# Average price of whole chicken in United States

Average price of whole chicken in United States was 2.064 USD per pound in September 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `average_price_chicken_usd`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: USD per pound
- 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).
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/price-of-chicken/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=average_price_chicken_usd&place=us

| Period | USD per pound |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09 | 2.064 |
| 2026-08 | 2.012 |
| 2026-07 | 2.005 |
| 2026-06 | 2.044 |
| 2026-05 | 2.036 |
| 2026-04 | 2.026 |
| 2026-03 | 2.033 |
| 2026-02 | 2.049 |
| 2026-01 | 2.041 |
| 2025-12 | 2.02 |
| 2025-11 | 2.044 |
| 2025-09 | 2.061 |
| 2025-08 | 2.076 |
| 2025-07 | 2.078 |
| 2025-06 | 2.086 |
| 2025-05 | 2.061 |
| 2025-04 | 2.059 |
| 2025-03 | 2.064 |
| 2025-02 | 2.051 |
| 2025-01 | 2.061 |
| 2024-12 | 2.061 |
| 2024-11 | 2.076 |
| 2024-10 | 1.987 |
| 2024-09 | 1.979 |
| 2024-08 | 1.988 |
| 2024-07 | 1.988 |
| 2024-06 | 2.007 |
| 2024-05 | 2.013 |
| 2024-04 | 1.953 |
| 2024-03 | 1.991 |
| 2024-02 | 1.951 |
| 2024-01 | 1.987 |
| 2023-12 | 1.955 |
| 2023-11 | 1.976 |
| 2023-10 | 1.926 |
| 2023-09 | 1.901 |
| 2023-08 | 1.958 |
| 2023-07 | 1.891 |
| 2023-06 | 1.953 |
| 2023-05 | 1.92 |
| 2023-04 | 1.873 |
| 2023-03 | 1.868 |
| 2023-02 | 1.894 |
| 2023-01 | 1.855 |
| 2022-12 | 1.83 |
| 2022-11 | 1.843 |
| 2022-10 | 1.863 |
| 2022-09 | 1.891 |
| 2022-08 | 1.879 |
| 2022-07 | 1.88 |
| 2022-06 | 1.826 |
| 2022-05 | 1.824 |
| 2022-04 | 1.794 |
| 2022-03 | 1.724 |
| 2022-02 | 1.632 |
| 2022-01 | 1.622 |
| 2021-12 | 1.606 |
| 2021-11 | 1.583 |
| 2021-10 | 1.523 |
| 2021-09 | 1.504 |
| 2021-08 | 1.472 |
| 2021-07 | 1.435 |
| 2021-06 | 1.474 |
| 2021-05 | 1.486 |
| 2021-04 | 1.515 |
| 2021-03 | 1.543 |
| 2021-02 | 1.583 |
| 2021-01 | 1.595 |
| 2020-12 | 1.621 |
| 2020-11 | 1.639 |
| 2020-10 | 1.58 |
| 2020-09 | 1.542 |
| 2020-08 | 1.609 |
| 2020-07 | 1.712 |
| 2020-06 | 1.747 |
| 2020-04 | 1.571 |
| 2020-03 | 1.4 |
| 2020-02 | 1.362 |
| 2020-01 | 1.409 |
| 2019-12 | 1.45 |
| 2019-11 | 1.43 |
| 2019-10 | 1.538 |
| 2019-09 | 1.487 |
| 2019-08 | 1.514 |
| 2019-07 | 1.562 |
| 2019-06 | 1.59 |
| 2019-05 | 1.479 |
| 2019-04 | 1.463 |
| 2019-03 | 1.468 |
