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The City With the Most Expensive Groceries in Every State

Alabama: Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
> Est. annual food costs: $3,714 (Alabama: $3,333)
> Median family income: $79,907 (Alabama: $66,772)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 7.2% (Alabama: 13.7%)
> Food insecurity rate: 5.4% (Alabama: 7.9%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 12

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Alaska: Anchorage
> Est. annual food costs: $3,228 (Alaska: $3,344)
> Median family income: $98,403 (Alaska: $92,648)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 11.8% (Alaska: 12.9%)
> Food insecurity rate: 5.7% (Alaska: 9.2%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 2

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Arizona: Prescott Valley-Prescott
> Est. annual food costs: $3,445 (Arizona: $3,231)
> Median family income: $66,999 (Arizona: $73,456)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 8.8% (Arizona: 11.2%)
> Food insecurity rate: 12.6% (Arizona: 7.5%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 7

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Arkansas: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
> Est. annual food costs: $3,210 (Arkansas: $3,058)
> Median family income: $72,289 (Arkansas: $62,067)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 10.3% (Arkansas: 12.2%)
> Food insecurity rate: 8.4% (Arkansas: 8.7%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 6

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California: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley
> Est. annual food costs: $4,604 (California: $3,648)
> Median family income: $131,087 (California: $89,798)
> Food Stamp recipiency rate: 6.6% (California: 10.2%)
> Food insecurity rate: 1.4% (California: 3.3%)
> No. of metros considered in ranking: 26

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