Total food sales in Arkansas

Total food sales in Arkansas was $19.27 billion in 2025, according to Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. That is up 3.7% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, USD million19,272.2

Change on 2024+3.7%

Rank32nd of 51US states ranked

Series high19,272.22025

Series low4,874.51997

Total food sales in Arkansas, 1997 to 2025

USD million. Source: USDA ERS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-01.

All 29 values

Period	USD million
2025	19,272.2
2024	18,590.8
2023	18,142.4
2022	16,841.6
2021	15,621.4
2020	14,494.7
2019	14,907.9
2018	14,541.1
2017	14,086.5
2016	13,521.1
2015	13,048.5
2014	12,459.4
2013	11,892.1
2012	11,455.7
2011	10,978.9
2010	10,463.9
2009	10,160.1
2008	10,171.3
2007	9,933.9
2006	9,423.6
2005	8,887.1
2004	8,282.7
2003	7,765.4
2002	6,947
2001	6,488.7
2000	5,921.9
1999	5,303.5
1998	4,926.1
1997	4,874.5

Rankings

US states by total food sales 51 places

Definition

Annual sales of food at home and food away from home together 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.

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USDA, Economic Research Service. Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars. https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/5204/state-food-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-for-all-purchasers.csv?v=55730. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2026). Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars (Total food sales, Arkansas, 1997 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/5204/state-food-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-for-all-purchasers.csv?v=55730

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Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars, Total food sales, Arkansas, 1997 to 2025. Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 June 2026, https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/5204/state-food-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-for-all-purchasers.csv?v=55730. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-food-sales/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2026. Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars. Total food sales, Arkansas, 1997 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/5204/state-food-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-for-all-purchasers.csv?v=55730. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-food-sales/arkansas.

Harvard

Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (2026) Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars, Total food sales, Arkansas, 1997 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/5204/state-food-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-for-all-purchasers.csv?v=55730, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/total-food-sales/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture}},
  title = {{Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars: Total food sales, Arkansas, 1997 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/5204/state-food-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-for-all-purchasers.csv?v=55730},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-food-sales/arkansas. Publisher attribution: USDA, Economic Research Service. Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars. https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/5204/state-food-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-for-all-purchasers.csv?v=55730. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food Expenditure Series, state food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers, total food sales, millions of nominal US dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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$19.27 billion in 2025, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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