State rankings
Alcohol Percentage in Beer by State
Kentucky has the highest Min. Alcohol % (ABV) (1%), followed by Vermont (1%) and California (0.5%). Wyoming has the lowest (0.5%).
Tech & Business45 states · 3 metricsUpdated Jul 11, 2024Original page
5 sources
- Beer Consumption in the US - Mapped
- List of Permittees - TTB Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- 2022 Quarterly Beer Sales Statistics - TTB Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- Definition of "Beer" in terms of ABV or ABW, by State - National Agricultural Law Center
- 2024 Quarterly Beer Sales Statistics - TTB Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
36 of 51 states
Min. Alcohol % (ABV)
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Median
0.5%
Middle half 0.5% – 0.5%
Average
0.53%
36 states
Highest
1%
Kentucky
Lowest
0.5%
Wyoming
Data
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45 states · # = rank by Min. Alcohol % (ABV)
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kentucky | 1% | — | — |
| 1 |  Vermont | 1% | 16.0% | — |
| 3 |  California | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Texas | 0.5% | — | < 4% |
| 3 |  Pennsylvania | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Illinois | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Ohio | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  North Carolina | 0.5% | 15.0% | — |
| 3 |  Michigan | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  New Jersey | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Virginia | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Washington | 0.5% | — | < 8% |
| 3 |  Arizona | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Massachusetts | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Indiana | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Missouri | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Colorado | 0.5% | 4% | — |
| 3 |  Wisconsin | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Minnesota | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Alabama | 0.5% | 13.9% | — |
| 3 |  Louisiana | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Oregon | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Connecticut | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Utah | 0.5% | 4% | 3.2 |
| 3 |  Nevada | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Iowa | 0.5% | 6.3% | < 5% |
| 3 |  New Mexico | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Nebraska | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  West Virginia | 0.5% | 12.0% | < 9.6% |
| 3 |  Maine | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Rhode Island | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Delaware | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  South Dakota | 0.5% | 14.0% | — |
| 3 |  North Dakota | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Alaska | 0.5% | — | — |
| 3 |  Wyoming | 0.5% | — | — |
| — |  Florida | — | 6% | — |
| — |  Georgia | — | 14.0% | — |
| — |  Tennessee | — | — | > 8% |
| — |  Maryland | — | 6% | — |
| — |  South Carolina | — | — | > 5% |
| — |  Arkansas | — | — | 5 |
| — |  Kansas | — | — | 3.2 |
| — |  Mississippi | — | — | < 8% |
| — |  Idaho | — | 6% | — |
What correlates with Min. Alcohol % (ABV)?
Pearson r against 2,095 other state metrics sharing at least 22 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Min. Alcohol % (ABV)?
- Kentucky has the highest Min. Alcohol % (ABV), at 1%, followed by Vermont (1%) and California (0.5%).
- Which state has the lowest Min. Alcohol % (ABV)?
- Wyoming has the lowest Min. Alcohol % (ABV), at 0.5%.
- What is the median Min. Alcohol % (ABV) across US states?
- The median is 0.5% across the 36 US states with data.
- Where does this alcohol percentage in beer by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Beer Consumption in the US - Mapped; List of Permittees - TTB Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; 2022 Quarterly Beer Sales Statistics - TTB Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; Definition of "Beer" in terms of ABV or ABW, by State - National Agricultural Law Center.