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States with large inflows of out-of-state workers and tourists had biggest drops in per capita food spending in 2020

by Eliana Zeballos and Wilson Sinclair
9/25/2023

Food Prices, Expenditures, and Establishments

U.S. map showing percent of change in per capita food spending for each State and Washington, DC, in 2020.

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Adjusted for inflation, U.S. annual food spending increased 70 percent from 1997 to 2022 to the highest level recorded. The 25-year climb was steady other than slight decreases during the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009 and a 6.4 percent drop in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

States with large inflows of out-of-state workers and tourists had biggest drops in per capita food spending in 2020

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