State-Specific Alcohol Consumption Rates for 2008
State | Any Use* | Binge† |
|---|---|---|
Alabama | 38.1 | 9.5 |
Alaska | 46.1 | 12.0 |
Arizona | 51.6 | 15.5 |
Arkansas | 39.8 | 11.1 |
California | 43.3 | 12.8 |
Colorado | 56.6 | 14.7 |
Connecticut | 63.9 | 16.0 |
Delaware | 55.2 | 17.1 |
DC | 62.1 | 21.9 |
Florida | 47.7 | 10.9 |
Georgia | 47.1 | 12.5 |
Hawaii | 44.7 | 15.5 |
Idaho | 45.0 | 12.9 |
Illinois | 55.4 | 19.4 |
Indiana | 47.6 | 12.3 |
Iowa | 58.2 | 22.9 |
Kansas | 49.2 | 12.8 |
Kentucky | 38.0 | 9.9 |
Louisiana | 45.6 | 10.7 |
Maine | 58.7 | 18.2 |
Maryland | 53.8 | 14.9 |
Massachusetts | 63.1 | 19.5 |
Michigan | 58.8 | 18.7 |
Minnesota | 56.9 | 19.3 |
Mississippi | 35.3 | 8.9 |
Missouri | 49.2 | 16.0 |
Montana | 54.4 | 19.3 |
Nebraska | 53.2 | 18.9 |
Nevada | 51.7 | 18.0 |
New Hampshire | 61.2 | 12.5 |
New Jersey | 52.3 | 14.9 |
New Mexico | 42.6 | 10.0 |
New York | 51.1 | 12.8 |
North Carolina | 40.4 | 11.8 |
North Dakota | 54.0 | 23.0 |
Ohio | 54.5 | 16.3 |
Oklahoma | 43.6 | 11.6 |
Oregon | 53.0 | 12.9 |
Pennsylvania | 52.5 | 18.9 |
Rhode Island | 58.0 | 18.1 |
South Carolina | 40.8 | 11.4 |
South Dakota | 57.0 | 19.4 |
Tennessee | 31.7 | 8.0 |
Texas | 40.9 | 11.3 |
Utah | 20.4 | 6.5 |
Vermont | 64.0 | 17.9 |
Virginia | 49.5 | 14.7 |
Washington | 53.1 | 14.8 |
West Virginia | 28.8 | 6.9 |
Wisconsin | 68.4 | 23.9 |
Wyoming | 49.1 | 15.0 |
Guam | 28.6 | 7.1 |
Puerto Rico | 25.2 | 7.7 |
Virgin Islands | 41.7 | 6.1 |
Median | 50.3 | 14.7 |
* One or more drinks during the last 30 days.
† 4 or more drinks on any one occasion during the last 30 days. In 2006, the definition of binge drinking for women was changed to four or more drinks on any one occasion. In 2005, the definition of binge drinking for women was five or more drinks on any one occasion.
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