If you’ve wondered who drinks the most hard liquor…surprisingly enough, it’s not Texas.
We’ve compiled a full list of the 10 states that drink the most hard liquor per person.
Our data is from NIAAA and calculates “apparent alcohol consumption” by state from a variety of sources that have been vetted by NIAAA.
Let’s dig right in!
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.36 (one gallon of ethanol is equivalent to about 213 drinks)
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 6.4 million
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.39
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 6.8 million
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.46
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 697,000
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.49
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 935,000
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.5
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 1.4 million
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.5
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 7.4 million
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.6
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 4.1 million
(I mean, it’s Vegas, right? Not shocking.)
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.8
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 2.2 million
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 1.85
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 1.05 million
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Yearly gallons of ethanol consumption (as liquor) per person: 2.46
Total gallons of ethanol consumed (as liquor) annually: 2.08 million
A lot of this has to do with all the interstate traffic, right?
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So there you have it – Delaware was the winner, with Washington, DC a distant second, and New Hampshire rounding out the top three.
Who surprised you most? Sound off in the comments!
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