Food-away-from-home sales
Annual sales of meals and snacks bought away from home, at restaurants, schools, hotels and other places in the state, including sales taxes and tips, to all purchasers, in millions of US dollars at current prices (USDA ERS Food Expenditure Series).
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Expenditure Series. US states and DC only; no national value is served because the national tables of the series are compiled differently and do not add up to the states. Sales include sales taxes and tips and cover purchases by households, businesses and governments, at current prices. Food at home is food bought at grocery stores, supercenters, convenience stores and other outlets for preparation at home; food away from home is meals and snacks bought at restaurants, schools, hotels and other places. Alcoholic drinks are not included. Recent years are revised when ERS updates the series.
Key facts
- California had the highest food-away-from-home sales of 51 states in 2025, at $189.91 billion, and Wyoming the lowest, at $1.95 billion. Source: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Published for 51 places, with figures from 1997 to 2025.
Rankings
US states by food-away-from-home sales, 2025
Places with data
Regions and states
- California
- Texas
- Florida
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Michigan
- Virginia
- Vermont
- Washington
- Maryland
- Wisconsin
- Massachusetts
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Which places have the highest food-away-from-home sales? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"food_away_from_home_sales_usd","level":"region","within":"United States"}
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