Thanksgiving dinner cost Americans more than $80 on average nationwide this year

Thanksgiving is over, the leftovers are packed away, and the holiday season has officially begun, but before shoppers dive into Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday, here’s how much Thanksgiving dinner costs per state.

The national average price of a meal for 12 people was $80.22 this year, according to a report from the Center for Analysis of Food Demand and Sustainability from Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Economics.

The cost for the meal for 12 was based on a whole turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, sweet potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, and apple pie with whipped cream.

Hawaii was the most expensive state for Thanksgiving dinner this year, with a group of 12 costing $96.77. Alaska was second most expensive at $89.30. Dinner in both states was about 12% higher than the national average.

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Back on the mainland, Purdue University found that Maryland and Nebraska were the two most expensive states for Thanksgiving dinner this year, at $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 heading into Thanksgiving, turkeys were expected to come in at a higher price this year. The national average for a 16-pound turkey was $33.63.

The national average for a 16-pound Thanksgiving turkey this year was $33.63. (iStock/iStock)

Those who shop organic were expected to pay 50% more for organic turkey, compared to non-organic turkey. The national average for organic turkey was $50.63, or $3.16 per pound.

Meanwhile, 12 bread rolls were expected to cost $2.36, while one pound of butter was expected to cost $4.05, with $9.95 per five pounds of potatoes, $7.33 per two pounds of green beans, $2.52 per 12 ounces of cranberries, and $4.11 per two pounds of apple pie.

The most expensive states for Thanksgiving dinner this year were Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Alabama and South Carolina, followed by Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Montana and Florida.

Dinners in Georgia and Kansas were about 12% lower than the national average.

A shopper carries a basket inside a grocery store in the Bronx, New York City, on October 24, 2025. (Kina Bettencourt/Bloomberg/Getty Images/Getty Images)

Nationally, the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers rose 0.3% in September of this year, according to an October report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which was up 3% from the previous 12 months.

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Meanwhile, the food index rose 3.1% from September 2024 to 2025. As Americans went on vacation around the holidays, the gasoline index rose 4.1% in September.

The longest government shutdown in history delayed the October inflation report. The Labor Department was scheduled to release the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) on November 13, but the report was delayed, and even then it was uncertain if or when the report would be released.