Alcohol consumption among adults in the US is at the lowest level on record, as most Americans, for the first time, view even moderate drinking as harmful, a new survey has found.
Pollster Gallup’s latest Consumption Habits survey, conducted annually, showed that about 54% of Americans reported drinking alcohol, compared with 58% in 2024 and 62% in 2023.
The figure falls below the previous record low of 55% in 1958 in the nearly nine decades of such tracking by Gallup. And the figure appears not to be driven by people turning to alternatives, such as legal recreational cannabis, the researchers said.
So, by supply and demand, why aren’t beer prices going down?
My drinking is at an all time high. I’ve gone from a drink every once a month to twice a month. I’m getting more into wine, and I love a raddler.