[consum01.htm, updated 11/07]
Year
Beer
Wine
Spirits
Total
2005
1.19
0.36
0.70
2.24
2004
1.21
0.35
0.68
2.23
2003
1.22
0.34
0.67
2.22
2002
1.23
0.33
0.65
2.20
2001
0.31
0.64
2.18
2000
1999
0.63
2.16
1998
0.30
0.62
2.14
1997
1996
1995
0.29
2.15
1994
1.25
0.28
1993
1.26
1992
1.29
0.71
2.30
1991
1990
1.34
0.77
2.45
1989
1.31
2.42
1988
1.33
0.79
2.48
1987
0.38
0.82
2.54
1986
0.39
0.84
2.58
1985
0.90
2.62
1984
1.35
0.37
0.94
2.65
1983
1.37
0.96
2.69
1982
1.38
0.98
2.72
1981
1.39
1.02
2.76
1980
1.04
1979
0.32
1.06
2.75
1978
1.07
2.71
1977
2.64
1976
1.27
1.10
1975
1.11
1974
2.67
1973
1.20
1972
1.17
1.09
2.56
1971
1.15
1.12
2.59
1970
1.14
0.27
2.52
1969
0.26
1.13
2.51
1968
1967
0.25
1.05
2.37
1966
0.24
2.32
1965
0.99
2.27
1964
0.95
1963
1.01
0.23
0.91
1962
0.22
2.11
1961
0.97
0.86
2.06
1960
2.07
1959
1.00
1958
0.80
1.98
1957
1.99
1956
0.81
2.03
1955
2.00
1954
0.21
0.74
1.96
1953
0.20
2.01
1952
0.73
1951
1.03
0.78
1950
2.04
1949
1948
1.97
1947
0.16
0.76
1946
1945
0.88
2.25
1944
0.18
1943
0.17
0.66
1.83
1942
0.85
1941
1.70
1940
1.56
1939
0.75
0.14
1.51
1938
0.13
0.59
1.47
1937
1.59
1936
0.12
1.50
1935
0.09
0.43
1934
0.61
0.07
(Prohibition)
1916–1919
1.08
1911–1915
1.48
1906–1910
2.60
1901–1905
2.39
1896–1900
0.10
1891–1895
0.11
1881–1890
1871–1880
0.56
1.72
1870
0.44
1.53
1860
2.53
1850
0.08
1.88
2.10
Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding.
Sources: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Lakins, N.E.; LaVallee, R.A.; Williams, G.D.; and Yi, H. Surveillance Report #82: Apparent Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1970–2005. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (August 2007).
Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Nephew, T.M., Yi, H., Williams, G.D., Stinson, F.S., and Dufour, M.C. U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual, Vol. 1, 4th ed. U.S. Apparent Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Based on State Sales, Taxation, or Receipt Data. Washington, DC: NIAAA. NIH Publication No. 04-5563 (June 2004).
Note: Data prior to 1977 are from: Hyman, M.; Zimmerman, M.; Gurioli, C.; and Helrich, A. Drinkers, Drinking and Alcohol-Related Mortality and Hospitalizations: A Statistical Compendium, 1980 edition. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 1980.