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Although beer remains one of America’s most popular alcoholic beverages, there’s no question that it’s been losing market share to wine, spirits and probably pot over the last decade.
In 2020 the average American drank nearly 26 gallons of beer. Which while still substantial is 3.2 gallons less than in 2010.
To determine the states where people drink the most and least amounts of beer, 24/7 Wall Street took the annual beer shipment data per capita provided by the brewing industry trade publication Beer Marketer’s Insights, using beer shipments as a proxy for overall consumption.
Rhode Island showed the biggest beer decline over the last decade, down 26.6%, followed by Nevada (-23.2%), Maryland (-22.9%), Delaware (-20.6%) and Louisiana (-19.3%).
Beer consumption increased the most over the last decade in Utah, up 2.6% and in Maine, up a measly 0.2%.
| State | Beer shipment per adult 21+ in 2020 (gallons) | 5-yr change | Rank | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 18.5 | -11.1% | 4th largest decrease | -22.9 | 3rd largest decrease |
| Connecticut | 19.8 | -7.0% | 18th largest decrease | -12.8 | 18th largest decrease |
| Utah | 19.9 | 7.0% | the largest increase | 2.6 | the largest increase |
| New Jersey | 20.0 | -6.5% | 19th largest decrease | -13.0 | 14th largest decrease |
| Rhode Island | 20.1 | -14.5% | the largest decrease | -26.6 | the largest decrease |
| New York | 20.2 | -10.6% | 6th largest decrease | -13.3 | 13th largest decrease |
| Massachusetts | 21.5 | -10.8% | 5th largest decrease | -18.6 | 6th largest decrease |
| Georgia | 23.0 | -8.4% | 10th largest decrease | -12.9 | 17th largest decrease |
| Kentucky | 23.1 | -5.3% | 18th smallest decrease | -6.5 | 9thsmallest decrease |
| West Virginia | 23.3 | -4.5% | 16th smallest decrease | -11.1 | 23rd smallest decrease |
| Indiana | 23.6 | -0.8% | 2nd smallest decrease | -12.9 | 16th largest decrease |
| Michigan | 23.6 | -8.2% | 12th largest decrease | -14.2 | 12th largest decrease |
| Arkansas | 23.9 | -1.6% | 5th smallest decrease | -10.5 | 22nd smallest decrease |
| Virginia | 24.2 | -4.0% | 11th smallest decrease | -12.3 | 23rd largest decrease |
| Tennessee | 24.2 | -5.5% | 19th smallest decrease | -9.4 | 18th smallest decrease |
| California | 24.7 | -3.1% | 8th smallest decrease | -7.5 | 13th smallest decrease |
| Pennsylvania | 24.9 | -7.8% | 14th largest decrease | -15.6 | 10th largest decrease |
| Idaho | 25.0 | -6.4% | 20th largest decrease | -15.3 | 11th largest decrease |
| Ohio | 25.5 | -9.9% | 7th largest decrease | -18.5 | 7th largest decrease |
| Florida | 25.6 | -4.8% | 17th smallest decrease | -9.5 | 21st smallest decrease |
| North Carolina | 25.8 | 0.4% | the smallest increase | -6.5 | 10th smallest decrease |
| Alaska | 26.0 | -4.4% | 14th smallest decrease | -8.8 | 15th smallest decrease |
| Illinois | 26.1 | -7.8% | 15th largest decrease | -12.7 | 19th largest decrease |
| Missouri | 26.6 | -7.3% | 16th largest decrease | -16.9 | 9th largest decrease |
| Hawaii | 26.7 | -12.5% | 3rd largest decrease | -11.9 | 24th largest decrease |
| Oklahoma | 26.8 | 3.9% | 2nd largest increase | -6.6 | 11th smallest decrease |
| Arizona | 27.0 | -0.4% | the smallest decrease | -12.6 | 20th largest decrease |
| Minnesota | 27.1 | -5.9% | 21st smallest decrease | -6.2 | 7th smallest decrease |
| Kansas | 27.4 | 3.4% | 3rd largest increase | -5.2 | 5th smallest decrease |
| Delaware | 27.4 | -9.9% | 8th largest decrease | -20.6 | 4th largest decrease |
| New Mexico | 27.7 | -4.5% | 15th smallest decrease | -17.6 | 8th largest decrease |
| Oregon | 27.7 | -9.5% | 9th largest decrease | -11.5 | 24th smallest decrease |
| Washington | 27.8 | -1.1% | 3rd smallest decrease | -9.4 | 19th smallest decrease |
| Louisiana | 28.1 | -7.3% | 17th largest decrease | -19.3 | 5th largest decrease |
| Colorado | 28.4 | -1.7% | 6th smallest decrease | -6.9 | 12th smallest decrease |
| Alabama | 28.7 | -4.3% | 12nd smallest decrease | -5.9 | 6th smallest decrease |
| Nevada | 28.8 | -14.3% | 2nd largest decrease | -23.2 | 2nd largest decrease |
| Wyoming | 30.0 | 1.7% | 2nd smallest increase | -11.8 | 25th largest decrease |
| Iowa | 30.9 | -5.5% | 20th smallest decrease | -12.5 | 21st largest decrease |
| Nebraska | 31.3 | -8.2% | 11th largest decrease | -12.3 | 22nd largest decrease |
| Mississippi | 31.5 | -2.2% | 7th smallest decrease | -9.0 | 17th smallest decrease |
| Texas | 32.0 | -1.5% | 4th smallest decrease | -8.0 | 14th smallest decrease |
| Wisconsin | 32.3 | -8.0% | 13th largest decrease | -12.9 | 15th largest decrease |
| South Carolina | 32.5 | 2.8% | 4th largest increase | -3.3 | 2nd smallest decrease |
| Maine | 32.5 | -3.8% | 9th smallest decrease | 0.3 | the smallest increase |
| Vermont | 33.9 | 1.8% | 3rd smallest increase | -3.7 | 4th smallest decrease |
| North Dakota | 37.2 | -4.4% | 13th smallest decrease | -9.5 | 20th smallest decrease |
| South Dakota | 37.3 | -3.9% | 10th smallest decrease | -3.4 | 3rd smallest decrease |
| Montana | 41.0 | 2.2% | 4th smallest increase | -1.2 | the smallest decrease |
| New Hampshire | 41.4 | 0.0% | no change | -6.3 | 8th smallest decrease |
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