Historical Tidbits: Beer Consumption By State, 1946 and 2006

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Top Ten States, Per Capita Beer Consumption -- 1946

1. Wisconsin -- 27.6 gallons per capita

2. Nevada -- 26.7

3. New Jersey -- 26.1

4. Rhode Island -- 25.5

5. New York -- 25.4

6. Illinois -- 23.9

7. Pennsylvania --23.8

8. Michigan -- 23.0

9. Maryland -- 23.0

10. Connecticut -- 21.9

Top Ten States, Per Capita Beer Consumption -- 2006

1. North Dakota -- 32. 2

2. New Hampshire -- 31.5

3. Nevada -- 30.9 4

. Montana -- 30.1

5. Wisconsin -- 27.7

6. Louisiana -- 27.6

7. South Dakota -- 27.4

8. South Carolina -- 26. 5

9. Wyoming -- 26. 4

10. Delaware -- 26. 3

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Sources: "U. S. Public Sets New Beer-Drinking Record in '47," Modern Brewery Age (June 1945), p. 103; Brewers Almanac, 2007, online at the Beer Institute.