Here’s How Much Your Thanksgiving Turkey Will Cost In GA

GEORGIA — The centerpiece of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner will not cost as much as last year in Georgia due to a 12 percent decrease nationwide in turkey prices.

On average, Americans will pay $31.16, or an average of $2.08 a pound, for a 15-pound turkey this year, according to an analysis by the online financial guidance company FinanceBuzz, which looked at the cost of a turkey in every state.

A 15-pound bird in Georgia costs about $34.85. That’s about $3.69 above the national average. Georgia is one of 11 states in the U.S. with the most expensive turkey cost.

Due to the high cost of transporting goods to their states, residents of Hawaii and Alaska pay the most for a Thanksgiving turkey, but in the contiguous U.S., California has the highest average price at $39.85. The cheapest turkey prices are in Oklahoma and Louisiana, where consumers can expect to pay less than $20 for a 15-pound bird.

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Last year, the national average for a 15-pound turkey was $35.40, or about $2.36 a pound. In 2022, the same size bird would have cost about $35.41, or $2.28 a pound.

FinanceBuzz researchers collected price data on 12- to 26-pound Butterball turkeys at least three grocery stores in each state. In general, those stores were regional chains with multiple locations, rather than individual companies or prominent national chains.

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