Here's How Much The Average PA Household Spends On Groceries Each Year

The average Pennsylvania household spends $7,200 annually on groceries, according to a new LendingTree study.

That represents 6.9 percent of the average household income in Pennsylvania. The percentage of income Pennsylvanians spend on groceries is below the average American household, which spends 7.4 percent of its income on groceries.

The analysis comes as consumers across the country are tracking the increasing costs of their grocery bills. Egg prices have dominated the headlines amid a bird flu outbreak, setting records in the lead up to Easter at an average price of $6.23 a dozen, The Associated Press reported.

The overall cost of groceries was 2.41 percent higher in March of this year compared to March 2024, the highest year-over-year grocery inflation rate since August 2023, CNN reported.

Matt Schulz, LendingTree chief consumer finance analyst, said that the states that spent the largest share of their income on groceries tend to be more sparsely populated Western states, while those on the other end of the spectrum are more populous states east of the Mississippi.

“In those big eastern states, housing costs are likely taking up a bigger percentage of income than what we see in the Western states,” he said. “Also, the states at the bottom of the list tend to be far more urban, so more dining-out options might lead to less dining at home."

Residents in Utah have the biggest grocery bills in the country. There, residents spend $11,884 — more than 10 percent of their household income — on groceries.

Here are the states that spend the highest percentage of their income on groceries:

1. Idaho, 10.4 percent
2. Nevada 10.1 percent
3. Utah, 10.1 percent
4. Alaska, 9.7 percent
5. Montana, 9.7 percent
6. Maine, 9.6 percent
7. New Mexico 9.4 percent
8. Oregon, 9.2 percent
9. Arkansas, 9.1 percent
10. Wyoming, 9.0 percent

Check out the full list at LendingTree.