| 2019-02 | 1.486 |
| 2019-01 | 1.473 |
| 2018-12 | 1.466 |
| 2018-11 | 1.501 |
| 2018-10 | 1.444 |
| 2018-09 | 1.487 |
| 2018-08 | 1.511 |
| 2018-07 | 1.519 |
| 2018-06 | 1.514 |
| 2018-05 | 1.523 |
| 2018-04 | 1.511 |
| 2018-03 | 1.502 |
| 2018-02 | 1.478 |
| 2018-01 | 1.509 |
| 2017-12 | 1.47 |
| 2017-11 | 1.451 |
| 2017-10 | 1.484 |
| 2017-09 | 1.48 |
| 2017-08 | 1.489 |
| 2017-07 | 1.496 |
| 2017-06 | 1.497 |
| 2017-05 | 1.499 |
| 2017-04 | 1.444 |
| 2017-03 | 1.462 |
| 2017-02 | 1.473 |
| 2017-01 | 1.418 |
| 2016-12 | 1.463 |
| 2016-11 | 1.478 |
| 2016-10 | 1.502 |
| 2016-09 | 1.487 |
| 2016-08 | 1.426 |
| 2016-07 | 1.445 |
| 2016-06 | 1.408 |
| 2016-05 | 1.489 |
| 2016-04 | 1.496 |
| 2016-03 | 1.463 |
| 2016-02 | 1.478 |
| 2016-01 | 1.429 |
| 2015-12 | 1.437 |
| 2015-11 | 1.484 |
| 2015-10 | 1.43 |
| 2015-09 | 1.415 |
| 2015-08 | 1.428 |
| 2015-07 | 1.487 |
| 2015-06 | 1.515 |
| 2015-05 | 1.483 |
| 2015-04 | 1.539 |
| 2015-03 | 1.545 |
| 2015-02 | 1.55 |
| 2015-01 | 1.546 |
| 2014-12 | 1.541 |
| 2014-11 | 1.533 |
| 2014-10 | 1.549 |
| 2014-09 | 1.543 |
| 2014-08 | 1.572 |
| 2014-07 | 1.495 |
| 2014-06 | 1.503 |
| 2014-05 | 1.556 |
| 2014-04 | 1.53 |
| 2014-03 | 1.544 |
| 2014-02 | 1.504 |
| 2014-01 | 1.529 |
| 2013-12 | 1.52 |
| 2013-11 | 1.518 |
| 2013-10 | 1.543 |
| 2013-09 | 1.528 |
| 2013-08 | 1.489 |
| 2013-07 | 1.484 |
| 2013-06 | 1.509 |
| 2013-05 | 1.466 |
| 2013-04 | 1.473 |
| 2013-03 | 1.471 |
| 2013-02 | 1.456 |
| 2013-01 | 1.497 |
| 2012-12 | 1.482 |
| 2012-11 | 1.512 |
| 2012-10 | 1.53 |
| 2012-09 | 1.455 |
| 2012-08 | 1.433 |
| 2012-07 | 1.454 |
| 2012-06 | 1.39 |
| 2012-05 | 1.347 |
| 2012-04 | 1.401 |
| 2012-03 | 1.372 |
| 2012-02 | 1.356 |
| 2012-01 | 1.334 |
| 2011-12 | 1.34 |
| 2011-11 | 1.304 |
| 2011-10 | 1.312 |
| 2011-09 | 1.294 |
| 2011-08 | 1.296 |
| 2011-07 | 1.306 |
| 2011-06 | 1.305 |
| 2011-05 | 1.302 |
| 2011-04 | 1.261 |
| 2011-03 | 1.269 |
| 2011-02 | 1.266 |
| 2011-01 | 1.241 |
| 2010-12 | 1.28 |
| 2010-11 | 1.277 |
| 2010-10 | 1.302 |
| 2010-09 | 1.276 |
| 2010-08 | 1.254 |
| 2010-07 | 1.28 |
| 2010-06 | 1.239 |
| 2010-05 | 1.259 |
| 2010-04 | 1.23 |
| 2010-03 | 1.231 |
| 2010-02 | 1.265 |
| 2010-01 | 1.265 |
| 2009-12 | 1.267 |
| 2009-11 | 1.256 |
| 2009-10 | 1.244 |
| 2009-09 | 1.258 |
| 2009-08 | 1.287 |
| 2009-07 | 1.261 |
| 2009-06 | 1.282 |
