What U.S. State Drinks the Most Alcohol in a Given Year?

Here are some pretty sobering statistics: American alcohol consumption has been steadily rising over the past couple of decades, and the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism said in their annual report this year that the average American aged 14 and older drank 2.33 gallons of alcohol in 2012. So which American regions and states are the drunkest? The western region of the United States comes in at number one, with the average Western American consuming 2.42 gallons of alcohol per year. But when it comes down to individual states, the answers may surprise you

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10. Idaho-2.76
09. Colorado -2.76
08. Alaska-2.82
07. Vermont-2.92
06. Montana-2.96
05. Wisconsin-3.00
04. Nevada-3.27
03. North Dakota- 3.42
02. Delaware-3.59
01. New Hampshire- 4.65 

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