cretinbob: Nevada has Las Vegas, so that's going to skew things maybe, but what the actual fark New Hampshire?

I grew up in Nevada (and lived there until my late 20s), and I can assure you that even apart from the tourists, there is a shiat-ton of booze sold and consumed there.  I think it comes out near the top even in surveys that control for consumption by tourists.  Bars are open 24 hrs per day with no "last call," you can buy booze in almost any store--from 7-11 to supermarkets to liquor stores--any hour they're open, taxes on booze are minimal and prices are cheap (which does lead to people who drive there from other states leaving with cases of booze to take home), and liquor licenses cost only a few hundred bucks so anybody can open a business that sells booze, whether that's a bar, restaurant, or store. The state culture and tradition is to drink like a fish, and pretty much everyone (other than the Mormons) does.