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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
24.2
New Jersey
22.4
New York
22.4
Connecticut
22.1
Utah
20.2
Beer Consumption by State 2024
Beer consumption across states in the United States varies significantly, reflecting diverse cultural preferences, regulatory environments, and market dynamics. From the bustling craft beer scene in states like Colorado and Oregon to the enduring popularity of traditional brands in regions like the Midwest, the beer industry plays a prominent role in shaping social life and economic activity nationwide. Understanding the consumption patterns and trends in different states provides valuable insights into regional preferences and market forces driving the beer industry's growth and evolution.
State | Beer Consumed 2021 (Gallons per Capita) | Beer Consumed 2020 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 2019 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 2018 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 2017 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 2016 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 2015 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 2010 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 2000 (GpC) | Beer Consumed 1990 (GpC) | Preferred Brand | Additional Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 45.8 | 37.5 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 38.4 | 38.9 | 40.8 | 41.1 | 39.7 | 39.4 | Fargo | |
| New Hampshire | 43.9 | 41.5 | 39.1 | 39.6 | 40.7 | 41.4 | 42.8 | 44.2 | 44.8 | 47 | Budweiser | Beer - N/A, flavored malt beverage <6% |
| Montana | 41 | 41.1 | 40.1 | 41.5 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.8 | 41.5 | 39.9 | 40.9 | Budweiser | Malt beverage <8.75%, alcoholic beverage <14% |
| South Dakota | 38.9 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 38.1 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 38.6 | 37.5 | 34.9 | Budweiser | |
| Wisconsin | 36.2 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 37.1 | 39.1 | 44.3 | Spotted Cow | |
| Nevada | 35.8 | 29 | 32.2 | 32.6 | 33.2 | 33.6 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 44.9 | 56.5 | Coors Light | |
| Vermont | 35.3 | 34 | 33 | 33.5 | 32.8 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 35.2 | 31.4 | 37.7 | Bud Light | 8% - 16% ABV is specialty beer |
| Nebraska | 35.2 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 32.4 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 31.5 | 35.7 | 36.7 | 36.8 | Nebraska Black Betty | Flavored Malt Beverage <6% |
| Texas | 34.4 | 31.9 | 31.1 | 30.8 | 31.6 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 34.8 | 39.6 | 42.8 | Lone Star | |
| Maine | 34 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 33.7 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 34.2 | 34.7 | 29.5 | 31.5 | Budweiser | |
| Louisiana | 33.9 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 29.3 | 30.2 | 31.3 | 34.8 | 39.1 | 40.1 | Abita | Differentiates between beverages of low alcohol content (<6% ABV) and high alcohol content (>6% ABV) |
| Mississippi | 33.9 | 31.6 | 29.8 | 30.7 | 31 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 34.6 | 37.3 | 35.6 | Lazy Magnolia | |
| Delaware | 33.6 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 29.7 | 30.4 | 30.4 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 36.8 | Dogfish Head | |
| Iowa | 33.6 | 31 | 30.1 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 32.7 | 32.8 | 35.3 | 34.7 | 34.1 | Budweiser | |
| Wyoming | 33 | 29.8 | 30.5 | 30.3 | 29.3 | 29.5 | 31.2 | 34 | 36.9 | 38.2 | Snake River | |
| South Carolina | 32.7 | 32.5 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 30.9 | 31.6 | 31.4 | 33.6 | 36.9 | 37.6 | Budweiser | 14% ABW Cap on beer |
| New Mexico | 32.4 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 29 | 30.4 | 33.6 | 39.7 | 41.3 | La Cumbre | |
| Missouri | 31 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 28 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 32 | 34.2 | 34.9 | Budweiser | Non-intoxicating beer is <3.2%ABV. In the case of beer with an ABV of more than 6%, no more than 1.5% of volume of beer may consist of alcohol derived from added flavors and other non-beverage ingredients containing alcohol |
| Hawaii | 30.4 | 26.7 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 30.5 | 29.5 | 30.3 | 33.6 | 41.8 | ||
| Oregon | 30.3 | 27.7 | 29.6 | 30.1 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 31.3 | 30.4 | 33.4 | Budweiser | Minimum is <6% for malt beverages |
| West Virginia | 30.3 | 27.8 | 27 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 28.1 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 29.8 | 30.8 | Budweiser | |
