Consumer Food Insights is a monthly survey of 1,200 households from across the United States, which is produced and run by the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability at Purdue University to track trends and changes in consumer food demand and other food sustainability behaviors.

Food Insecurity
14%
of U.S. adults have trouble buying food
Food Spending
$205
per week at grocery stores and restaurants

Recent Data & Publications

Consumer Food Insights

Consumers made substantial changes to their grocery shopping in 2025, largely driven by economic pressures, according to the December Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI).

 

Consumer Food Insights

The household food insecurity rate posted the largest increase so far this year, rising from 13.3% in October to 16% in November, according to the latest Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI). New questions in this edition’s survey also dive into food bank use over the past month.

Data Snapshot

This Data Snapshot charts household food insecurity from January 2022 through November 2025.