Inflation is surging in the US – largely due to rising meals costs. In cities throughout the nation, meals at this time is 8% costlier on common than it was a 12 months in the past, and American households are feeling the pinch.
Based on the Financial Coverage Institute, a nonprofit assume tank, a household of 4 – two adults and two youngsters – can count on to pay an estimated $9,835 on meals in 2022. This quantity varies throughout the nation, nevertheless.
In Nebraska, a household of 4 can count on to spend a median of $9,081 on meals in 2022, the tenth lowest quantity amongst states, in accordance with the EPI’s Household Funds Calculator. This quantity assumes a nutritionally satisfactory weight loss program for 2 adults and two youngsters the place nearly all meals is purchased at a grocery retailer and ready at residence.
Meals prices are partially pushed by what residents can afford, and states with greater meals prices additionally usually have greater than common household incomes, and vice-versa. Nebraska is an exception, nevertheless. Although meals prices are decrease than common in Nebraska, incomes aren’t. The standard household within the state earns $80,125 a 12 months, in comparison with the nationwide common of $80,069.
Nebraska residents are much less prone to depend on authorities help to afford groceries than the standard American. An estimated 8.7% of the state inhabitants depend on SNAP advantages, previously often called meals stamps, in comparison with the 12.1% nationwide SNAP recipiency price.
Meals price figures on this story are 2022 estimates from the EPI and household earnings and SNAP recipiency figures are five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 American Neighborhood Survey.
| Rank | State | Est. avg. annual meals prices, household of 4 ($) | Median household earnings ($) | SNAP recipiency price (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $14,042 | $97,813 | 11.80% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $11,674 | $106,526 | 12.50% |
| 3 | Maine | $11,480 | $76,192 | 13.50% |
| 4 | Vermont | $11,430 | $83,023 | 11.50% |
| 5 | New York | $11,180 | $87,270 | 15.20% |
| 6 | Connecticut | $10,910 | $102,061 | 12.40% |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $10,834 | $89,330 | 15.90% |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $10,832 | $97,001 | 7.40% |
| 9 | New Jersey | $10,750 | $104,804 | 9.10% |
| 10 | California | $10,543 | $89,798 | 10.20% |
| 11 | Washington | $10,525 | $92,422 | 12.00% |
| 12 | Florida | $10,385 | $69,670 | 13.90% |
| 13 | Colorado | $10,384 | $92,752 | 8.00% |
| 14 | Maryland | $10,293 | $105,790 | 10.80% |
| 15 | Oregon | $10,175 | $80,630 | 16.00% |
| 16 | Delaware | $10,169 | $84,825 | 11.50% |
| 17 | Virginia | $10,064 | $93,284 | 8.50% |
| 18 | Nevada | $9,990 | $74,077 | 12.70% |
| 19 | Minnesota | $9,936 | $92,692 | 8.40% |
| 20 | Wyoming | $9,917 | $81,290 | 5.90% |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $9,903 | $80,996 | 13.90% |
| 22 | North Dakota | $9,824 | $86,798 | 7.30% |
| 23 | Idaho | $9,786 | $70,885 | 10.00% |
| 24 | Montana | $9,782 | $72,773 | 10.10% |
| 25 | Louisiana | $9,748 | $65,427 | 15.80% |
| 26 | Alabama | $9,631 | $66,772 | 13.70% |
| 27 | Tennessee | $9,595 | $68,793 | 13.10% |
| 28 | South Dakota | $9,546 | $77,042 | 9.50% |
| 29 | Georgia | $9,507 | $74,127 | 12.80% |
| 30 | Alaska | $9,419 | $92,648 | 12.90% |
| 31 | Mississippi | $9,350 | $58,923 | 15.20% |
| 32 | Kansas | $9,341 | $77,620 | 7.80% |
| 33 | Arizona | $9,338 | $73,456 | 11.20% |
| 34 | New Mexico | $9,297 | $62,611 | 17.70% |
| 35 | Illinois | $9,274 | $86,251 | 13.10% |
| 36 | North Carolina | $9,267 | $70,978 | 12.50% |
| 37 | Utah | $9,239 | $84,590 | 6.90% |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $9,223 | $67,511 | 13.40% |
| 39 | Missouri | $9,104 | $72,834 | 11.10% |
| 40 | South Carolina | $9,086 | $68,813 | 11.70% |
| 41 | Nebraska | $9,081 | $80,125 | 8.70% |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $9,058 | $80,844 | 10.90% |
| 42 | Michigan | $9,058 | $75,470 | 13.50% |
| 44 | Ohio | $8,904 | $74,391 | 13.30% |
| 45 | Iowa | $8,885 | $79,186 | 10.60% |
| 46 | Arkansas | $8,838 | $62,067 | 12.20% |
| 47 | Texas | $8,660 | $76,073 | 12.10% |
| 48 | West Virginia | $8,634 | $61,707 | 17.10% |
| 49 | Indiana | $8,544 | $73,265 | 9.80% |
| 50 | Kentucky | $8,527 | $65,893 | 13.60% |