Share of consumers who found it difficult to maintain a healthy diet due to the rising cost of healthy food in the United States as of March 2025, by income
Characteristic
A lot more difficult
A little more difficult
Does not make it more difficult
Upper income
15%
39%
38%
Middle income
28%
42%
21%
Lower income
46%
31%
12%
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In 2025, only 15 percent of upper-income respondents in a survey conducted in the United States said it had become much more difficult to eat healthily due to the rising cost of healthy food. In contrast, 46 percent of lower-income respondents reported that it had become much more difficult.
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Pew Research Center. (May 7, 2025). Share of consumers who found it difficult to maintain a healthy diet due to the rising cost of healthy food in the United States as of March 2025, by income [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1661207/difficulty-affording-healthy-food-us-by-income-2025/
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Share of consumers who found it difficult to maintain a healthy diet due to the rising cost of healthy food in the United States as of March 2025, by income [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1661207/difficulty-affording-healthy-food-us-by-income-2025/
