Here’s What Minnesotans Like To Buy At The Grocery Store

MINNESOTA — What do Minnesotans 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 Minnesotans and across the country.

Here’s the breakdown in Minnesota:

• Meat and poultry: 11.7 percent of total grocery store sales in the state
• Produce: 11 percent
• Dairy products: 10 percent
• Frozen foods: 5.8 percent
• Candy: 3.2 percent
• Fish and seafood: 1.6 percent
• Beer and ale: 1.3 percent

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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