New Hampshire is currently the state with the highest per capita alcohol consumption in the United States. Per capita alcohol consumption has increased since the mid-1990s, with beer as the most commonly consumed alcoholic beverage. The beer market in the U.S. was estimated to amount to over 145 billion dollars by 2027. Binge drinking Although New Hampshire consumes the highest amount of alcohol per capita, it reports lower rates of binge drinking than other states. The states with the highest binge drinking rates include the District of Columbia, North Dakota, and Montana. Binge drinking is typically defined as the consumption of 5 or more drinks within 2 hours for men and 4 or more drinks within 2 hours for women. Binge drinking is the most common form of excessive alcohol use and is associated with serious risks. Binge drinking risks Health risks associated with binge drinking include cancer, chronic diseases such as liver disease and heart disease, alcohol dependence, and unintentional injury such as from car crashes. Although the dangers of drinking and driving are clear, it remains a problem across the United States. In 2022, around 8.5 percent of those aged 21 to 25 reported driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in the preceding year.

The per capita alcohol consumption of beer in the United States has gradually decreased since the 1980s. In 2021, per capita alcohol consumption of beer was 1.02 gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol). Light beer is by far the most popular category of beer in the United States. Binge drinking Binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks for men and four or more drinks for women within a two-hour period. The age group most likely to binge drink is that of those aged 25 to 34 years, and binge drinking is more common among men than women. The states with the highest prevalence of binge drinking are the District of Columbia, North Dakota, and Montana. Alcohol and health Long-term health risks from excessive alcohol use include heart disease, stroke, liver disease, cancer, as well as mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Since the year 2000, the death rate from alcohol-related liver cirrhosis in the U.S. has increased. Liver cirrhosis results from long-term damage to the liver, perhaps from alcohol abuse, that results in normal tissue being replaced with scar tissue and therefore causing the liver to not function properly.

Per capita alcohol consumption in the United States has increased in the past couple of decades to reach 2.51 gallons of ethanol per capita in 2021. Beer has accounted for the largest share of the alcohol market in the United States over most of the last decade, but was overtaken by spirits for the first time in 2022. Health risks Constant and excessive alcohol use has been shown to cause many health complications and increase the risk of many diseases. For example, alcohol consumption increases the risk of various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease. The cost of such health complications from alcohol is substantial. As of 2020, it was estimated that the health care costs alone from the abuse of alcohol in the United States were around 27 billion dollars a year. Liver cirrhosis A common health complication from the abuse of alcohol is liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver from repeated injury. It can cause other health complications such as high blood pressure, bleeding, and infection, and can result in early death if left untreated. In 2019, there were over 24,000 alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the United States, almost double the number reported 15 years earlier.

United States US: Total Alcohol Consumption per Capita: Liters of Pure Alcohol: Projected Estimates: Aged 15+ data was reported at 9.800 Number in 2016. United States US: Total Alcohol Consumption per Capita: Liters of Pure Alcohol: Projected Estimates: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 9.800 Number from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. United States US: Total Alcohol Consumption per Capita: Liters of Pure Alcohol: Projected Estimates: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Health Statistics. Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted Average;

In 2022, the total alcohol consumption in California was around 94 million gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol). The Health People program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a nationwide objective of no more than 2.1 gallons of alcohol per capita. This statistic shows the alcohol consumption of all beverages in the United States in 2022, by state.

Alcohol consumption among the US public is at a relatively similar rate in the 21st century as it was in the nineteenth. The first drop in consumption appeared in the 1860s and 1870s, due to the American Civil War and the period of economic recovery that followed. After this, consumption rose again until the First World War, before it fell from 9.7 liters per person per year in 1915 to 7.4 in 1919. Following the war, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution came into effect, which prohibited the importation, manufacturing and sale (but not consumption) of alcohol. From this point until Prohibition's end, there are no reliable figures regarding alcohol consumption in the US, however some sources suggest that consumption fell to thirty percent of its pre-prohibition levels in the first few years, but then grew to sixty or seventy percent by prohibition's end.

