In 2022, for U.S. households of the baby boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, 8.4 percent of total spending was spent on groceries. On the other hand, for Generation Z and millennial households, only seven percent of their spending was for food at home.
Share of food at home expenditure of households in the United States in 2022, by generation
Generation Z: Birth year of 1997 or later
Millennials: Birth year from 1981 to 1996
Generation X: Birth year from 1965 to 1980
Baby boomers: Birth year from 1946 to 1964
Silent generation: Birth year of 1945 or earlier
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 16, 2023). Share of food at home expenditure of households in the United States in 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351632/us-households-share-of-food-at-home-expenditure-by-generation/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Share of food at home expenditure of households in the United States in 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351632/us-households-share-of-food-at-home-expenditure-by-generation/
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Share of food at home expenditure of households in the United States in 2022, by generation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351632/us-households-share-of-food-at-home-expenditure-by-generation/
