Consumer spending per person in United States
Consumer spending per person in the United States was $61,062 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.7% from 2024.
Consumer spending per person in United States, 1997 to 2025
All 29 values
| Period | USD |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 61,062 |
| 2024 | 58,301 |
| 2023 | 55,746 |
| 2022 | 52,907 |
| 2021 | 48,524 |
| 2020 | 42,920 |
| 2019 | 43,720 |
| 2018 | 42,415 |
| 2017 | 40,693 |
| 2016 | 39,238 |
| 2015 | 38,213 |
| 2014 | 37,194 |
| 2013 | 35,956 |
| 2012 | 35,145 |
| 2011 | 34,309 |
| 2010 | 33,164 |
| 2009 | 32,243 |
| 2008 | 33,049 |
| 2007 | 32,356 |
| 2006 | 31,092 |
| 2005 | 29,674 |
| 2004 | 28,114 |
| 2003 | 26,682 |
| 2002 | 25,550 |
| 2001 | 24,823 |
| 2000 | 23,983 |
| 1999 | 22,519 |
| 1998 | 21,306 |
| 1997 | 20,308 |
Rankings
Definition
Personal consumption expenditures of the residents of a state divided by its population, in current US dollars: goods and services bought by households and by nonprofits serving them, including health care paid by insurers and government programs and the rental value of owner-occupied homes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis, table SAPCE2 line 1, nation and states.
Measured where residents live, wherever they spend. Not adjusted for price differences between states; regional_price_parity shows those. The state total is consumer_spending_usd_total.
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states (Consumer spending per person, United States, 1997 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip
MLA 9
SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, Consumer spending per person, United States, 1997 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Consumer spending per person, United States, 1997 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/united-states.
Harvard
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states, Consumer spending per person, United States, 1997 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{bureau_consumer_spending_per_person_2025,
author = {{U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis}},
title = {{SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states: Consumer spending per person, United States, 1997 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-per-person/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
What is the consumer spending per person in United States?
Consumer spending per person in the United States was $61,062 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 4.7% from 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE2: per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE), current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest consumer spending per person in United States?
$61,062 in 2025, the highest value since 1997 in this series.
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