Cannabis consumption among humans isn’t going away anytime soon. Despite an intense prohibition, consumption rates have risen, not decreased. As we bring this prohibition to an end, cannabis rates aren’t likely to drop: Which is a good thing, as a slight increase in usage brought forth by medical cannabis has, according to studies, led to a drastic decrease in suicides, as well as traffic fatalities.

Examining consumption rates throughout America – using some of the most recent data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health – here is a full list of U.S. states, in order of the state with the highest percentage of cannabis consumers, and ending with the state that has the lowest.



Some of the states appear where you might expect, but others, such as America’s #1, might be a bit surprising to some.

Alaska: Percentage of population that consume cannabis 12.2% Vermont: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 11.7% Colorado: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 11.4% Rhode Island: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 10.9% Oregon: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 10.3% Massachusetts: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 10.1% Maine: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 9.9% New Hampshire: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 9.8% Montana: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 9.2% Washington: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 9% Michigan: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 8.5% California: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 8.2% Hawaii: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 7.9% New York: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 7.7% New Mexico: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 7.6% Connecticut: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 7.6% Idaho: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 7.2% North Carolina: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 7.1% Nevada: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 7% Oklahoma: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6.9% Delaware: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6.8% Arizona: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6.4% Illinois: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6.4% Missouri: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6.1% South Carolina: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6% West Virginia: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6% Indiana: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6% Florida: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6% Maryland: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6% Pennsylvania: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 6% Ohio: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.9% Minnesota: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.9% Nebraska: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.8% Virginia: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.8% Wisconsin: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.6% New Jersey: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.5% Arkansas: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.4% Georgia: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.4% Texas: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.3% Kansas: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.2% Wyoming: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.2% Louisiana: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 5.2% South Dakota: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 4.9% Iowa: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 4.7% Tennessee: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 4.6% Alabama: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 4.6% Mississippi: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 4.6% Kentucky: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 4.5% North Dakota: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 4.1% Utah: Percentage of population that consume cannabis: 3%



There you have it! For information on cannabis consumptions across the globe, checkout this recent UN report, which finds that there are up to 225 million cannabis consumers in the world.

[Editor’s Note: The listing of states is based on those who have consumed cannabis in the past month.]

– TheJointBlog