| 2009-05 | 1.304 |
| 2009-04 | 1.296 |
| 2009-03 | 1.301 |
| 2009-02 | 1.29 |
| 2009-01 | 1.292 |
| 2008-12 | 1.305 |
| 2008-11 | 1.304 |
| 2008-10 | 1.205 |
| 2008-09 | 1.214 |
| 2008-08 | 1.223 |
| 2008-07 | 1.191 |
| 2008-06 | 1.181 |
| 2008-05 | 1.194 |
| 2008-04 | 1.176 |
| 2008-03 | 1.168 |
| 2008-02 | 1.159 |
| 2008-01 | 1.163 |
| 2007-12 | 1.166 |
| 2007-11 | 1.161 |
| 2007-10 | 1.135 |
| 2007-09 | 1.142 |
| 2007-08 | 1.145 |
| 2007-07 | 1.13 |
| 2007-06 | 1.134 |
| 2007-05 | 1.118 |
| 2007-04 | 1.115 |
| 2007-03 | 1.064 |
| 2007-02 | 1.039 |
| 2007-01 | 1.033 |
| 2006-12 | 1.057 |
| 2006-11 | 1.049 |
| 2006-10 | 1.038 |
| 2006-09 | 1.063 |
| 2006-08 | 1.048 |
| 2006-07 | 1.04 |
| 2006-06 | 1.055 |
| 2006-05 | 1.034 |
| 2006-04 | 1.054 |
| 2006-03 | 1.047 |
| 2006-02 | 1.045 |
| 2006-01 | 1.062 |
| 2005-12 | 1.061 |
| 2005-11 | 1.059 |
| 2005-10 | 1.062 |
| 2005-09 | 1.056 |
| 2005-08 | 1.042 |
| 2005-07 | 1.067 |
| 2005-06 | 1.075 |
| 2005-05 | 1.052 |
| 2005-04 | 1.07 |
| 2005-03 | 1.061 |
| 2005-02 | 1.038 |
| 2005-01 | 1.026 |
| 2004-12 | 1.03 |
| 2004-11 | 1.039 |
| 2004-10 | 1.078 |
| 2004-09 | 1.078 |
| 2004-08 | 1.092 |
| 2004-07 | 1.077 |
| 2004-06 | 1.06 |
| 2004-05 | 1.039 |
| 2004-04 | 1.12 |
| 2004-03 | 1.1 |
| 2004-02 | 1.06 |
| 2004-01 | 1.062 |
| 2003-12 | 1.05 |
| 2003-11 | 1.068 |
| 2003-10 | 1.022 |
| 2003-09 | 1.022 |
| 2003-08 | 1.023 |
| 2003-07 | 1.027 |
| 2003-06 | 1.033 |
| 2003-05 | 1.031 |
| 2003-04 | 1.053 |
| 2003-03 | 1.049 |
| 2003-02 | 1.031 |
| 2003-01 | 1.004 |
| 2002-12 | 1.048 |
| 2002-11 | 1.044 |
| 2002-10 | 1.027 |
| 2002-09 | 1.074 |
| 2002-08 | 1.035 |
| 2002-07 | 1.077 |
| 2002-06 | 1.066 |
| 2002-05 | 1.094 |
| 2002-04 | 1.11 |
| 2002-03 | 1.11 |
| 2002-02 | 1.111 |
| 2002-01 | 1.091 |
| 2001-12 | 1.109 |
| 2001-11 | 1.133 |
| 2001-10 | 1.115 |
| 2001-09 | 1.107 |
| 2001-08 | 1.11 |
| 2001-07 | 1.102 |
| 2001-06 | 1.106 |
| 2001-05 | 1.095 |
| 2001-04 | 1.101 |
| 2001-03 | 1.103 |
| 2001-02 | 1.09 |
| 2001-01 | 1.091 |
| 2000-12 | 1.078 |
| 2000-11 | 1.065 |
| 2000-10 | 1.09 |
| 2000-09 | 1.087 |
| 2000-08 | 1.086 |
| 2000-07 | 1.089 |
| 2000-06 | 1.069 |
| 2000-05 | 1.052 |
| 2000-04 | 1.069 |
| 2000-03 | 1.064 |
| 2000-02 | 1.046 |
| 2000-01 | 1.059 |
| 1999-12 | 1.053 |
| 1999-11 | 1.078 |
| 1999-10 | 1.055 |
| 1999-09 | 1.08 |
| 1999-08 | 1.043 |
