date:Oct 13, 2012
country. Unlike many other states with high per-capita consumption, Nebraska has one of the higher tax rates in the nation, at $9.61 per 31-gallon barrel. In March, a New York Times article noted that the small town of Whiteclay, Neb., sold 4.9 million cans of beer a year to residents of Pine Ridge, a Lakota reservation across state lines in South Dakota.
8. Texas
Per capita consumption: 34.6 gallons (tied-8th)
Total consumption: 604,956,568 gallons (2nd highest)
Pct. change in consumption