Per-capita food sales in California, 1997 to 2025
Food sales with taxes and tips per person in California, every year the source file carries for the state: food at home, food away from home and the total.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service - Food Expenditure Series, State food sales per capita, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers (annual, 1997 to 2025; fetched 2026-10-30) (file ers_percapita_state.csv), fetched 2026-10-30. Period covered: the rows for California in this file (years 1997 to 2025). Values are shown as published, with thousands separators; the label beside each figure is the record's own field name in the source file, because the checked data carries no column-heading list for this file. Full source list and licence: About.
Per-capita food sales in California by year
1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,342.05 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,717.79 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,210.33 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,098.63 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,552.38 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $5,816.42 |
1998
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,340.14 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,633.05 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,263.81 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,151.39 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,603.95 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $5,784.43 |
1999
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,388.84 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,674.54 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,323.77 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,231.18 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,712.61 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $5,905.73 |
2000
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,412.07 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,664.8 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,395.25 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,331.19 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,807.33 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $5,995.99 |
2001
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,472.25 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,666.93 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,438.48 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,329.22 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,910.73 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $5,996.15 |
2002
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,494.1 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,656.87 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,504.22 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,370.21 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,998.32 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,027.08 |
2003
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,558.5 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,698.61 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,584.72 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,483.07 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,143.22 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,181.68 |
2004
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,635.16 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,729.56 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,696.16 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,616.73 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,331.31 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,346.29 |
2005
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,717.54 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,841.18 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,801.42 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,708.38 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,518.96 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,549.57 |
2006
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,767.41 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,888.89 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,919.03 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,837.92 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,686.44 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,726.81 |
2007
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,818.5 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,838.74 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,018.57 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,897.29 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,837.06 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,736.03 |
2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,882.93 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,768.53 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,042.49 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,798.96 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,925.42 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,567.49 |
2009
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,850.79 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,741.21 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,992.12 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,593.33 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,842.91 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,334.54 |
2010
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $1,893.02 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,820.71 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,036.61 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,630.98 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,929.64 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,451.69 |
2011
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,000.22 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,841.58 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,130.21 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,714.46 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $4,130.43 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,556.04 |
2012
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,055.58 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,868.47 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,218.89 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,754.24 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $4,274.47 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,622.71 |
2013
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,132.92 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,949.99 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,378.85 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,941.86 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $4,511.77 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $6,891.85 |
2014
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,239.63 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,013.44 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,581.66 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,174.77 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $4,821.29 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $7,188.22 |
2015
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,266.02 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $2,998.69 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,839.55 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,463.5 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $5,105.57 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $7,462.18 |
2016
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,291.06 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,067.03 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,047.36 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,637.94 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $5,338.42 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $7,704.97 |
2017
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,364.23 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,174.81 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,275.31 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,826.65 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $5,639.54 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $8,001.47 |
2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,435.68 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,256.52 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,424 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,879.54 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $5,859.68 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $8,136.06 |
2019
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,505.85 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,300.05 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,572.12 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,915.83 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $6,077.98 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $8,215.88 |
2020
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,714.44 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,437.66 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,113.86 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,097.5 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $5,828.3 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $7,535.16 |
2021
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $2,919.13 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,542.39 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,515.42 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,410.84 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $6,434.55 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $7,953.23 |
2022
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,102.7 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,379.72 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,924.86 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,590.18 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $7,027.55 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $7,969.9 |
2023
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,275.56 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,410.2 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $4,475.2 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,870.88 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $7,750.76 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $8,281.08 |
2024
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,333.67 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,422.8 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $4,657.32 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,845.09 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $7,990.99 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $8,267.88 |
2025
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $3,403.2 |
| food-at-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $3,403.2 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $4,825.6 |
| food-away-from-home-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $4,825.6 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-nominal-u-s-dollars | $8,228.8 |
| total-food-per-capita-sales-with-taxes-and-tips-constant-u-s-dollars-2025-100 | $8,228.8 |
Total (not per-capita) sales for this state are on a separate page: California food sales.