date:Oct 13, 2012
'03-'11: -9.4% (15th lowest)
Pct. binge drinkers: 18.9% (19th highest)
Population density: 98.3/sq. mile (25th lowest)
Despite being one of the nation's largest per-capita consumers of beer, just 54.3% of adult Texans surveyed last year had consumed alcohol in the preceding 30 days well below the national average of 57.1%. Binge and heavy drinkers only accounted for 18.9% and 7%, respectively, of Texas' adult population. These figures are only slightly higher than the comparable national rat