| Alabama | 30.2 | 29.1 | 29 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 30 | 29.3 | 30.5 | 30 | 29.2 | Budweiser | |
| Ohio | 30.1 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 31.3 | 33 | 34.4 | Heineken | 12% ABV is high-alcohol beer |
| Colorado | 30 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 34.1 | 35 | Denver Beer Co. | |
| Arizona | 29.5 | 27 | 25.7 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 30.9 | 37.3 | 41.9 | Dos Equis | |
| Illinois | 29.1 | 25.9 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 29.9 | 32.4 | 37.1 | Goose Island | |
| Alaska | 28.7 | 26.1 | 27.2 | 27 | 26.5 | 27.2 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 35.1 | 41.3 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 28.6 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 26 | 26.4 | 27 | 26.9 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 35.9 | Bud Light | |
| Minnesota | 28.5 | 27.1 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 29 | 28.9 | 32.5 | 33.7 | Budweiser | Courts have said beer with 3.2% ABV must be labeled and is intoxicating |
| District of Columbia | 28.3 | 18.2 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 26 | 27 | 27.9 | 34 | 35.9 | ||
| Kansas | 28.3 | 27.8 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 29.6 | 28.7 | Coors Light | Grocery stores and gas stations may sell <3.20% ABW |
| Oklahoma | 28.3 | 26.8 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 28.7 | Budweiser | 3.2% ABV beer declared to be intoxicating. <3.2% ABW definition was repealed by 2016 Okla. Sess. Law Serv. Ch. 366 (SB 383). Beer with ABV >4% may be sold but not refrigerated |
| Idaho | 27.8 | 25 | 24.6 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 27 | 29.5 | 30.4 | 35.4 | Budweiser | |
| Florida | 27.4 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 28.3 | 32.2 | 38.1 | Stella | |
| North Carolina | 27.1 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 30.1 | 29.7 | Bud Light | >6% ABV beer must be labeled with content |
| Michigan | 26.8 | 23.6 | 24 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 26 | 27.5 | 30.2 | 34.2 | Budweiser | |
| Arkansas | 26.7 | 23.9 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24 | 24.3 | 26.7 | 28 | 29 | Budweiser | |
| Virginia | 26.7 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 27.6 | 29.8 | 34 | Budweiser | |
| Rhode Island | 26.3 | 20.1 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 27.4 | 29.2 | 33.4 | Narragansett | |
| Massachusetts | 26.2 | 21.1 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 31.8 | Budweiser | Malt Beverages <12% ABW |
| Tennessee | 26.2 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 25.6 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 30.6 | 31.2 | Budweiser | >8% ABW beer must be sold in liquor store |
| Indiana | 25.9 | 23.6 | 24 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 27.1 | 29 | 32.7 | Miller Light | |
| Georgia | 25.7 | 23 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 24 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 26.4 | 31.2 | 32.8 | Terrapin | |
| California | 25.5 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 26 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 34.6 | Budweiser | |
| Washington | 24.8 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 27.8 | 32.2 | Bud Light | >8% is strong beer |
| Kentucky | 24.4 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 27.2 | 29.1 | Budweiser | |
| Maryland | 24.2 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 24 | 26.1 | 30.6 | Budweiser | |
| New Jersey | 22.4 | 20 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 23 | 23.9 | 29 | Miller Light | |
| New York | 22.4 | 20.2 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 28.6 | Budweiser | Advertising the alcoholic content of beer is prohibited |
| Connecticut | 22.1 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 27.3 | Bud Light | |
| Utah | 20.2 | 20 | 18.6 | 18 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 21.8 | Budweiser | >4% ABV is heavy beer |
Where do people drink the most beer?
The state where people drink the most beer is North Dakota, where the average person drinks 45.8 gallons per year.
- 2021 Brewers Almanac - Beer Institute
- 2021 Brewers Almanac Data Sheet- Beer Institute
- https://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/articles/alexanderpittman_beer.pdf
- Mapped: Beer Consumption in the U.S. - Visual Capitalist
- Which states drink the most beer? Here's how all 50 states (plus D.C.) rank - List Wire
- Beer Consumption by State per Capita - Beer Info