US states by total food sales

California had the highest total food sales of 51 states in 2023, at $303.69 billion. Wyoming had the lowest, at $3.74 billion. The median was $28.31 billion. Source: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Highest303,687.8California

Lowest3,735.9Wyoming

Median28,314.251 states

Map of states, 2023

Under 8,000
8,000 to 17K
17K to 28K
28K to 42K
42K to 67K
67K and over

USD million, 2023. Source: USDA ERS. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

USD million. Source: USDA ERS. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2023 USD million	Change on 2022
1	California	303,687.8	+10.4%
2	Texas	210,596.5	+9.6%
3	Florida	159,195.5	+10.1%
4	New York	137,021.2	+10.6%
5	Illinois	83,431.1	+8%
6	Pennsylvania	80,404.2	+9.3%
7	Georgia	75,475.3	+9%
8	Ohio	71,287.7	+7.1%
9	North Carolina	68,840.6	+8.2%
10	New Jersey	64,026.5	+9.4%
11	Washington	62,909	+9.8%
12	Virginia	55,685.4	+7.2%
13	Michigan	55,679	+9.1%
14	Massachusetts	52,276.4	+9.4%
15	Arizona	51,192.9	+8.5%
16	Tennessee	48,238.4	+8.6%
17	Colorado	44,111.4	+8.2%
18	Maryland	40,639.2	+8.4%
19	Indiana	39,903.1	+8.8%
20	Missouri	37,832.6	+8.1%
21	Minnesota	35,612	+8.5%
22	South Carolina	34,996.2	+9%
23	Wisconsin	32,822.1	+7.8%
24	Alabama	29,521.3	+7.9%
25	Louisiana	28,530.3	+7.1%
26	Oregon	28,314.2	+7.8%
27	Nevada	28,185.8	+12.3%
28	Kentucky	26,442.4	+7.9%
29	Connecticut	24,096.1	+8.6%
30	Utah	21,208.7	+8.1%
31	Oklahoma	19,866.8	+7.9%
32	Iowa	18,227.5	+6.6%
33	Arkansas	18,142.4	+7.7%
34	Kansas	17,198.8	+5.7%
35	Mississippi	15,754.3	+7.5%
36	New Mexico	12,861.2	+9.1%
37	Nebraska	12,752.8	+8.3%
38	Hawaii	12,569.9	+10.6%
39	Idaho	11,643	+8%
40	New Hampshire	11,347.4	+8.2%
41	Maine	9,976.5	+7.5%
42	West Virginia	8,558.6	+7.5%
43	Rhode Island	7,383.7	+10.2%
44	District of Columbia	7,254.7	+14.1%
45	Montana	7,178.8	+8.5%
46	Delaware	6,525.1	+8.5%
47	South Dakota	5,248.6	+8%
48	Alaska	5,017.2	+6.1%
49	North Dakota	4,782.9	+8.6%
50	Vermont	3,851.6	+8.6%
51	Wyoming	3,735.9	+8.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

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.

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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 (US states by total food sales, 2023) [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, US states by total food sales, 2023. 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/rankings/total-food-sales/us-states?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. US states by total food sales, 2023. 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/rankings/total-food-sales/us-states?period=2023.

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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, US states by total food sales, 2023 [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/rankings/total-food-sales/us-states?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest total food sales?

California, with $303.69 billion in 2023, according to Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Which state has the lowest total food sales?

Wyoming, with $3.74 billion in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.