This statistic shows the share of disposable income spent on food consumed at home in the United States from 1930 to 2014. In 2014, U.S. consumers spent some 5.5 percent of their disposable income on food at home.
Share of disposable income spent on food consumed at home in the U.S. from 1930 to 2014*
* Food includes non-alcoholic beverages.
Food at home includes cash purchases from grocery stores and other retail outlets, including purchases with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program) and WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) Program vouchers and food produced and consumed on farms (valued at farm prices), but it excludes government-donated foods.
USDA calculations are based on annual household expenditure data from various data sets from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (January 26, 2016). Share of disposable income spent on food consumed at home in the U.S. from 1930 to 2014* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/237190/number-of-persons-fed-per-farmer-in-the-us-since-1940/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Share of disposable income spent on food consumed at home in the U.S. from 1930 to 2014*." Chart. January 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/237190/number-of-persons-fed-per-farmer-in-the-us-since-1940/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2016). Share of disposable income spent on food consumed at home in the U.S. from 1930 to 2014*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/237190/number-of-persons-fed-per-farmer-in-the-us-since-1940/
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US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Share of disposable income spent on food consumed at home in the U.S. from 1930 to 2014* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/237190/number-of-persons-fed-per-farmer-in-the-us-since-1940/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of disposable income spent on food consumed at home in the U.S. from 1930 to 2014* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, January 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/237190/number-of-persons-fed-per-farmer-in-the-us-since-1940/
