Here's What GA Shoppers Like To Buy At Grocery Store

ATLANTA, GA — What do Georgia residents like to buy at the grocery store? Data from the economic census, a comprehensive business survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau every five years, measures — among other things — the most popular grocery products sold in every state.

The Census Bureau released two infographics from the economic census that show what percentage of sales different grocery store products account for in the Commonwealth, District of Columbia, and across the country.

Overall in Georgia, meat and poultry accounted for 9.9 percent of total grocery store sales, making it the most popular product type. In second place, produce accounted for 8.4 percent of total grocery sales, making it the second most purchased category. Frozen food accounted for 5.3 percent of all grocery store sales in Georgia.

Dairy products accounted for 4.7 percent of total grocery store sales in the Peach State, followed by fish and seafood at 4.1 percent of sales. Next up is candy, cookies and snacks for 3.5 percent; bottled canned or packaged soft drinks totaled 3.2 percent of total grocery store sales in the state, the same as prescriptions at 3.2 percent; deli meats accounted for 2.4 percent of sales; and beer and ale came in at 1.4 percent for last place.

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You can explore more via the Census' data visualizer here.

The Census Bureau says collection of data for the 2017 Economic Census began on May 1 and the data will be disseminated beginning in 2019.

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