Best & Worst States for Food 2025

Total Score

Cuisine Diversity Score

Cuisine Affordability Score

Cuisine Experience Score

Food Index Score 2023

1.	California	59.8
2.	Florida	54.7
3.	Texas	53.3
4.	Illinois	52.4
5.	Arizona	51.0
6.	Nevada	50.4
7.	New Jersey	50.3
8.	Iowa	49.8
9.	Indiana	49.6
10.	Georgia	49.0
11.	Missouri	48.6
12.	Virginia	48.4
13.	North Carolina	48.2
14.	Kansas	48.1
15.	Pennsylvania	47.5
16.	Utah	47.2
17.	North Dakota	47.1
18.	Michigan	46.7
19.	New York	46.4
20.	Colorado	46.4
21.	Kentucky	46.3
22.	Alabama	46.2
23.	Hawaii	46.1
24.	Massachusetts	46.1
25.	Idaho	45.9
26.	Oregon	45.8
27.	Maryland	45.3
28.	Wisconsin	45.2
29.	South Dakota	45.2
30.	Oklahoma	44.8
31.	Ohio	44.8
32.	Wyoming	44.5
33.	Arkansas	44.5
34.	Washington	44.1
35.	West Virginia	43.7
36.	Nebraska	43.6
37.	Louisiana	43.5
38.	Minnesota	43.4
39.	Connecticut	43.3
40.	Montana	43.0
41.	New Hampshire	42.9
42.	Maine	42.3
43.	Tennessee	42.3
44.	Mississippi	41.7
45.	New Mexico	41.0
46.	South Carolina	40.9
47.	Alaska	40.0
48.	Rhode Island	39.7
49.	Delaware	38.5
50.	Vermont	37.5

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By Region
Table

Alabama

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Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.2

