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Average annual household spending on healthcare in United States

Average annual household spending on healthcare in the United States was $6,197 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2023.

2024, USD6,197
Change on 2023+0.6%
Series high6,1972024
Series low1,0491984

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Average annual household spending on healthcare in United States, 1984 to 2024

02,0004,0006,0008,00019841990199620022008201420241984: 1,049 USD1985: 1,108 USD1986: 1,135 USD1987: 1,135 USD1988: 1,298 USD1989: 1,407 USD1990: 1,480 USD1991: 1,554 USD1992: 1,634 USD1993: 1,776 USD1994: 1,755 USD1995: 1,732 USD1996: 1,770 USD1997: 1,841 USD1998: 1,903 USD1999: 1,959 USD2000: 2,066 USD2001: 2,182 USD2002: 2,350 USD2003: 2,416 USD2004: 2,574 USD2005: 2,664 USD2006: 2,766 USD2007: 2,853 USD2008: 2,976 USD2009: 3,126 USD2010: 3,157 USD2011: 3,313 USD2012: 3,556 USD2013: 3,631 USD2014: 4,290 USD2015: 4,342 USD2016: 4,612 USD2017: 4,928 USD2018: 4,968 USD2019: 5,193 USD2020: 5,177 USD2021: 5,452 USD2022: 5,856 USD2023: 6,159 USD2024: 6,197 USD02,0004,0006,0008,00019841998201220241984: 1,049 USD1985: 1,108 USD1986: 1,135 USD1987: 1,135 USD1988: 1,298 USD1989: 1,407 USD1990: 1,480 USD1991: 1,554 USD1992: 1,634 USD1993: 1,776 USD1994: 1,755 USD1995: 1,732 USD1996: 1,770 USD1997: 1,841 USD1998: 1,903 USD1999: 1,959 USD2000: 2,066 USD2001: 2,182 USD2002: 2,350 USD2003: 2,416 USD2004: 2,574 USD2005: 2,664 USD2006: 2,766 USD2007: 2,853 USD2008: 2,976 USD2009: 3,126 USD2010: 3,157 USD2011: 3,313 USD2012: 3,556 USD2013: 3,631 USD2014: 4,290 USD2015: 4,342 USD2016: 4,612 USD2017: 4,928 USD2018: 4,968 USD2019: 5,193 USD2020: 5,177 USD2021: 5,452 USD2022: 5,856 USD2023: 6,159 USD2024: 6,197 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on healthcare, all consumer units (CXUHEALTHLB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
20246,197
20236,159
20225,856
20215,452
20205,177
20195,193
20184,968
20174,928
20164,612
20154,342
20144,290
20133,631
20123,556
20113,313
20103,157
20093,126
20082,976
20072,853
20062,766
20052,664
20042,574
20032,416
20022,350
20012,182
20002,066
19991,959
19981,903
19971,841
19961,770
19951,732
19941,755
19931,776
19921,634
19911,554
19901,480
19891,407
19881,298
19871,135
19861,135
19851,108
19841,049

Definition

Average annual spending on healthcare 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 CXUHEALTHLB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Health insurance premiums paid by the consumer unit, medical services, prescription and nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies.
  • Insurance paid by employers and care paid by government programs are not counted.
  • 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 healthcare, all consumer units (CXUHEALTHLB0101M). 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 healthcare, all consumer units (CXUHEALTHLB0101M) (Average annual household spending on healthcare, 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 healthcare, all consumer units (CXUHEALTHLB0101M), Average annual household spending on healthcare, 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-healthcare/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on healthcare, all consumer units (CXUHEALTHLB0101M). Average annual household spending on healthcare, 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-healthcare/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on healthcare, all consumer units (CXUHEALTHLB0101M), Average annual household spending on healthcare, 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-healthcare/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average annual household spending on healthcare in United States?

Average annual household spending on healthcare in the United States was $6,197 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on healthcare, all consumer units (CXUHEALTHLB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual household spending on healthcare in United States?

$6,197 in 2024, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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