50. Utah
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 1.36 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 11.9% -- the lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 21.7% -- 6th lowest (total: 291)
> Population: 3,337,975
49. West Virginia
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 1.82 gallons ALSO READ: When You're Most Likely to Die in a Drunk Driving Accident in Every State
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 15.2% -- 4th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 26.1% -- 18th lowest (total: 364)
> Population: 1,782,959
48. Oklahoma
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 1.85 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 14.5% -- 2nd lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 26.8% -- 20th lowest (total: 881)
> Population: 3,986,639
47. Georgia
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 1.91 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 17.8% -- 17th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 20.7% -- 5th lowest (total: 1,606)
> Population: 10,799,566
46. Arkansas
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 1.92 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 15.9% -- 6th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 25.7% -- 15th lowest (total: 706)
> Population: 3,025,891
45. Alabama
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.08 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 14.8% -- 3rd lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 25.9% -- 17th lowest (total: 1,255)
> Population: 5,039,877
44. Idaho
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.10 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 19.6% -- 24th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 31.1% -- 18th highest (total: 363)
> Population: 1,900,923
43. Kentucky
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.12 gallons ALSO READ: 25 Things You Might Not Know About Non-Alcoholic Beer
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 18.2% -- 18th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 25.5% -- 14th lowest (total: 981)
> Population: 4,509,394
42. Kansas
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.12 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.0% -- 24th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 19.4% -- 3rd lowest (total: 413)
> Population: 2,934,582
41. Ohio
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.12 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.7% -- 18th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 32.5% -- 14th highest (total: 1,875)
> Population: 11,780,017
40. South Carolina
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.12 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 21.7% -- 14th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 32.8% -- 12th highest (total: 1,677)
> Population: 5,190,705
39. Maryland
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.15 gallons ALSO READ: When You're Most Likely to Die in a Drunk Driving Accident in Every State
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 16.0% -- 7th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 28.3% -- 25th lowest (total: 755)
> Population: 6,165,129
38. Nebraska
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.17 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 23.2% -- 8th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 33.2% -- 10th highest (total: 384)
> Population: 1,963,692
37. New York
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.22 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 19.0% -- 19th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 20.2% -- 4th lowest (total: 1,002)
> Population: 19,835,913
36. Arizona
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.24 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 17.4% -- 12th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 22.3% -- 8th lowest (total: 1,112)
> Population: 7,276,316
35. Washington
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.26 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 16.5% -- 10th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 32.7% -- 13th highest (total: 892)
> Population: 7,738,692
34. Virginia
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.27 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 17.3% -- 13th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 30.3% -- 21st highest (total: 1,243)
> Population: 8,642,274
33. Tennessee
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.30 gallons ALSO READ: 25 Things You Might Not Know About Non-Alcoholic Beer
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 17.2% -- 11th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 23.5% -- 10th lowest (total: 1,280)
> Population: 6,975,218
32. New Mexico
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.30 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 17.4% -- 14th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 29.4% -- 23rd highest (total: 588)
> Population: 2,115,877
31. North Carolina
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.31 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 16.5% -- 9th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 25.9% -- 16th lowest (total: 1,864)
> Population: 10,551,162
30. Pennsylvania
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.32 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 19.8% -- 26th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 25.4% -- 12th lowest (total: 1,447)
> Population: 12,964,056
29. Indiana
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.34 gallons ALSO READ: When You're Most Likely to Die in a Drunk Driving Accident in Every State
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 17.7% -- 15th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 19.0% -- 2nd lowest (total: 817)
> Population: 6,805,985
28. South Dakota
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.34 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 24.4% -- 3rd highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 36.1% -- 5th highest (total: 223)
> Population: 895,376
27. Mississippi
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.39 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 15.9% -- 5th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 18.5% -- the lowest (total: 635)
> Population: 2,949,965
26. Texas
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.41 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 19.6% -- 25th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 25.4% -- 13th lowest (total: 4,739)
> Population: 29,527,941
