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Thanksgiving is over, the leftovers are packed up and the holidays have officially begun, but before shoppers dive into Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday, here’s how much Thanksgiving dinners costs per state.
The national average meal price this year was $80.22 for 12 people, according to a report by the Center of Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University.
The cost for a meal for 12 people was based on a whole turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, sweet potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls and an apple pie with whipped cream.
Hawaii was the most expensive state for Thanksgiving dinner this year, which will cost a group of 12 $96.77. Alaska was the second most expensive at $89.30. Dinner in both states was about 12% higher than the national average.
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A customer checks the price of a frozen turkey from Shady Brooks Farm at Ozzies Fresh Market in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Saturday, November 23, 2024. (Liz Clayman/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Back on the mainland, Purdue University found that Maryland and Nebraska were the most important most expensive states for thanksgiving dinner this year $85.45 and $85.01 respectively.
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The next most expensive states were California, South Dakota, Virginia, New York, Wisconsin and Oregon.
While prices were expected to drop closer to Thanksgiving, turkey was expected to come with a higher price tag this year. The national average for a 16-pound turkey was $33.63.
The national average for a 16-pound turkey for Thanksgiving this year was $33.63. (iStock / iStock)
And those who shopped organic were expected to pay 50% more for one organic turkey compared to a non-organic turkey. The national average for an organic turkey was $50.63 or $3.16 per pound.
Meanwhile, twelve rolls would cost $2.36, while a pound of butter was expected to cost $4.05, with $9.95 per five pounds of potatoes, $7.33 for two pounds of green beans, $2.52 per 12 ounces of cranberries and $4.11 for two pounds of apple pie.
The most affordable states for Thanksgiving dinner this year were Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Alabama and South Carolina, followed by Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Montana and Florida.
Dinner in Georgia and Kansas was about 12% lower than the national average.
A customer carries a basket at a supermarket in the Bronx borough of New York City on October 24, 2025. (Kena Betancur/Bloomberg/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Nationally, the Consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3% in September of this year, according to the October report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an increase of 3% over the previous 12 months.
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Meanwhile, the food index increased by 3.1% from September 2024 to 2025. And as Americans hit the road for the holidays, the gasoline index rose 4.1% in September.
The longest government shutdown history has delayed the October inflation report. The Department of Labor was scheduled to release the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) on November 13, but the report was delayed and from then on it was uncertain if and when the report would be released.
