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Share of Spending on Restaurants by State

Share of everything households buy that goes on restaurants. Dollar amounts mostly track how rich a state is; the share says what a place spends its money on once that is taken out.

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Highest states

StateShare of Spending on Restaurants
Hawaii9.1%
Rhode Island8.6%
New Mexico8.4%
Colorado8.2%
Alaska8.0%
California8.0%
Florida7.9%
Tennessee7.9%
Oklahoma7.8%
South Carolina7.8%
Louisiana7.7%
Arizona7.6%

Lowest states

StateShare of Spending on Restaurants
Pennsylvania5.9%
Minnesota6.0%
West Virginia6.1%
Michigan6.1%
New Hampshire6.2%
Iowa6.2%
District of Columbia6.2%
Utah6.3%
New Jersey6.3%
Connecticut6.3%
Wisconsin6.4%
Nebraska6.4%

Counted among: State residents