The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each state of America.
Ranking | State | % Excessive Drinking | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | % Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alaska | 18 | 79,782 | 21,350 | 6.1 |
2 | Wisconsin | 27 | 634,995 | 103,935 | 3.3 |
3 | Pennsylvania | 20 | 1,396,185 | 284,018 | 4.4 |
4 | Illinois | 22 | 1,381,989 | 255,857 | 4 |
5 | Louisiana | 20 | 506,997 | 101,169 | 4.8 |
6 | Michigan | 21 | 1,089,167 | 201,446 | 4.1 |
7 | South Dakota | 24 | 96,481 | 15,284 | 3.3 |
8 | Arizona | 18 | 793,817 | 166,755 | 4.7 |
9 | Minnesota | 23 | 615,058 | 100,496 | 3.2 |
10 | Connecticut | 20 | 388,830 | 71,364 | 3.7 |
11 | Iowa | 26 | 344,092 | 47,810 | 2.7 |
12 | Nebraska | 24 | 210,967 | 31,558 | 3 |
13 | Montana | 22 | 116,561 | 18,583 | 3.5 |
14 | Massachusetts | 24 | 751,696 | 110,880 | 2.9 |
15 | Ohio | 18 | 1,274,813 | 238,748 | 4.1 |
16 | Delaware | 20 | 106,199 | 18,420 | 3.8 |
17 | Washington | 17 | 830,480 | 166,445 | 4.3 |
18 | New York | 19 | 2,121,605 | 376,832 | 4 |
19 | New Mexico | 17 | 228,680 | 46,434 | 4.9 |
20 | Rhode Island | 20 | 115,534 | 19,786 | 3.6 |
21 | Wyoming | 20 | 63,119 | 10,528 | 3.6 |
22 | Oregon | 19 | 459,986 | 78,772 | 3.7 |
23 | California | 18 | 4,309,203 | 784,199 | 4 |
24 | Nevada | 18 | 335,922 | 59,978 | 3.9 |
25 | Mississippi | 15 | 324,579 | 69,226 | 5.4 |
26 | Maine | 22 | 146,600 | 20,978 | 3 |
27 | Kentucky | 17 | 487,244 | 89,014 | 4.3 |
28 | Missouri | 21 | 669,348 | 101,563 | 3.3 |
29 | North Carolina | 18 | 1,143,830 | 196,565 | 3.9 |
30 | Texas | 19 | 3,162,291 | 493,528 | 3.5 |
31 | Colorado | 21 | 628,048 | 86,668 | 2.8 |
32 | West Virginia | 14 | 195,452 | 39,118 | 4.9 |
33 | Indiana | 19 | 734,216 | 112,312 | 3.3 |
34 | North Dakota | 24 | 83,110 | 9,579 | 2.4 |
35 | Maryland | 15 | 659,342 | 116,699 | 3.6 |
36 | Florida | 20 | 2,342,362 | 320,693 | 3.1 |
37 | Kansas | 18 | 317,726 | 47,055 | 3.2 |
38 | New Hampshire | 20 | 148,290 | 19,680 | 2.5 |
39 | Hawaii | 23 | 154,415 | 18,019 | 2.7 |
40 | New Jersey | 16 | 968,692 | 159,793 | 3.6 |
41 | Tennessee | 17 | 744,790 | 113,355 | 3.4 |
42 | Georgia | 17 | 1,157,936 | 175,011 | 3.4 |
43 | Arkansas | 17 | 329,122 | 48,356 | 3.5 |
44 | Vermont | 20 | 68,052 | 8,157 | 2.4 |
45 | Virginia | 18 | 930,884 | 123,119 | 2.8 |
46 | Idaho | 17 | 194,897 | 25,649 | 2.9 |
47 | South Carolina | 18 | 561,519 | 67,707 | 2.8 |
48 | Oklahoma | 15 | 431,547 | 60,655 | 3.3 |
49 | Alabama | 15 | 534,741 | 67,265 | 3 |
50 | Utah | 11 | 349,642 | 41,910 | 2.6 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.