Although costs vary from family to family, two working parents spend an average of around $23,000 per year raising one child in the United States. This graphic illustrates the cost of raising a child by state, based on data compiled by SmartAsset as of February 2024.
How does your home State compare? →Since August 2020, prices for “food at home” (groceries) have increased by 20% according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the steepest inflation seen since the 1970s. On average, American households are paying about $270 per week ($1,080 a month) for groceries, according to Delish, which sourced their findings from the latest Census Bureau estimates.
U.S. States by Weekly Grocery Bills →← Curating the web to find the most interesting and helpful information about your money.