Special Report
The Cheapest City to Get Groceries in Every State
April 29, 2022 5:00 pm
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South Dakota: Sioux Falls
> Est. annual food costs: $9,183 (South Dakota: $9,546)
> Median family income: $84,874 (South Dakota: $77,042)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 8.5% (South Dakota: 9.5%)
> Food insecurity rate: 3.9% (South Dakota: 10.5%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 2
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Tennessee: Jackson
> Est. annual food costs: $8,801 (Tennessee: $9,595)
> Median family income: $58,697 (Tennessee: $68,793)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 17.1% (Tennessee: 13.1%)
> Food insecurity rate: 8.8% (Tennessee: 8.5%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 10
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Texas: Brownsville-Harlingen
> Est. annual food costs: $7,016 (Texas: $8,660)
> Median family income: $47,332 (Texas: $76,073)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 24.0% (Texas: 12.1%)
> Food insecurity rate: 14.2% (Texas: 8.7%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 25
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Utah: Logan
> Est. annual food costs: $8,748 (Utah: $9,239)
> Median family income: $69,237 (Utah: $84,590)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 7.5% (Utah: 6.9%)
> Food insecurity rate: 9.1% (Utah: 5.8%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 5
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Vermont: Burlington-South Burlington
> Est. annual food costs: $11,376 (Vermont: $11,430)
> Median family income: $95,011 (Vermont: $83,023)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 8.9% (Vermont: 11.5%)
> Food insecurity rate: 2.5% (Vermont: 3.3%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 1
*Because Burlington-South Burlington is the only eligible metro in Vermont, it is the metro with the lowest highest food costs by default.
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