Nevadans pay almost $10,000 in groceries each year.
According to a LendingTree study, Nevadans spend around $9,560 on groceries annually, ranking No. 4 for the highest grocery bills in the country. This is almost $2,000 more, or 19.6 percent, than the national average of $7,995 annually.
The top three states were Utah ($11,008), Alaska ($10,248) and Idaho ($10,195), respectively, for highest annual grocery spending.
Grocery spending accounts for 9 percent of household income spent, said the study, which also stated the average household income in Nevada is $106,475. This ranks the Silver State at No. 9 for the largest share of income spent on groceries.
Arkansas (10 percent), Idaho (9.9 percent) and Louisiana (9.6 percent) had the top three largest share of income spent on groceries.
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