date:Oct 13, 2012
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Pct. binge drinkers: 22.1% (6th highest)
Population density: 10.9/sq. mile (5th lowest)
The 38 gallons of beer consumed per capita in 2011 is down from 38.8 gallons in both 2010 and 2009 and 39.3 gallons in 2008. Although per-capita consumption actually dropped 1.8% between 2003 and 2011, South Dakota is now fourth in consumption, up from seventh in 2003. More than 22% of the state's population are considered to be binge drinkers, the sixth-highest rate in the country. However, the numbe