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Average annual household spending on food at home in United States

Average annual household spending on food at home in the United States was $6,224 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2023.

2024, USD6,224
Change on 2023+2.8%
Series high6,2242024
Series low1,9701984

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Average annual household spending on food at home in United States, 1984 to 2024

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019841990199620022008201420241984: 1,970 USD1985: 2,037 USD1986: 1,993 USD1987: 2,099 USD1988: 2,136 USD1989: 2,390 USD1990: 2,485 USD1991: 2,651 USD1992: 2,643 USD1993: 2,735 USD1994: 2,712 USD1995: 2,803 USD1996: 2,876 USD1997: 2,880 USD1998: 2,780 USD1999: 2,915 USD2000: 3,021 USD2001: 3,086 USD2002: 3,099 USD2003: 3,129 USD2004: 3,347 USD2005: 3,297 USD2006: 3,417 USD2007: 3,465 USD2008: 3,744 USD2009: 3,753 USD2010: 3,624 USD2011: 3,838 USD2012: 3,921 USD2013: 3,977 USD2014: 3,971 USD2015: 4,015 USD2016: 4,049 USD2017: 4,363 USD2018: 4,464 USD2019: 4,643 USD2020: 4,935 USD2021: 5,259 USD2022: 5,703 USD2023: 6,053 USD2024: 6,224 USD02,0004,0006,0008,00019841998201220241984: 1,970 USD1985: 2,037 USD1986: 1,993 USD1987: 2,099 USD1988: 2,136 USD1989: 2,390 USD1990: 2,485 USD1991: 2,651 USD1992: 2,643 USD1993: 2,735 USD1994: 2,712 USD1995: 2,803 USD1996: 2,876 USD1997: 2,880 USD1998: 2,780 USD1999: 2,915 USD2000: 3,021 USD2001: 3,086 USD2002: 3,099 USD2003: 3,129 USD2004: 3,347 USD2005: 3,297 USD2006: 3,417 USD2007: 3,465 USD2008: 3,744 USD2009: 3,753 USD2010: 3,624 USD2011: 3,838 USD2012: 3,921 USD2013: 3,977 USD2014: 3,971 USD2015: 4,015 USD2016: 4,049 USD2017: 4,363 USD2018: 4,464 USD2019: 4,643 USD2020: 4,935 USD2021: 5,259 USD2022: 5,703 USD2023: 6,053 USD2024: 6,224 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on food at home, all consumer units (CXUFOODHOMELB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
20246,224
20236,053
20225,703
20215,259
20204,935
20194,643
20184,464
20174,363
20164,049
20154,015
20143,971
20133,977
20123,921
20113,838
20103,624
20093,753
20083,744
20073,465
20063,417
20053,297
20043,347
20033,129
20023,099
20013,086
20003,021
19992,915
19982,780
19972,880
19962,876
19952,803
19942,712
19932,735
19922,643
19912,651
19902,485
19892,390
19882,136
19872,099
19861,993
19852,037
19841,970

Definition

Average annual spending on food at home per consumer unit in the United States, in current US dollars, from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series CXUFOODHOMELB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Food and nonalcoholic drinks bought at grocery stores and other food stores, and food prepared by the consumer unit on trips.
  • Nonfood items bought at grocery stores are excluded.
  • A consumer unit is a family, a financially independent person living alone or sharing a home, or two or more people living together who share major expenses; it is close to a household.
  • Spending includes sales taxes and gifts and excludes purchases for business; a purchase counts in full when it is made, even if it is paid in installments.

An average per consumer unit, not per person: consumer units had 2.4 people on average in 2024. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. United States only. It measures what households pay themselves, so it is lower than personal consumption expenditures in the national accounts, which also count spending on behalf of households, such as employer-paid health insurance.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on food at home, all consumer units (CXUFOODHOMELB0101M). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on food at home, all consumer units (CXUFOODHOMELB0101M) (Average annual household spending on food at home, United States, 1984 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData

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Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on food at home, all consumer units (CXUFOODHOMELB0101M), Average annual household spending on food at home, United States, 1984 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19 Dec. 2025, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-groceries/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on food at home, all consumer units (CXUFOODHOMELB0101M). Average annual household spending on food at home, United States, 1984 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-groceries/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on food at home, all consumer units (CXUFOODHOMELB0101M), Average annual household spending on food at home, United States, 1984 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-groceries/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average annual household spending on food at home in United States?

Average annual household spending on food at home in the United States was $6,224 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on food at home, all consumer units (CXUFOODHOMELB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual household spending on food at home in United States?

$6,224 in 2024, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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