US states by consumer spending on restaurants and other food services

California had the highest consumer spending on restaurants and other food services of 51 states in 2021, at $132.01 billion. Vermont had the lowest, at $1.57 billion. The median was $11.35 billion and the figure for the United States was $923.65 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest132,005.4California

Lowest1,574.1Vermont

Median11,353.551 states

United States923,650.8History

Map of states, 2021

Under 4,000
4,000 to 6,000
6,000 to 11K
11K to 18K
18K to 27K
27K and over

USD million, 2021. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2021

USD million. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2021 USD million	Change on 2020
1	California	132,005.4	+27.4%
2	Texas	86,785.3	+23.4%
3	Florida	71,443.9	+32.9%
4	New York	57,784.3	+29.4%
5	Illinois	35,694.1	+25.5%
6	Pennsylvania	29,991.2	+25.1%
7	Georgia	29,426.1	+23.2%
8	Ohio	29,255.7	+21.3%
9	North Carolina	28,127.3	+23.2%
10	New Jersey	25,544	+31.6%
11	Virginia	23,858.5	+23.8%
12	Massachusetts	22,522.8	+27.1%
13	Michigan	22,243.3	+22.7%
14	Washington	20,858.2	+23.9%
15	Colorado	20,708.6	+27%
16	Arizona	19,957.1	+24.9%
17	Tennessee	19,082.4	+23.4%
18	Indiana	16,734.5	+20.1%
19	Maryland	16,387.5	+20.3%
20	Missouri	16,071.3	+22.1%
21	South Carolina	13,817.5	+24.1%
22	Wisconsin	13,723.2	+22%
23	Minnesota	13,416.5	+24.9%
24	Louisiana	12,273.3	+19.8%
25	Oregon	11,828.8	+23.1%
26	Alabama	11,353.5	+23.6%
27	Kentucky	10,764	+21.7%
28	Connecticut	10,087.4	+27.8%
29	Oklahoma	9,295.2	+22.9%
30	Nevada	7,421.7	+31.4%
31	Utah	7,115.2	+22.6%
32	Iowa	6,958.9	+20.8%
33	Kansas	6,901	+23.1%
34	Mississippi	6,557.5	+23.5%
35	Arkansas	6,200.9	+21.5%
36	New Mexico	5,161.8	+25.8%
37	Nebraska	4,708.9	+23%
38	New Hampshire	4,198.5	+24.7%
39	Hawaii	4,027.5	+34.2%
40	Maine	4,008.5	+31.4%
41	Idaho	3,921.5	+25.1%
42	West Virginia	3,677.4	+18.9%
43	Rhode Island	3,670.8	+30.5%
44	Delaware	3,086.3	+30.3%
45	District of Columbia	2,763.2	+24.3%
46	Montana	2,689.8	+24.6%
47	Alaska	2,334.3	+25.6%
48	South Dakota	2,242.1	+22.6%
49	North Dakota	1,779	+22.2%
50	Wyoming	1,610.8	+23.2%
51	Vermont	1,574.1	+25.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal consumption expenditures on meals and beverages bought in restaurants, bars, cafeterias and other food services, plus food provided to employees, including the military, by the households and nonprofit institutions serving households resident in the place, in millions of current US dollars. Bureau of Economic Analysis, PCE by state by type of product (table SAPCE3, line 82, Food services); the national figure equals the national accounts (NIPA table 2.4.5).

Millions of current US dollars: not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states (see regional_price_parity). Spending is assigned to the state where the buyer lives, wherever the purchase is made. It includes purchases paid on behalf of households by employers, insurers and government programs, and the spending of nonprofit institutions serving households. Not the same as retail sales, which count store sales where the store is, and not the PCE price index. BEA revises the latest years every September.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states (US states by consumer spending on restaurants and other food services, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip

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SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on restaurants and other food services, 2021. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-restaurants/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states. US states by consumer spending on restaurants and other food services, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-restaurants/us-states?period=2021.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on restaurants and other food services, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-restaurants/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which state has the highest consumer spending on restaurants and other food services?

California, with $132.01 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending on restaurants and other food services?

Vermont, with $1.57 billion in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, food services (line 82), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.