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Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2016

This statistic displays the alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the United States between 1850 and 2016. In 2016, the total alcohol consumption per capita in the country was 2.35 gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol). The Health People program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a nation-wide objective of no more than 2.1 gallons of alcohol per capita. In 2017, U.S. revenue from beer sales totaled 33.07 billion dollars, while wine revenues were reported at 12.4 billion dollars.

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This statistic displays the alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the United States between 1850 and 2016. In 2016, the total alcohol consumption per capita in the country was 2.35 gallons of ethanol (pure alcohol). The Health People program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established a nation-wide objective of no more than 2.1 gallons of alcohol per capita. In 2017, U.S. revenue from beer sales totaled 33.07 billion dollars, while wine revenues were reported at 12.4 billion dollars.

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Release date: April 2018

Region: United States
Survey time period: 1850 to 2016
Age group: 14 years and older
Supplementary notes: Based on population aged 15 and older prior to 1970 and population aged 14 and older thereafter.

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