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Percent of Income Spent on Food Falls as Income Rises

Over the past two and a half decades, U.S. households in the lowest income quintile spent between 29 and 43 percent of their annual before-tax income on food, compared with 7 to 9 percent spent by households in the highest income quintile.

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Percent of Income Spent on Food Falls as Income Rises
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USDA - Amber Waves
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Food