High spirits in the 70s and 80s

Total consumption then grew again in the 1930s and 40s, reaching 8.7 liters per person in 1946, before it plateaued at around 7.6 liters per person per year in the 1950s. Alcohol consumption then increased gradually to more than ten liters per person per year in the 1970s and 1980s, which was the highest rate of alcohol consumption in recorded US history. It then dropped to just over eight liters in the late 1990s, and gradually increased again to 8.9 liters per person in 2013, which is similar to figures recorded more than 160 years previously.

Beer moves a-head

The late 1800s also saw a major shift in the type of alcohol consumed. In 1850, 7.1 out of the eight liters consumed was through spirits, while beer and wine made up 0.5 and 0.3 liters respectively. However, by the turn of the twentieth century, alcohol was most commonly consumed through beer, and excluding a brief increase in spirits consumption in the 1960s, beer has been the most common source of alcohol since 1900. Alcohol from wine consumption has also gradually increased throughout US history, reaching its highest point in 2013, where the average US citizen consumed 1.6 liters of alcohol per year by drinking wine.

In 2022, the District of Columbia had the highest per capita wine consumption in the United States, with each person consuming approximately 1.05 gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol) from wine. The Health People program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a nationwide objective of no more than 2.1 gallons of alcohol per capita. This statistic displays the alcohol consumption per capita from wine in the United States in 2022, by state.

This collection focuses on how changes in the legal drinking age affect the number of fatal motor vehicle accidents and crime rates. The principal investigators identified three areas of study. First, they looked at blood alcohol content of drivers involved in fatal accidents in relation to changes in the drinking age. Second, they looked at how arrest rates correlated with changes in the drinking age. Finally, they looked at the relationship between blood alcohol content and arrest rates. In this context, the investigators used the percentage of drivers killed in fatal automobile accidents who had positive blood alcohol content as an indicator of drinking in the population. Arrests were used as a measure of crime, and arrest rates per capita were used to create comparability across states and over time. Arrests for certain crimes as a proportion of all arrests were used for other analyses to compensate for trends that affect the probability of arrests in general. This collection contains three parts. Variables in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Data file (Part 1) include the state and year to which the data apply, the type of crime, and the sex and age category of those arrested for crimes. A single arrest is the unit of analysis for this file. Information in the Population Data file (Part 2) includes population counts for the number of individuals within each of seven age categories, as well as the number in the total population. There is also a figure for the number of individuals covered by the reporting police agencies from which data were gathered. The individual is the unit of analysis. The Fatal Accident Data file (Part 3) includes six variables: the FIPS code for the state, year of accident, and the sex, age group, and blood alcohol content of the individual killed. The final variable in each record is a count of the number of drivers killed in fatal motor vehicle accidents for that state and year who fit into the given sex, age, and blood alcohol content grouping. A driver killed in a fatal accident is the unit of analysis.

United States US: Alcohol Consumption Rate: Projected Estimates: Aged 15+: Male data was reported at 15.800 NA in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.000 NA for 2010. United States US: Alcohol Consumption Rate: Projected Estimates: Aged 15+: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 15.400 NA from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.800 NA in 2016 and a record low of 15.000 NA in 2010. United States US: Alcohol Consumption Rate: Projected Estimates: Aged 15+: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

In 2022, New Hampshire had the highest beer consumption per capita in the United States, with the alcohol consumption reaching approximately 1.66 gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol) from beer alone. The Health People program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a nationwide objective of no more than 2.1 gallons of alcohol per capita. This statistic shows the alcohol consumption per capita from beer in the United States in 2022, by state.