| 1999-07 | 1.045 |
| 1999-06 | 1.041 |
| 1999-05 | 1.026 |
| 1999-04 | 1.057 |
| 1999-03 | 1.057 |
| 1999-02 | 1.064 |
| 1999-01 | 1.072 |
| 1998-12 | 1.06 |
| 1998-11 | 1.084 |
| 1998-10 | 1.076 |
| 1998-09 | 1.074 |
| 1998-08 | 1.059 |
| 1998-07 | 1.033 |
| 1998-06 | 1.016 |
| 1998-05 | 1.032 |
| 1998-04 | 1.029 |
| 1998-03 | 1.032 |
| 1998-02 | 1.007 |
| 1998-01 | 1.022 |
| 1997-12 | 1.001 |
| 1997-11 | 1.018 |
| 1997-10 | 0.984 |
| 1997-09 | 0.992 |
| 1997-08 | 0.988 |
| 1997-07 | 1.005 |
| 1997-06 | 0.993 |
| 1997-05 | 1.007 |
| 1997-04 | 1.002 |
| 1997-03 | 1.009 |
| 1997-02 | 1.008 |
| 1997-01 | 1.016 |
| 1996-12 | 1.002 |
| 1996-11 | 1.003 |
| 1996-10 | 1.021 |
| 1996-09 | 1.006 |
| 1996-08 | 0.99 |
| 1996-07 | 0.972 |
| 1996-06 | 0.968 |
| 1996-05 | 0.949 |
| 1996-04 | 0.947 |
| 1996-03 | 0.933 |
| 1996-02 | 0.94 |
| 1996-01 | 0.941 |
| 1995-12 | 0.939 |
| 1995-11 | 0.948 |
| 1995-10 | 0.93 |
| 1995-09 | 0.939 |
| 1995-08 | 0.908 |
| 1995-07 | 0.919 |
| 1995-06 | 0.908 |
| 1995-05 | 0.891 |
| 1995-04 | 0.911 |
| 1995-03 | 0.917 |
| 1995-02 | 0.893 |
| 1995-01 | 0.897 |
| 1994-12 | 0.895 |
| 1994-11 | 0.904 |
| 1994-10 | 0.889 |
| 1994-09 | 0.901 |
| 1994-08 | 0.905 |
| 1994-07 | 0.92 |
| 1994-06 | 0.918 |
| 1994-05 | 0.902 |
| 1994-04 | 0.899 |
| 1994-03 | 0.891 |
| 1994-02 | 0.888 |
| 1994-01 | 0.899 |
| 1993-12 | 0.91 |
| 1993-11 | 0.918 |
| 1993-10 | 0.893 |
| 1993-09 | 0.897 |
| 1993-08 | 0.896 |
| 1993-07 | 0.89 |
| 1993-06 | 0.891 |
| 1993-05 | 0.888 |
| 1993-04 | 0.874 |
| 1993-03 | 0.879 |
| 1993-02 | 0.871 |
| 1993-01 | 0.875 |
| 1992-12 | 0.879 |
| 1992-11 | 0.885 |
| 1992-10 | 0.865 |
| 1992-09 | 0.881 |
| 1992-08 | 0.882 |
| 1992-07 | 0.878 |
| 1992-06 | 0.861 |
| 1992-05 | 0.854 |
| 1992-04 | 0.861 |
| 1992-03 | 0.859 |
| 1992-02 | 0.849 |
| 1992-01 | 0.878 |
| 1991-12 | 0.864 |
| 1991-11 | 0.857 |
| 1991-10 | 0.878 |
| 1991-09 | 0.874 |
| 1991-08 | 0.869 |
| 1991-07 | 0.888 |
| 1991-06 | 0.878 |
| 1991-05 | 0.883 |
| 1991-04 | 0.885 |
| 1991-03 | 0.899 |
| 1991-02 | 0.903 |
| 1991-01 | 0.886 |
| 1990-12 | 0.858 |
| 1990-11 | 0.88 |
| 1990-10 | 0.883 |
| 1990-09 | 0.907 |
| 1990-08 | 0.912 |
| 1990-07 | 0.917 |
| 1990-06 | 0.928 |
| 1990-05 | 0.902 |
| 1990-04 | 0.897 |
| 1990-03 | 0.928 |
| 1990-02 | 0.896 |
| 1990-01 | 0.882 |
| 1989-12 | 0.883 |
| 1989-11 | 0.879 |
