These states have the most expensive Thanksgiving turkeys in 2024

Don’t let turkey eat away at your Thanksgiving budget.

Those looking to get a good buzz for it SHOTS must leave Hawaii – the home of the most expensive birds in the United States.

That’s according to a recent survey by Finance Buzz, which crunched prices from grocery stores across the country to estimate how much shoppers in each state can expect to pay — on average — for fall poultry this time around.

First, the good news – while inflation is reported to have pushed up the prices of other foods in 2024, turkey prices are reported to be down 12% overall from a year ago, according to the hot-out-of-the-oven survey.

That surely comes as little consolation to anyone living in Hawaii, where the festive feather bag costs $52.85 for a 15-pound specimen – 70% above the national average of $31.16.

Alaska, meanwhile, ranks second — residents of the Last Frontier can expect to pay an average of $44.85 per gobbler.

The excessive prices of non-contiguous countries can be attributed to the costs of transporting goods to those distant regions.

The 48-year-old Californian boasted the most expensive T-day centers at $39.85.

Connecticut, Montana and New Jersey tied for fourth place – $36.85 for all three states.

New York turkeys also cost a wing and a wing, at $35.85.

That puts the Empire State in sixth place when it comes to bankruptcy-tempting members of the dinosaur family tree.

We’ve listed the ten most expensive turkey states below:

1. Hawaii ($52.92)
2. Alaska ($44.85)
3. California ($39.85)
4. Connecticut ($36.85)
5. Montana ($36.85)
6. New Jersey ($36.85)
7. Nebraska ($36.35)
8. New York ($35.85)
9. Minnesota ($35.30)
10. Georgia ($34.85)

Thankfully, turkey prices aren’t for the birds in every state. In Oklahoma, revelers will pay an average of just $19.75 — nearly $11.50 cheaper than the national average.

Louisiana was second, at $19.80. It was the only other state paying under $20.

Trailing closely behind were Mississippi ($22.30) and Texas ($22.60).

Illinois and Ohio tied for fifth ($22.85).

We’ve listed the ten least expensive turkey states below:

1. Oklahoma ($19.75)
2. Louisiana ($19.80)
3. Mississippi ($22.30)
4. Texas ($22.60)
5. Illinois ($22.85)
6. Ohio ($22.85)
7. Kentucky ($24.85)
8. Tennessee ($24.85)
9. Michigan ($25.35)
10. Indiana ($25.85)