North Dakotans Drink the Most Beer Per Capita; Utahns the Least
If you're an economically minded patriot, it might occur to you at some point on July Fourth, between sips of beer, to ask, "Which state consumes the most beer?" If it does, the beer lobby's got you covered.
The Beer Institute on Tuesday released state-by-state consumption rankings for 2012, and North Dakota wins, consuming the most beer per capita. New Hampshire was next, followed by Montana. All three, it just so happens, share a border with our Molson-loving neighbor to the north. Utah consumed the least.
Play around with the maps below, or view the rankings at the bottom of the post:
Beer Consumption Per Capita, 2012
Beer Consumption Totals, 2012
State | Per Capita Consumption (Gallons) |
North Dakota | 45.8 |
New Hampshire | 43.9 |
Montana | 41 |
South Dakota | 38.9 |
Wisconsin | 36.2 |
Nevada | 35.8 |
Vermont | 35.3 |
Nebraska | 35.2 |
Texas | 34.4 |
Maine | 34 |
Louisiana | 33.9 |
Mississippi | 33.9 |
Delaware | 33.6 |
Iowa | 33.6 |
Wyoming | 33 |
South Carolina | 32.7 |
New Mexico | 32.4 |
Missouri | 31 |
Hawaii | 30.4 |
Oregon | 30.3 |
West Virginia | 30.3 |
Alabama | 30.2 |
Ohio | 30.1 |
Colorado | 30 |
Arizona | 29.5 |
Illinois | 29.1 |
Alaska | 28.7 |
Pennsylvania | 28.6 |
Minnesota | 28.5 |
District of Columbia | 28.3 |
Kansas | 28.3 |
Oklahoma | 28.3 |
Idaho | 27.8 |
Florida | 27.4 |
North Carolina | 27.1 |
Michigan | 26.8 |
Arkansas | 26.7 |
Virginia | 26.7 |
Rhode Island | 26.3 |
Massachusetts | 26.2 |
Tennessee | 26.2 |
Indiana | 25.9 |
Georgia | 25.7 |
California | 25.5 |
Washington | 24.8 |
Kentucky | 24.4 |
Maryland | 23.2 |
New Jersey | 22.4 |
New York | 22.4 |
Connecticut | 22.1 |
Utah | 20.2 |
State | 2012 Rank (Absolute) |
California | 1 |
Texas | 2 |
Florida | 3 |
New York | 4 |
Pennsylvania | 5 |
Illinois | 6 |
Ohio | 7 |
Michigan | 8 |
North Carolina | 9 |
Georgia | 10 |
Virginia | 11 |
Wisconsin | 12 |
New Jersey | 13 |
Arizona | 14 |
Missouri | 15 |
Massachusetts | 16 |
Washington | 17 |
Tennessee | 18 |
Indiana | 19 |
South Carolina | 20 |
Colorado | 21 |
Louisiana | 22 |
Minnesota | 23 |
Alabama | 24 |
Maryland | 25 |
Oregon | 26 |
Kentucky | 27 |
Oklahoma | 28 |
Iowa | 29 |
Nevada | 30 |
Mississippi | 31 |
Connecticut | 32 |
Kansas | 33 |
Arkansas | 34 |
New Mexico | 35 |
Nebraska | 36 |
New Hampshire | 37 |
West Virginia | 38 |
Utah | 39 |
Maine | 40 |
Hawaii | 41 |
Idaho | 42 |
Montana | 43 |
North Dakota | 44 |
South Dakota | 45 |
Delaware | 46 |
Rhode Island | 47 |
Vermont | 48 |
Alaska | 49 |
District of Columbia | 50 |
Wyoming | 51 |
