending looks different in the cuisines favored and how people purchase meals. U.S. households spend an average of $323 a week on food, with $221 going toward meals prepared and eaten at home and $102 spent on food prepared elsewhere.
While income and food costs vary widely by state and household, consumers tend to share similar habits when allocating spending between food they prepare at home and meals prepared elsewhere, including delivery and dining out.
LendingTree researchers examined the latest U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey data to find how consumers break down their food spending in each state. Researchers then ranked states based on the percentage of income spent on food.
