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Average price of whole chicken in United States

Average price of whole chicken in the United States was 2.064 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD per pound2.064
Change on September 2025+0.1%
Series high2.086June 2025
Series low0.628May 1980

Next release: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Average price of whole chicken in United States, January 1980 to September 2026

0.511.522.51980-011986-091993-052000-012006-092013-052020-012026-092026-09: 2.064 USD per pound0.511.522.51980-011995-082011-032026-092026-09: 2.064 USD per pound
USD per pound. Source: BLS, Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-14.
All 559 values
PeriodUSD per pound
2026-092.064
2026-082.012
2026-072.005
2026-062.044
2026-052.036
2026-042.026
2026-032.033
2026-022.049
2026-012.041
2025-122.02
2025-112.044
2025-092.061
2025-082.076
2025-072.078
2025-062.086
2025-052.061
2025-042.059
2025-032.064
2025-022.051
2025-012.061
2024-122.061
2024-112.076
2024-101.987
2024-091.979
2024-081.988
2024-071.988
2024-062.007
2024-052.013
2024-041.953
2024-031.991
2024-021.951
2024-011.987
2023-121.955
2023-111.976
2023-101.926
2023-091.901
2023-081.958
2023-071.891
2023-061.953
2023-051.92
2023-041.873
2023-031.868
2023-021.894
2023-011.855
2022-121.83
2022-111.843
2022-101.863
2022-091.891
2022-081.879
2022-071.88
2022-061.826
2022-051.824
2022-041.794
2022-031.724
2022-021.632
2022-011.622
2021-121.606
2021-111.583
2021-101.523
2021-091.504
2021-081.472
2021-071.435
2021-061.474
2021-051.486
2021-041.515
2021-031.543
2021-021.583
2021-011.595
2020-121.621
2020-111.639
2020-101.58
2020-091.542
2020-081.609
2020-071.712
2020-061.747
2020-041.571
2020-031.4
2020-021.362
2020-011.409
2019-121.45
2019-111.43
2019-101.538
2019-091.487
2019-081.514
2019-071.562
2019-061.59
2019-051.479
2019-041.463
2019-031.468
2019-021.486
2019-011.473
2018-121.466
2018-111.501
2018-101.444
2018-091.487
2018-081.511
2018-071.519
2018-061.514
2018-051.523
2018-041.511
2018-031.502
2018-021.478
2018-011.509
2017-121.47
2017-111.451
2017-101.484
2017-091.48
2017-081.489
2017-071.496
2017-061.497
2017-051.499
2017-041.444
2017-031.462
2017-021.473
2017-011.418
2016-121.463
2016-111.478
2016-101.502
2016-091.487
2016-081.426
2016-071.445
2016-061.408
2016-051.489
2016-041.496
2016-031.463
2016-021.478
2016-011.429
2015-121.437
2015-111.484
2015-101.43
2015-091.415
2015-081.428
2015-071.487
2015-061.515
2015-051.483
2015-041.539
2015-031.545
2015-021.55
2015-011.546
2014-121.541
2014-111.533
2014-101.549
2014-091.543
2014-081.572
2014-071.495
2014-061.503
2014-051.556
2014-041.53
2014-031.544
2014-021.504
2014-011.529
2013-121.52
2013-111.518
2013-101.543
2013-091.528
2013-081.489
2013-071.484
2013-061.509
2013-051.466
2013-041.473
2013-031.471
2013-021.456
2013-011.497
2012-121.482
2012-111.512
2012-101.53
2012-091.455
2012-081.433
2012-071.454
2012-061.39
2012-051.347
2012-041.401
2012-031.372
2012-021.356
2012-011.334
2011-121.34
2011-111.304
2011-101.312
2011-091.294
2011-081.296
2011-071.306
2011-061.305
2011-051.302
2011-041.261
2011-031.269
2011-021.266
2011-011.241
2010-121.28
2010-111.277
2010-101.302
2010-091.276
2010-081.254
2010-071.28
2010-061.239
2010-051.259
2010-041.23
2010-031.231
2010-021.265
2010-011.265
2009-121.267
2009-111.256
2009-101.244
2009-091.258
2009-081.287
2009-071.261
2009-061.282
2009-051.304
2009-041.296
2009-031.301
2009-021.29
2009-011.292
2008-121.305
2008-111.304
2008-101.205
2008-091.214
2008-081.223
2008-071.191
2008-061.181
2008-051.194
2008-041.176
2008-031.168
2008-021.159
2008-011.163
2007-121.166
2007-111.161
2007-101.135
2007-091.142
2007-081.145
2007-071.13
2007-061.134
2007-051.118
2007-041.115
2007-031.064
2007-021.039
2007-011.033
2006-121.057
2006-111.049
2006-101.038
2006-091.063
2006-081.048
2006-071.04
2006-061.055
2006-051.034
2006-041.054
2006-031.047
2006-021.045
2006-011.062
2005-121.061
2005-111.059
2005-101.062
2005-091.056
2005-081.042
2005-071.067
2005-061.075
2005-051.052
2005-041.07
2005-031.061
2005-021.038
2005-011.026
2004-121.03
2004-111.039
2004-101.078
2004-091.078
2004-081.092
2004-071.077
2004-061.06
2004-051.039
2004-041.12
2004-031.1
2004-021.06
2004-011.062
2003-121.05
2003-111.068
2003-101.022
2003-091.022
2003-081.023
2003-071.027
2003-061.033
2003-051.031
2003-041.053
2003-031.049
2003-021.031
2003-011.004
2002-121.048
2002-111.044
2002-101.027
2002-091.074
2002-081.035
2002-071.077
2002-061.066
2002-051.094
2002-041.11
2002-031.11
2002-021.111
2002-011.091
2001-121.109
2001-111.133
2001-101.115
2001-091.107
2001-081.11
2001-071.102
2001-061.106
2001-051.095
2001-041.101
2001-031.103
2001-021.09
2001-011.091
2000-121.078
2000-111.065
2000-101.09
2000-091.087
2000-081.086
2000-071.089
2000-061.069
2000-051.052
2000-041.069
2000-031.064
2000-021.046
2000-011.059
1999-121.053
1999-111.078
1999-101.055
1999-091.08
1999-081.043
1999-071.045
1999-061.041
1999-051.026
1999-041.057
1999-031.057
1999-021.064
1999-011.072
1998-121.06
1998-111.084
1998-101.076