#22

Cuisine Diversity Score

25.2

#23

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.9

#27

Cuisine Experience Score

10.1

#19

Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

40.0

#47

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.3

#34

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.9

#42

Cuisine Experience Score

7.8

#47

Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

51.0

Cuisine Diversity Score

30.6

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.3

#11

Cuisine Experience Score

8.1

#46

Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.5

#33

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.1

#40

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.6

#10

Cuisine Experience Score

9.8

#31

California

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

59.8

Cuisine Diversity Score

35.7

Cuisine Affordability Score

14.2

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#28

Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.4

#20

Cuisine Diversity Score

26.8

#19

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.2

#33

Cuisine Experience Score

9.4

#38

Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.3

#39

Cuisine Diversity Score

25.9

#21

Cuisine Affordability Score

7.3

#49

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#24

Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

38.5

#49

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.9

#45

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.1

#47

Cuisine Experience Score

9.6

#34

Florida

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

54.7

Cuisine Diversity Score

35.1

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.2

#23

Cuisine Experience Score

8.4

#45

Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.0

#10

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.4

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.1

#26

Cuisine Experience Score

9.6

#32

Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.1

#23

Cuisine Diversity Score

26.6

#20

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.9

#41

Cuisine Experience Score

10.6

#12

Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.9

#25

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.9

#24

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.2

#24

Cuisine Experience Score

9.8

#30

Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

52.4

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.1

#10

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.6

Cuisine Experience Score

10.8

#10

Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.6

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.5

#14

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#18

Cuisine Experience Score

10.3

#15

Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

49.8

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.5

#25

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.6

Cuisine Experience Score

11.7

Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.1

#14

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.0

#29

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.9

Cuisine Experience Score

10.2

#16

Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.3

#21

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.4

#15

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.8

#36

Cuisine Experience Score

9.1

#40

Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.5

#37

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.8

#31

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.2

#32

Cuisine Experience Score

9.5

#35

Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.3

#42

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.1

#35

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.4

#46

Cuisine Experience Score

10.8

Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.3

#27

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.6

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.9

#40

Cuisine Experience Score

7.8

#48

Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.1

#24

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.6

#13

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.5

#37

Cuisine Experience Score

9.0

#41

Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.7

#18

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.9

#30

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.8

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#26

Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.4

#38

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.4

#43

Cuisine Affordability Score

13.2

Cuisine Experience Score

8.9

#42

Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

41.7

#44

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.3

#38

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.9

#13

Cuisine Experience Score

7.5

#50

Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.6

#11

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.1

#17

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.6

#20

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#27

Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.0

#40

Cuisine Diversity Score

19.7

#50

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.5

#31

Cuisine Experience Score

12.7

Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.6

#36

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.7

#47

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.3

#22

Cuisine Experience Score

11.6

Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.4

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.2

#16

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.2

#12

Cuisine Experience Score

11.1

New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.9

#41

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.4

#26

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.7

#45

Cuisine Experience Score

9.9

#29

New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

50.3

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.5

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#17

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#23

New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

41.0

#45

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.8

#46

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#19

Cuisine Experience Score

8.5

#44

New York

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

46.4

#19

Cuisine Diversity Score

28.3

Cuisine Affordability Score

7.7

#48

Cuisine Experience Score

10.4

#13

North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.2

#13

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.6

#12

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.7

#29

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#25

North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.1

#17

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.6

#33

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.7

Cuisine Experience Score

10.9

Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.8

#31

Cuisine Diversity Score

23.6

#32

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.1

#25

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#21

Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.8

#30

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.8

#41

Cuisine Affordability Score

12.8

Cuisine Experience Score

10.2

#17

Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.8

#26

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.2

#28

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.0

#34

Cuisine Experience Score

11.6

Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.5

#15

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.0

#18

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.5

#30

Cuisine Experience Score

10.0

#22

Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

39.7

#48

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.1

#49

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.8

#43

Cuisine Experience Score

10.7

#11

South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

40.9

#46

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.7

#42

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.1

#39

Cuisine Experience Score

10.2

#18

South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.2

#29

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.8

#37

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.3

#21

Cuisine Experience Score

11.1

Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

42.3

#43

Cuisine Diversity Score

24.2

#27

Cuisine Affordability Score

8.8

#44

Cuisine Experience Score

9.3

#39

Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

53.3

Cuisine Diversity Score

30.1

Cuisine Affordability Score

14.4

Cuisine Experience Score

8.9

#43

Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

47.2

#16

Cuisine Diversity Score

27.8

#11

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.8

#16

Cuisine Experience Score

7.6

#49

Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

37.5

#50

Cuisine Diversity Score

21.1

#44

Cuisine Affordability Score

6.9

#50

Cuisine Experience Score

9.6

#33

Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

48.4

#12

Cuisine Diversity Score

29.1

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.9

#35

Cuisine Experience Score

9.4

#37

Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.1

#34

Cuisine Diversity Score

25.4

#22

Cuisine Affordability Score

9.2

#38

Cuisine Experience Score

9.5

#36

West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

43.7

#35

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.9

#36

Cuisine Affordability Score

10.7

#28

Cuisine Experience Score

10.1

#20

Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

45.2

#28

Cuisine Diversity Score

20.5

#48

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.9

#15

Cuisine Experience Score

12.8

Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

Total Score

44.5

#32

Cuisine Diversity Score

22.2

#39

Cuisine Affordability Score

11.9

#14

Cuisine Experience Score

10.3

#14

Table

Region ↕	Total Score ↕	Cuisine Diversity Score ↕	Cuisine Affordability Score ↕	Cuisine Experience Score ↕
Alabama	46.2	25.2	10.9	10.1
Alaska	40.0	23.3	8.9	7.8
Arizona	51.0	30.6	12.3	8.1
Arkansas	44.5	22.1	12.6	9.8
California	59.8	35.7	14.2	9.9
Colorado	46.4	26.8	10.2	9.4
Connecticut	43.3	25.9	7.3	10.0
Delaware	38.5	20.9	8.1	9.6
Florida	54.7	35.1	11.2	8.4
Georgia	49.0	28.4	11.1	9.6
Hawaii	46.1	26.6	8.9	10.6
Idaho	45.9	24.9	11.2	9.8
Illinois	52.4	28.1	13.6	10.8
Indiana	49.6	27.5	11.8	10.3
Iowa	49.8	24.5	13.6	11.7
Kansas	48.1	24.0	13.9	10.2
Kentucky	46.3	27.4	9.8	9.1
Louisiana	43.5	23.8	10.2	9.5
Maine	42.3	23.1	8.4	10.8
Maryland	45.3	28.6	8.9	7.8
Massachusetts	46.1	27.6	9.5	9.0
Michigan	46.7	23.9	12.8	9.9
Minnesota	43.4	21.4	13.2	8.9
Mississippi	41.7	22.3	11.9	7.5
Missouri	48.6	27.1	11.6	9.9
Montana	43.0	19.7	10.5	12.7
Nebraska	43.6	20.7	11.3	11.6
Nevada	50.4	27.2	12.2	11.1
New Hampshire	42.9	24.4	8.7	9.9
New Jersey	50.3	28.5	11.8	10.0
New Mexico	41.0	20.8	11.8	8.5
New York	46.4	28.3	7.7	10.4
North Carolina	48.2	27.6	10.7	10.0
North Dakota	47.1	23.6	12.7	10.9
Ohio	44.8	23.6	11.1	10.0
Oklahoma	44.8	21.8	12.8	10.2
Oregon	45.8	24.2	10.0	11.6
Pennsylvania	47.5	27.0	10.5	10.0
Rhode Island	39.7	20.1	8.8	10.7
South Carolina	40.9	21.7	9.1	10.2
South Dakota	45.2	22.8	11.3	11.1
Tennessee	42.3	24.2	8.8	9.3
Texas	53.3	30.1	14.4	8.9
Utah	47.2	27.8	11.8	7.6
Vermont	37.5	21.1	6.9	9.6
Virginia	48.4	29.1	9.9	9.4
Washington	44.1	25.4	9.2	9.5
West Virginia	43.7	22.9	10.7	10.1
Wisconsin	45.2	20.5	11.9	12.8
Wyoming	44.5	22.2	11.9	10.3

Best & Worst States for Food

Table of Contents

By Region

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Table

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