25. Illinois
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.42 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 22.9% -- 9th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 28.8% -- 26th lowest (total: 1,557)
> Population: 12,671,469
24. Connecticut
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.50 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 19.2% -- 21st lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 30.4% -- 20th highest (total: 432)
> Population: 3,605,597
23. Iowa
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.50 gallons ALSO READ: 25 Things You Might Not Know About Non-Alcoholic Beer
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 24.6% -- 2nd highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 26.8% -- 19th lowest (total: 461)
> Population: 3,193,079
22. Michigan
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.53 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.5% -- 20th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 29.2% -- 24th highest (total: 1,502)
> Population: 10,050,811
21. Louisiana
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.59 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 21.9% -- 12th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 31.2% -- 17th highest (total: 1,203)
> Population: 4,624,047
20. Massachusetts
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.62 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 22.5% -- 10th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 30.5% -- 19th highest (total: 541)
> Population: 6,984,723
19. New Jersey
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.63 gallons ALSO READ: When You're Most Likely to Die in a Drunk Driving Accident in Every State
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 16.0% -- 8th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 22.8% -- 9th lowest (total: 669)
> Population: 9,267,130
18. California
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.63 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 18.8% -- 20th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 27.7% -- 23rd lowest (total: 5,185)
> Population: 39,237,836
17. Missouri
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.68 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 19.5% -- 23rd lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 27.6% -- 22nd lowest (total: 1,286)
> Population: 6,168,187
16. Hawaii
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.71 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.7% -- 17th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 31.5% -- 16th highest (total: 169)
> Population: 1,441,553
15. Oregon
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.71 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 21.2% -- 15th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 27.9% -- 24th lowest (total: 680)
> Population: 4,246,155
14. Rhode Island
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.71 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 21.7% -- 13th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 40.3% -- 3rd highest (total: 128)
> Population: 1,095,610
13. Florida
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.74 gallons ALSO READ: 25 Things You Might Not Know About Non-Alcoholic Beer
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.2% -- 22nd highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 22.0% -- 7th lowest (total: 3,503)
> Population: 21,781,128
12. Alaska
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.83 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 18.1% -- 16th lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 36.9% -- 4th highest (total: 138)
> Population: 732,673
11. Minnesota
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.85 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 23.4% -- 6th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 29.9% -- 22nd highest (total: 564)
> Population: 5,707,390
10. Wyoming
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.94 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.5% -- 21st highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 31.8% -- 15th highest (total: 197)
> Population: 578,803
9. Colorado
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.97 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.1% -- 23rd highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 34.0% -- 9th highest (total: 1,055)
> Population: 5,812,069
8. Maine
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 2.99 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 22.5% -- 11th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 34.4% -- 8th highest (total: 272)
> Population: 1,372,247
7. Wisconsin
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 3.11 gallons ALSO READ: When You're Most Likely to Die in a Drunk Driving Accident in Every State
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 25.2% -- the highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 35.6% -- 6th highest (total: 1,064)
> Population: 5,895,908
6. Vermont
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 3.22 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 23.2% -- 7th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 35.4% -- 7th highest (total: 109)
> Population: 645,570
5. North Dakota
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 3.26 gallons ALSO READ: When You're Most Likely to Die in a Drunk Driving Accident in Every State
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 24.1% -- 5th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 41.4% -- 2nd highest (total: 221)
> Population: 774,948
4. Montana
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 3.32 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 24.3% -- 4th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 46.4% -- the highest (total: 443)
> Population: 1,104,271
3. Nevada
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 3.43 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 19.5% -- 22nd lowest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 27.3% -- 21st lowest (total: 435)
> Population: 3,143,991
2. Delaware
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 4.01 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.5% -- 19th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 25.0% -- 11th lowest (total: 149)
> Population: 1,003,384
1. New Hampshire
> Per capita annual alcohol consumption (14 and older): 4.83 gallons
> Excessive drinking rate among adults: 20.8% -- 16th highest
> Share of driving fatalities involving alcohol: 33.1% -- 11th highest (total: 195)
> Population: 1,388,992