Food sales in California, 1997 to 2025
Annual food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers 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, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers (annual, 1997 to 2025; fetched 2026-10-30) (file ers_fes_state_pertax.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 heading beside each figure is the source's own column heading. Full source list and licence: About.
Food sales in California by year
1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $43,237.89 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $87,560.98 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $38,993.9 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $99,830.74 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $82,231.8 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $187,391.72 |
1998
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $43,799.49 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $86,055.3 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $41,304.85 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $102,996.1 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $85,104.34 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $189,051.41 |
1999
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $46,033.35 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $88,648.08 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $43,876.39 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $107,097.91 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $89,909.74 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $195,746 |
2000
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $47,993.5 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $90,571.18 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $47,421.8 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $113,220.28 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $95,415.3 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $203,791.47 |
2001
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $50,762.44 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $91,954.22 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $49,598.03 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $114,789.65 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $100,360.47 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $206,743.88 |
2002
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $52,101.98 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $92,649.91 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $52,454.83 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $117,525.44 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $104,556.81 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $210,175.34 |
2003
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $54,942.01 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $95,134.52 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $55,866.52 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $122,789.16 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $110,808.53 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $217,923.69 |
2004
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $58,170 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $97,102.95 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $60,340.04 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $128,663.74 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $118,510.03 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $225,766.69 |
2005
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $61,535.79 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $101,793.73 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $64,541.14 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $132,863.8 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $126,076.94 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $234,657.53 |
2006
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $63,664.16 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $104,061.38 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $69,125.85 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $138,246.42 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $132,790 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $242,307.81 |
2007
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $65,921.08 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $102,905.14 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,173.61 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $141,277.92 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $139,094.69 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $244,183.06 |
2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $68,923.53 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $101,340.27 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $74,763.91 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $139,058.41 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $143,687.44 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $240,398.69 |
2009
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $68,407.29 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $101,318.66 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,631.38 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $132,813.89 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $142,038.67 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $234,132.55 |
2010
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $70,646.83 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $105,267.47 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $76,005.53 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $135,506.56 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $146,652.36 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $240,774.03 |
2011
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $75,281.01 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $106,946.59 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $80,173.13 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $139,798.63 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $155,454.13 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $246,745.22 |
2012
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $77,997.97 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $108,842.66 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $84,194.82 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $142,453.11 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $162,192.78 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $251,295.77 |
2013
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $81,592.31 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $112,848.17 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $90,999.88 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $150,790.97 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $172,592.19 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $263,639.13 |
2014
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $86,420.02 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $116,278.91 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $99,617.76 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $161,090.8 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $186,037.78 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $277,369.69 |
2015
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $88,157.88 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $116,661.8 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $110,470.7 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $173,649.14 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $198,628.58 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $290,310.94 |
2016
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $89,693.09 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $120,071.78 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $119,301.62 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $181,571.44 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $208,994.72 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $301,643.22 |
2017
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $93,003.74 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $124,890.16 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $128,843.46 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $189,869.88 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $221,847.2 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $314,760.03 |
2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $96,056.98 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $128,428.91 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $135,034.02 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $192,436.69 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $231,091 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $320,865.59 |
2019
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $98,824.84 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $130,146.11 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $140,875.97 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $193,868.78 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $239,700.81 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $324,014.88 |
2020
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $107,295.94 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $135,883.34 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $123,084.16 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $161,965.09 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $230,380.09 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $297,848.44 |
2021
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $114,292.39 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $138,694.8 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $137,638.94 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $172,697.41 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $251,931.33 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $311,392.19 |
2022
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $121,394.03 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $132,232.59 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $153,561.47 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $179,592.39 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $274,955.5 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $311,825 |
2023
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $128,342.01 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $133,617.22 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $175,345.81 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $190,849.39 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $303,687.81 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $324,466.63 |
2024
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $131,229.14 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $134,737.7 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $183,334.2 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $190,725.7 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $314,563.34 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $325,463.41 |
2025
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $133,933.98 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $133,933.98 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $189,913.17 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $189,913.17 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $323,847.16 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $323,847.16 |
Per-capita figures for this state are on a separate page: California per-capita food sales.