1998-091.074
1998-081.059
1998-071.033
1998-061.016
1998-051.032
1998-041.029
1998-031.032
1998-021.007
1998-011.022
1997-121.001
1997-111.018
1997-100.984
1997-090.992
1997-080.988
1997-071.005
1997-060.993
1997-051.007
1997-041.002
1997-031.009
1997-021.008
1997-011.016
1996-121.002
1996-111.003
1996-101.021
1996-091.006
1996-080.99
1996-070.972
1996-060.968
1996-050.949
1996-040.947
1996-030.933
1996-020.94
1996-010.941
1995-120.939
1995-110.948
1995-100.93
1995-090.939
1995-080.908
1995-070.919
1995-060.908
1995-050.891
1995-040.911
1995-030.917
1995-020.893
1995-010.897
1994-120.895
1994-110.904
1994-100.889
1994-090.901
1994-080.905
1994-070.92
1994-060.918
1994-050.902
1994-040.899
1994-030.891
1994-020.888
1994-010.899
1993-120.91
1993-110.918
1993-100.893
1993-090.897
1993-080.896
1993-070.89
1993-060.891
1993-050.888
1993-040.874
1993-030.879
1993-020.871
1993-010.875
1992-120.879
1992-110.885
1992-100.865
1992-090.881
1992-080.882
1992-070.878
1992-060.861
1992-050.854
1992-040.861
1992-030.859
1992-020.849
1992-010.878
1991-120.864
1991-110.857
1991-100.878
1991-090.874
1991-080.869
1991-070.888
1991-060.878
1991-050.883
1991-040.885
1991-030.899
1991-020.903
1991-010.886
1990-120.858
1990-110.88
1990-100.883
1990-090.907
1990-080.912
1990-070.917
1990-060.928
1990-050.902
1990-040.897
1990-030.928
1990-020.896
1990-010.882
1989-120.883
1989-110.879
1989-100.91
1989-090.942
1989-080.954
1989-070.964
1989-060.982
1989-050.961
1989-040.932
1989-030.913
1989-020.899
1989-010.905
1988-120.885
1988-110.892
1988-100.932
1988-090.975
1988-080.961
1988-070.937
1988-060.868
1988-050.796
1988-040.76
1988-030.753
1988-020.745
1988-010.74
1987-120.736
1987-110.756
1987-100.791
1987-090.793
1987-080.785
1987-070.755
1987-060.771
1987-050.782
1987-040.792
1987-030.804
1987-020.832
1987-010.821
1986-120.865
1986-110.878
1986-100.9
1986-090.91
1986-080.958
1986-070.889
1986-060.795
1986-050.769
1986-040.752
1986-030.767
1986-020.771
1986-010.766
1985-120.776
1985-110.778
1985-100.749
1985-090.762
1985-080.757
1985-070.753
1985-060.761
1985-050.745
1985-040.764
1985-030.769
1985-020.772
1985-010.773
1984-120.753
1984-110.771
1984-100.764
1984-090.79
1984-080.788
1984-070.829
1984-060.817
1984-050.811
1984-040.844
1984-030.848
1984-020.867
1984-010.839
1983-120.812
1983-110.766
1983-100.737
1983-090.769
1983-080.74
1983-070.724
1983-060.699
1983-050.687
1983-040.676
1983-030.698
1983-020.699
1983-010.689
1982-120.682
1982-110.694
1982-100.7
1982-090.713
1982-080.717
1982-070.74
1982-060.732
1982-050.72
1982-040.712
1982-030.715
1982-020.726
1982-010.712
1981-120.7
1981-110.702
1981-100.712
1981-090.728
1981-080.752
1981-070.767
1981-060.717
1981-050.706
1981-040.734
1981-030.755
1981-020.759
1981-010.749
1980-120.76
1980-110.766
1980-100.792
1980-090.791
1980-080.751
1980-070.71
1980-060.64
1980-050.628
1980-040.638
1980-030.655
1980-020.673
1980-010.699

Definition

Average retail price of fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), in US dollars, for the U.S. city average (all urban consumers), monthly, from the Average Price Data of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series APU0000706111).

BLS computes average prices from the prices it collects for the Consumer Price Index in 75 urban areas, not seasonally adjusted. BLS advises using them for the price level in a month and the CPI for price change over time. October 2025 was not collected during the federal government shutdown.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111) (Average price of whole chicken, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food

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Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111), Average price of whole chicken, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 14 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-chicken/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111). Average price of whole chicken, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-chicken/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111), Average price of whole chicken, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-chicken/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111): Average price of whole chicken, United States, 1980-01 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ap/ap.data.3.Food},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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What is the average price of whole chicken in United States?

Average price of whole chicken in the United States was 2.064 USD per pound in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average Price Data: fresh whole chicken, per pound (453.6 grams), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted (APU0000706111). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest average price of whole chicken in United States?

2.086 USD per pound in June 2025, the highest value since January 1980 in this series.

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