National Per Capita Alcohol Consumption Decreased 1.2% Between 2021 & 2022

Per capita consumption of ethanol from any type of alcoholic beverages combined in 2022 was 2.50 gallons, representing a 1.2% decrease from 2.53 gallons in 2021. For the first time since 1969, the 2022 per capita consumption of ethanol from spirits was higher than from beer.

Between 2021 and 2022, changes in overall per capita ethanol consumption included increases in 11 states, decreases in 34 states and the District of Columbia, and no changes in five states. The South U.S. census region saw the largest decrease (2.5%), while the West was the only region that . . .