Which US States drinks the most alcohol per capita?

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I am from the UK and would like to know about how the attitude and culture around alcohol comsumption varies between the different states in the USA. I beleive the drinking age is 21 in some states, but lower than 21 in others? Does relgion in America influence how much people drink and in turn does that affect drinking habits in different states?

I assume  there is much more variation between regions than there is in the UK, because the UK drinking age is 18 wherever you go, and the UK is mostly secular and there is no pattern of having certain religions in different areas.

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Here is a great publication from the National Institutes of Health.  It breaks down the per capita consumption for national, state and regional areas.

http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Surveillance95/CONS10.htm

Smokey · Answer

I think I read somewhere that it's Alaska.  Because it's so cold and dark in the winter, and people are isolated from each other, so there's not much to do.  Also, I think the long dark winters make people more depressed, so they drink more.

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Some states have Blue laws.  These laws affect when and where you can buy alcohol in some states.

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Which US States drinks the most alcohol per capita?

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