Bottoms up! 

According to a recent report from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Americans on average drank more alcohol than what is considered a “healthy” amount by the end of 2016, and more than they had drunk in 2015. 

That “healthy” amount—2.1 gallons of ethanol alcohol (or less) per person per year, which equals about 448 standard drinks per person per year—was set by Healthy People 2020, a government initiative that promotes promoting better living for Americans.

In 2016, the national per capita alcohol consumption reached 2.35 gallons, which was a .9 percent increase over 2015.

The last time Americans drank this much beer, wine, and liquor was in 1990.

The NIAAA used alcoholic beverage sales data and population data from the Census Bureau to compile the report, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Here are the 10 states with the highest alcohol consumption:

  1. New Hampshire (4.76 gallons per capita)
  2. Delaware (3.72 gallons per capita)
  3. Nevada (3.46 gallons per capita)
  4. North Dakota (3.26 gallons per capita)
  5. Montana (3.11 gallons per capita)
  6. Vermont (3.08 gallons per capita)
  7. Wisconsin (2.98 gallons per capita)
  8. Alaska (2.94 gallons per capita)
  9. Idaho (2.92 gallons per capita)
  10. South Dakota (2.87 gallons per capita)

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