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A Changing Recipe for Americans’ Food-Buying Habits

Gallup Polling

Nov 10, 2026

Grocery Shopping: The share of Americans ordering their groceries online at least weekly has reached 15%, the highest since Gallup first began measuring it in 2017. The share of people shopping for groceries in person at least weekly has fallen to 74%, down from roughly 80% between 2017 and 2022.

Dining Out and Takeout: Weekly dining out is less common among Americans, with 39% doing so today, compared with 47% in 2022 and 53% in 2019. Similarly, 31% order takeout at least weekly, down from 39% in 2021.

Across Incomes: Americans Dining Out Less

The Data: The gap in dining out between upper- and lower-income adults has narrowed, from 25 percentage points in 2019 to 16 points today.

Post-Pandemic Trends: Weekly dining out fell across all income groups during the pandemic. But dining out among upper-income adults rebounded to 60% in 2022 before falling to 48% in 2026. Meanwhile, dining out has steadily declined among middle-income adults, while rates among lower-income adults have remained low and relatively stable since 2021.