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Distribution of at home and away from home nominal food expenditure in the United States from 1997 to 2024

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June 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

1997 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Food includes non-alcoholic beverages.

Household final users include SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) purchases as well as food purchased by Government through social assistance programs

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Distribution of nominal food expenditure in the U.S. by type 1997-2024

Published by
T. Ozbun,
Jun 11, 2025

In 1997, consumers in the United States allocated 52 percent of their nominal food expenditure on food at home, while 48 was spent on food away from home. By 2024, this trend had shifted, with 58.5 percent of food expenditure going toward food away from home and 41.5 percent spent on food at home.

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