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Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2017
Alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the U.S. from 1850 to 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)
by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
Per capita alcohol consumption in the United States has increased in the past couple of decades to reach 2.34 gallons of ethanol per capita in 2017. Beer remains the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the U.S. In 2017, over 20 million gallons of beer were consumed.
Health risks
Constant and excessive alcohol use has been shown to cause many health complications and increase the risk of many diseases. For example, alcohol consumption increases the risk of various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease. The cost of such health complications from alcohol is substantial. As of 2017, it was estimated that the health care costs alone from the abuse of alcohol in the United States were around 27 billion dollars a year.
Liver cirrhosis
A common health complication from the abuse of alcohol is liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver from repeated injury. It can cause other health complications such as high blood pressure, bleeding, and infection, and can result in early death if left untreated. In 2015, there were over 21,000 alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S., almost double the number reported 15 years earlier.
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
Per capita alcohol consumption in the United States has increased in the past couple of decades to reach 2.34 gallons of ethanol per capita in 2017. Beer remains the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the U.S. In 2017, over 20 million gallons of beer were consumed.
Health risks
Constant and excessive alcohol use has been shown to cause many health complications and increase the risk of many diseases. For example, alcohol consumption increases the risk of various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease. The cost of such health complications from alcohol is substantial. As of 2017, it was estimated that the health care costs alone from the abuse of alcohol in the United States were around 27 billion dollars a year.
Liver cirrhosis
A common health complication from the abuse of alcohol is liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver from repeated injury. It can cause other health complications such as high blood pressure, bleeding, and infection, and can result in early death if left untreated. In 2015, there were over 21,000 alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S., almost double the number reported 15 years earlier.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1850 to 2017
- 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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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1850 to 2017
- Age group
- 14 years and older
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- Based on population aged 15 and older prior to 1970 and population aged 14 and older thereafter.
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The most important statistics
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- Sales market share of the United States alcohol industry from 2000 to 2018, by beverageMarket share of the U.S. alcohol industry by beverage 2000-2018
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- Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. wholesale purchases of beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 2002-2017
- Value of beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Value of U.S. wholesale alcoholic beverage inventories 2002-2017
- Beer, wine, and liquor store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Beer, wine, and liquor store sales in the U.S. 1992-2018
- Supermarket sales of alcoholic beverages in the United States in 2018, by product category (in million U.S. dollars)Alcohol supermarket sales in the U.S. 2018, by product category
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- Sales of the leading domestic beer brands of the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. beer market: leading domestic beer brands 2017, based on sales
- Value of U.S. product shipments of bottled beer and ale from 2002 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*U.S. product shipment value of bottled beer and ale 2002-2016
- Sales of the leading imported beer brands of the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. beer market: leading imported beer brands 2018, based on sales
- Dollar sales of the leading craft beer styles in U.S. supermarkets in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)*Craft beer sales value of leading styles in U.S. supermarkets 2016
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- Number of wineries in the United States in 2019, by state*Producing wineries in the U.S. 2019, by state
- Volume share of grapes crushed in California for the production of wine in 2018, by grape varietyGrape crush volume share in California for the production of wine 2018, by variety
- Total amount of grapes crushed in California for wine production from 2000 to 2018, by wine variety (in 1,000 tons)Amount of grapes crushed in California for wine production 2000-2018, by wine variety
- Total retail value of wine sales in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total retail value of wine sales in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Wine import value of the United States in 2018, by country of origin* (in thousand U.S. dollars)U.S. wine import value 2018, by country of origin
- U.S. premium wineries' gross margin from 2002 to 2018Gross margin of premium wineries in the United States 2002-2018
- U.S. premium wineries sales growth from 2002 to 2018U.S. premium wineries sales growth 2002-2018
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- Leading 10 spirits export markets of the United States from 2005 to 2017, by export value (in million U.S. dollars)Leading 10 spirits export markets of the U.S. by export value 2005-2017
- Per capita consumption of distilled spirits in the United States in 2018, by state (in gallons)Per capita consumption of spirits in the U.S. 2018, by state
- Advertising spending of the distilled spirits industry in the United States in 2018, by medium (in million U.S. dollars)Ad expenditure of the distilled spirits industry in the U.S. by medium 2018
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- Total alcoholic beverage sales in the United States from 2006 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Sales market share of the United States alcohol industry from 2000 to 2018, by beverage
- Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages sales of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Value of beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Beer, wine, and liquor store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Supermarket sales of alcoholic beverages in the United States in 2018, by product category (in million U.S. dollars)
- Alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the U.S. from 1850 to 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)
- Consumption of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 2017 to 2021 (in billion liters)
- Beer production in the United States from 1860 to 2018 (in million barrels)
- Size of the beer market in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Sales of the leading domestic beer brands of the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of U.S. product shipments of bottled beer and ale from 2002 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Sales of the leading imported beer brands of the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Dollar sales of the leading craft beer styles in U.S. supermarkets in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Average monthly dollar sales of beer in U.S. convenience stores in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars)
- Per capita consumption of beer in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in gallons)
- Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of craft beer in the United States in 2017, by type
- Number of wineries in the United States in 2019, by state*
- Volume share of grapes crushed in California for the production of wine in 2018, by grape variety
- Total amount of grapes crushed in California for wine production from 2000 to 2018, by wine variety (in 1,000 tons)
- Total retail value of wine sales in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Wine import value of the United States in 2018, by country of origin* (in thousand U.S. dollars)
- U.S. premium wineries' gross margin from 2002 to 2018
- U.S. premium wineries sales growth from 2002 to 2018
- U.S. premium wineries' pretax profit from 2002 to 2018
- Total number of wineries in the United States from 2009 to 2019
- Total wine consumption of the United States from 2005 to 2016 (in million gallons)*
- Average wine consumption per United States resident from 2005 to 2016 (in gallons)*
- Supplier gross revenue of the distilled spirits industry in the United States from 2005 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Market share of spirits in the United States from 2000 to 2018, based on sales
- Sales volume of the United States spirits industry from 2010 to 2018, by category (in million 9 liter cases)
- Leading 10 spirits export markets of the United States from 2005 to 2017, by export value (in million U.S. dollars)
- Per capita consumption of distilled spirits in the United States in 2018, by state (in gallons)
- Advertising spending of the distilled spirits industry in the United States in 2018, by medium (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Alcohol consumption per capita from wine in the U.S. from 1850 to 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)
- Top 10 U.S. states based on alcohol consumption per capita from wine in 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)
- Top 10 U.S. states based on alcohol consumption per capita from spirits in 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)
- Alcohol consumption per capita from beer in the U.S. from 1850 to 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)
- Alcohol consumption per capita from spirits in the U.S. from 1850 to 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)
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