As of 2023, the U.S. states with the highest prevalence of binge drinking among adults were North Dakota, Iowa, and South Dakota. In North Dakota, around 21 percent of adults stated they binge drank in the last 30 days in 2023. Binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks among women and five or more drinks among men on a single occasion. Binge drinking among young people Binge drinking in the United States is most common among those aged 21 to 25 years, with around 34 percent of those in this age group reporting binge drinking in the past 30 days in 2023. Men are generally more likely to engage in binge drinking than women, however the percentage of men aged 18 to 25 years who binge drink has decreased greatly over the past two decades, with binge drinking rates higher among women in this age group in 2023. In 2002, around 50 percent of men aged 18 to 25 years reported binge drinking in the past 30 days, with this rate dropping to 28 percent by the year 2023, compared to 29 percent among women. Even among young people enrolled in college, a demographic that is infamous for heavy drinking, rates of binge drinking dropped from 44 percent in 2002, to 29 percent in 2020. Reasons for this may be less social pressure to drink as well as more widespread awareness of the dangers of heavy alcohol use. Health risks of alcohol use In addition to the short-term health risks of alcohol use such as injury from car crashes, alcohol poisoning, and risky sexual behavior, excessive alcohol use can also increase one’s risk of developing a number of diseases and health conditions. For example, excessive alcohol use can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, certain types of cancers, and liver disease as well as dementia and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. The most common types of alcohol-associated cancers in the United States are female breast cancer, colon and rectum cancer, and lip, oral cavity, and pharynx cancer.

This statistic displays the alcohol consumption per capita of wine in the United States in 2021, by state. During this year, wine consumption per capita in California was 0.61 gallons of ethanol.

Significant fluctuations are estimated for all segments over the forecast period for the combined volume per capita. Only in the segment Cider, Perry & Rice Wine, a significant increase can be observed over the forecast period. In this segment, the combined volume per capita exhibits a difference of 0.0500 litres between 2019 and 2029. Find other insights concerning similar markets and segments, such as a comparison of average revenue per user (ARPU) in Australia and a comparison of revenue share by device type in the United Kingdom. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

Macedonia Household Expenditure: per Capita: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages data was reported at 37,158.355 MKD in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 36,949.399 MKD for 2016. Macedonia Household Expenditure: per Capita: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages data is updated yearly, averaging 37,158.355 MKD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40,905.000 MKD in 2008 and a record low of 33,141.000 MKD in 2005. Macedonia Household Expenditure: per Capita: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Macedonia – Table MK.H007: Household Income and Expenditure.

In 2022, the alcohol consumption per capita through spirits in Delaware reached 2.34 gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol). The Health People program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a nationwide objective of no more than 2.1 gallons of alcohol per capita. This statistic displays the alcohol consumption per capita from spirits in the United States in 2022, by state.

The combined volume per capita ranking in the 'Energy & Sports Drinks' segment of the non-alcoholic drinks market is led by the United States with 29.69 litres, while the United Kingdom is following with 14.13 litres. In contrast, Russia is at the bottom of the ranking with 0.33 litres, showing a difference of 29.36 litres to the United States. Find other insights concerning similar markets and segments, such as a ranking of subsegments in Denmark regarding revenue in the Non-Alcoholic Drinks market as a whole and a ranking by country regarding revenue in the orange juice segment of the non-alcoholic drinks market. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

。美国：总人均酒精消费量：纯酒精升数：预测估计：年龄15岁以上数据按年更新，12-01-2016至12-01-2016期间平均值为9.800数量，共1份观测结果。CEIC提供的美国：总人均酒精消费量：纯酒精升数：预测估计：年龄15岁以上数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的美国 – 表 US.世界银行：卫生统计。

For every 1,000 adults in the District of Columbia, approximately 211.7 9-liter cases of brandy and cognac were consumed in 2023. The second highest consumption was found in Wisconsin at 175.4 cases.

In 2022, the total alcohol consumption per capita in the Midwest region of the U.S. was 2.47 gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol). The Health People program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a nationwide objective of no more than 2.1 gallons of alcohol per capita. This statistic displays the alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the United States Midwest region between 1977 and 2022.

This statistic shows the average per capita alcohol consumption in the United States between 2015 and 2017. The recorded average per capita alcohol consumption was 8.8 liters of pure alcohol during this time.