This statistic ranks the tequila consumption in the United States in 2020, broken down by state. In that year, the tequila consumption in California amounted to approximately 4.47 million 9-liter cases. Texas and Florida followed, ranking second and third respectively.
Tequila industry
Tequila, an agave-based distilled spirit from Mexico, is one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages in the United States. The term tequila, which originated from the Nahuatl (Aztec) language, roughly translates to "the place where plants are harvested." In 1974, the government of Mexico declared the term as its intellectual property. Hence, this spirit is exclusively produced in the state of Jalisco and in a few municipalities in Guanajuato, Michoacan, Nayarit and Tamaulipas. Agave-based distilled spirits produced in other regions are called mezcal. Mexico shares a border with California and Texas, which accounts for these federal states' sizeable tequila consumption.
Nationwide retail sales of tequila exceeded 9 billion U.S. dollars, while wholesalers and suppliers raked in around 4.7 billion and 4 billion U.S. dollars respectively.
Tequila consumption in the United States in 2020, by state
(in 1,000 9-liter cases)
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Numbers were rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
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Beverage Information Group. (September 30, 2021). Tequila consumption in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000 9-liter cases) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486797/tequila-consumption-united-states-by-state/
Beverage Information Group. "Tequila consumption in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000 9-liter cases)." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486797/tequila-consumption-united-states-by-state/
Beverage Information Group. (2021). Tequila consumption in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000 9-liter cases). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486797/tequila-consumption-united-states-by-state/
Beverage Information Group. "Tequila Consumption in The United States in 2020, by State (in 1,000 9-liter Cases)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486797/tequila-consumption-united-states-by-state/
Beverage Information Group, Tequila consumption in the United States in 2020, by state (in 1,000 9-liter cases) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486797/tequila-consumption-united-states-by-state/ (last visited August 16, 2022)