Ranked: U.S. States That Spend the Most on Going Out
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Ranked: U.S. States That Spend the Most on Going Out
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Key Takeaways
- Colorado residents spend the most on going out, about $5,600 each year eating out or staying in hotel accommodations.
- This is the highest in the country, after adjusting for price differences between states.
- Despite the cost accounting, wealthier states still spend more, suggesting that states with higher incomes have greater discretionary spending.
From après-ski dinners in Denver to double espressos in Honolulu, Americans love treating themselves when they go out.
But how much they’re willing (and able) to spend varies widely.
This chart ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia by their per-capita spending on food services and accommodation in 2024, after stripping out regional price differences.
Data for this visualization comes from Bureau of Economic Analysis.
To make states comparable, figures are adjusted for local price levels using BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) for “Other Services” based on 2023 data. Regions are based on Census Bureau’s methodology. Results are expressed in 2024 dollars.
As 2024 category RPPs are not yet published, 2023 is used as a proxy as year-to-year changes in relative price levels are typically small.Where Americans Spend the Most Going Out, by State
Topping the list, Colorado residents shell out an average of $5,677 per person, about $1,500 above the U.S. norm.
| Rank | State | Region | State Code | Per capita spending on food & lodging in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | West | CO | $5,677 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | South | DC | $5,661 |
| 3 | Hawaii | West | HI | $5,412 |
| 4 | Alaska | West | AK | $5,126 |
| 5 | California | West | CA | $5,126 |
| 6 | Florida | South | FL | $4,879 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | Northeast | RI | $4,844 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | Northeast | MA | $4,762 |
| 9 | New York | Northeast | NY | $4,607 |
| 10 | Maine | Northeast | ME | $4,509 |
| 11 | Nevada | West | NV | $4,474 |
| 12 | Montana | West | MT | $4,415 |
| 13 | Delaware | South | DE | $4,395 |
| 14 | North Dakota | Midwest | ND | $4,369 |
| 15 | New Mexico | West | NM | $4,330 |
| 16 | Vermont | Northeast | VT | $4,238 |
| 17 | Texas | South | TX | $4,222 |
| 18 | Wyoming | West | WY | $4,204 |
| 19 | Illinois | Midwest | IL | $4,200 |
| 20 | Arizona | West | AZ | $4,159 |
| 21 | South Dakota | Midwest | SD | $4,148 |
| 22 | Tennessee | South | TN | $4,145 |
| 23 | South Carolina | South | SC | $4,138 |
| 24 | Virginia | South | VA | $4,124 |
| 25 | Louisiana | South | LA | $4,084 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | Northeast | NH | $4,080 |
| 27 | Oregon | West | OR | $4,069 |
| 28 | Connecticut | Northeast | CT | $4,062 |
| 29 | Maryland | South | MD | $4,016 |
| 30 | New Jersey | Northeast | NJ | $4,015 |
