Biggest Beer-Drinking States
Can you guess which US state holds the title of beer-drinking king?
The Beer Institute, a Beer industry public policy group, compiles a report of annual statistics on beer consumption and production across the United States. The yearly report includes state-by-state per captia consumption figures, which calculates average consumption by comparing individuals of legal drinking age (aged 21 and over) to the amount of beer delivered within the state.
The group estimates that there were over 7.16 billion gallons of beer consumed in the US in 2008, while the states with the lowest annual per capita consumption levels were Utah (20.5 gallons), New York (23.2 gallons), and New Jersey (23.5 gallons).
So, what are America's biggest beer drinking states? Click ahead to find out!
By Paul Toscano
Posted 16 March 2010
15. Iowa
Per Capita Consumption: 35.5 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 2,151,719
Delivery Totals: 2,462,310 barrels
14. Delaware
Per Capita Consumption: 35.7 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 628,780
Delivery Totals: 723,426 barrels
13. South Carolina
Per Capita Consumption: 35.9 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 3,217,986
Delivery Totals: 3,726,460 barrels
12. Mississippi
Per Capita Consumption: 36.8 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 2,035,963
Delivery Totals: 2,413,764 barrels
11. New Mexico
Per Capita Consumption: 37 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 1,394,230
Delivery Totals: 1,662,150 barrels
9. (Tied) Texas
Per Capital Consumption: 37.2 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 16,562,264
Delivery Totals: 19,850,556 barrels
9. (Tied) Nebraska
Per Capita Consumption: 37.2 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 1,256,506
Delivery Totals: 1,509,416 barrels
8. Wisconsin
Per Capita Consumption: 38.4 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 4,071,811
Delivery Totals: 5,042,825 barrels
7. Louisiana
Per Capita Consumption: 38.5 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 3,102,770
Delivery Totals: 3,849,482 barrels
6. South Dakota
Per Capita Consumption: 38.6 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 570,364
Delivery Totals: 710,730 barrels
5. Wyoming
Per Capita Consumption: 38.8 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 381,854
Delivery Totals: 477,598 barrels
4. North Dakota
Per Capita Consumption: 41.7 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 463,429
Delivery Totals: 622,877 barrels
3. Nevada
Per Capita Consumption: 41.9 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 1,848,766
Delivery Totals: 2,500,902 barrels
2. New Hampshire
Per Capita Consumption: 42.9 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 968,065
Delivery Totals: 1,340,781 barrels
1. Montana
Per Capita Consumption: 43.5 gallons
Drinking-Age Population: 707,991
Delivery Totals: 993,496