![MA household debt grows as grocery prices remain at post-pandemic highs "An African American family is grocery shopping. The mother, holding their young daughter, is smiling while the child bites into a green apple. The father, standing next to them, is also smiling. They are in the produce section with shelves of vegetables and packaged goods in the background."](https://www.greylockguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/pexels-photo-9706144-600x400.jpeg)
MA household debt grows as grocery prices remain at post-pandemic highs
Massachusetts residents pay some of the highest grocery prices in the nation. A new report finds families already struggling to meet their needs are increasingly turning to debt to cover their food costs or using up savings they’d set aside for the future.