| 1989-10 | 0.91 |
| 1989-09 | 0.942 |
| 1989-08 | 0.954 |
| 1989-07 | 0.964 |
| 1989-06 | 0.982 |
| 1989-05 | 0.961 |
| 1989-04 | 0.932 |
| 1989-03 | 0.913 |
| 1989-02 | 0.899 |
| 1989-01 | 0.905 |
| 1988-12 | 0.885 |
| 1988-11 | 0.892 |
| 1988-10 | 0.932 |
| 1988-09 | 0.975 |
| 1988-08 | 0.961 |
| 1988-07 | 0.937 |
| 1988-06 | 0.868 |
| 1988-05 | 0.796 |
| 1988-04 | 0.76 |
| 1988-03 | 0.753 |
| 1988-02 | 0.745 |
| 1988-01 | 0.74 |
| 1987-12 | 0.736 |
| 1987-11 | 0.756 |
| 1987-10 | 0.791 |
| 1987-09 | 0.793 |
| 1987-08 | 0.785 |
| 1987-07 | 0.755 |
| 1987-06 | 0.771 |
| 1987-05 | 0.782 |
| 1987-04 | 0.792 |
| 1987-03 | 0.804 |
| 1987-02 | 0.832 |
| 1987-01 | 0.821 |
| 1986-12 | 0.865 |
| 1986-11 | 0.878 |
| 1986-10 | 0.9 |
| 1986-09 | 0.91 |
| 1986-08 | 0.958 |
| 1986-07 | 0.889 |
| 1986-06 | 0.795 |
| 1986-05 | 0.769 |
| 1986-04 | 0.752 |
| 1986-03 | 0.767 |
| 1986-02 | 0.771 |
| 1986-01 | 0.766 |
| 1985-12 | 0.776 |
| 1985-11 | 0.778 |
| 1985-10 | 0.749 |
| 1985-09 | 0.762 |
| 1985-08 | 0.757 |
| 1985-07 | 0.753 |
| 1985-06 | 0.761 |
| 1985-05 | 0.745 |
| 1985-04 | 0.764 |
| 1985-03 | 0.769 |
| 1985-02 | 0.772 |
| 1985-01 | 0.773 |
| 1984-12 | 0.753 |
| 1984-11 | 0.771 |
| 1984-10 | 0.764 |
| 1984-09 | 0.79 |
| 1984-08 | 0.788 |
| 1984-07 | 0.829 |
| 1984-06 | 0.817 |
| 1984-05 | 0.811 |
| 1984-04 | 0.844 |
| 1984-03 | 0.848 |
| 1984-02 | 0.867 |
| 1984-01 | 0.839 |
| 1983-12 | 0.812 |
| 1983-11 | 0.766 |
| 1983-10 | 0.737 |
| 1983-09 | 0.769 |
| 1983-08 | 0.74 |
| 1983-07 | 0.724 |
| 1983-06 | 0.699 |
| 1983-05 | 0.687 |
| 1983-04 | 0.676 |
| 1983-03 | 0.698 |
| 1983-02 | 0.699 |
| 1983-01 | 0.689 |
| 1982-12 | 0.682 |
| 1982-11 | 0.694 |
| 1982-10 | 0.7 |
| 1982-09 | 0.713 |
| 1982-08 | 0.717 |
| 1982-07 | 0.74 |
| 1982-06 | 0.732 |
| 1982-05 | 0.72 |
| 1982-04 | 0.712 |
| 1982-03 | 0.715 |
| 1982-02 | 0.726 |
| 1982-01 | 0.712 |
| 1981-12 | 0.7 |
| 1981-11 | 0.702 |
| 1981-10 | 0.712 |
| 1981-09 | 0.728 |
| 1981-08 | 0.752 |
| 1981-07 | 0.767 |
| 1981-06 | 0.717 |
| 1981-05 | 0.706 |
| 1981-04 | 0.734 |
| 1981-03 | 0.755 |
| 1981-02 | 0.759 |
| 1981-01 | 0.749 |
| 1980-12 | 0.76 |
| 1980-11 | 0.766 |
| 1980-10 | 0.792 |
| 1980-09 | 0.791 |
| 1980-08 | 0.751 |
| 1980-07 | 0.71 |
| 1980-06 | 0.64 |
| 1980-05 | 0.628 |
| 1980-04 | 0.638 |
| 1980-03 | 0.655 |
| 1980-02 | 0.673 |
| 1980-01 | 0.699 |