Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in United States
United States: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) was 4.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in United States, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 4.5 % for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in United States peaked at 5.8 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.9 %, in 2021.
United States ranks 128th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8 % | — |
| 2018 | 5.3 % | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 4.7 % | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7 % | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9 % | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4 % | +86.2% |
| 2023 | 5.2 % | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6 % | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 4.5 % | -2.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.5 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.3 %, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.27 % | 4.7 % | 5.8 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.38 % | 2.9 % | 5.4 % | 6 |
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 371.72 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in United States?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in United States was 4.5 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 % in 2021.
- How does United States rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- United States ranks 128th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.