Are Groceries More Expensive In Michigan Than Other States?

Over the last couple of years, inflation has been hitting the United States hard and causing the price of necessities and other goods to rise exponentially. Many people have voiced concerns about the new tariffs that are beginning to be placed on other countries and their imported/exported goods and how they are going to affect prices.

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Now that those tariffs are starting to roll out, we are starting to see the effects in our stores as the price of goods continues to rise. One of the places that we are seeing the most inflation is in grocery stores which is unavoidable. The price of groceries and other food items has taken its toll on families across the country.

Many families in Michigan have been crunching numbers and readjusting their budgets to make sure they can feed themselves. Michigan isn't the only state that has to take these measures, but do families in the Mitten state have to make more or less sacrifices than other states?

WalletHub wanted to know how grocery prices are affecting people in each state differently, so they took 26 common grocery items and compared their prices across the nation. After finding the tally of these items, they would compare this bill to the average annual income and calculate the percentage of income spent on groceries.

The following grocery products were some of the items taken into account for the study:

• meat
• dairy
• vegetables
• fruits
• frozen food
• cleaning products
• chunk tuna
• margarine
• peas
• dishwashing detergent
• peaches
• eggs
• potatoes
• sausage
• lettuce
• chicken
• potato chips
• corn flakes
• frozen meals
• T-bone steaks

Michigan ranks 17th overall with a 2.12% cost while Mississippi comes in at the top of the list spending 2.64% of their median monthly household income. Ohio and Indiana are ranked 12th and 15th with 2.19% and 2.13% respectively, which places all of the families in these states in a tough position.