According to a Gallup Pole, beer is the preferred alcoholic beverage in the U.S. The report says that 4 in 10 people drink beer most often. So how much beer do American's drink? The U.S. Census reports that in 2017, consumers 21 and older consumed 26.9 gallons of beer and cider per person. Roughly 73% of the nation (about 239 million people) are actually of legal drinking age.
Wondering which U.S. states drink the most beer? Here's how the states rank per capita (total gallons consumed, divided by population) or gallons consumed per person, per year:
50. UTAH = 18.7 gallons
49. CONNECTICUT (tied) = 20.2 gallons
48. MARYLAND (tied) = 20.2 gallons
47. NEW JERSEY = 20.6 gallons
46. NEW YORK = 21.9 gallons
45. RHODE ISLAND = 23 gallons
44. INDIANA = 23.4 gallons
43. KENTUCKY (tied) = 23.6 gallons
42. MASSACHUSETTS (tied) = 23.6 gallons
41. ARKANSAS = 23.7 gallons
40. GEORGIA = 24 gallons
39. TENNESSEE (tied) 24.4 gallons
38. VIRGINIA (tied) = 24.4 gallons
37. WASHINGTON = 24.7 gallons
36. NORTH CAROLINA = 25 gallons
35. CALIFORNIA (tied) 25.1 gallons
34. OKLAHOMA (tied) 25.1 gallons
33. MICHIGAN = 25.3 gallons
32. KANSAS = 25.7 gallons
31. IDAHO = 25.9 gallons
30. ALASKA = 26 gallons
29. FLORIDA = 26.3 gallons
28. PENNSYLVANIA = 26.4 gallons
27. ARIZONA = 26.6 gallons
26. OHIO = 27.3 gallons
25. ILLINOIS (tied) 27.4 gallons
24. WEST VIRGINIA (tied) 27.4 gallons
23. MISSOURI = 27.7 gallons
22. COLORADO = 28.3 gallons
21. MINNESOTA = 28.4 gallons
20. HAWAII = 28.5 gallons
19. DELAWARE = 28.7 gallons
18. NEW MEXICO = 28.8 gallons
17. ALABAMA = 28.9 gallons
16. WYOMING = 29.5 gallons
15. LOUISIANA = 29.6 gallons
14. OREGON = 30 gallons
13. MISSISSIPPI (tied) 30.9 gallons
12. SOUTH CAROLINA (tied) 30.9 gallons
11. IOWA 31.7 gallons
10. TEXAS = 31.8 gallons
9. VERMONT = 32.8 gallons
8. NEVADA = 32.9 gallons
7. NEBRASKA = 33.3 gallons
6. MAINE = 33.8 gallons
5. WISCONSIN = 34.3 gallons
4. SOUTH DAKOTA = 38.2 gallons
3. NORTH DAKOTA = 38.3 gallons
2. MONTANA = 39.4 gallons
1. NEW HAMPSHIRE = 40.6 gallons
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