This Is the State With the Most Marijuana Users, According to Data

August 6, 2021

It wasn't long ago when using marijuana put you at risk of being arrested—or at least on the receiving end of a pretty hefty fine. But as more and more states decriminalize—and even legalize—cannabis, people in many areas across the country can now toke up in public. In fact, at the moment, in 18 U.S. states and Washington D.C. the recreational use of marijuana is completely legal, and it is widely expected that even more states will join the club in the coming months and years. With that in mind, we wanted to see which state has the most marijuana users.

In order to find out where marijuana users are the most prevalent, we collected the percentage of adults in each state who say they've used cannabis within the last year, according to Statista. We used that data plus the most recent population data from the U.S. Census Bureau to calculate the number of cannabis users per capita* in each state. Read on to discover which state has the most marijuana users, and to see how common cannabis consumption is where you live.

*Per capita equates to "per 100,000 residents" throughout this ranking.

50

Utah

city skyline of Park City, near Silver Summit, Utah — Sean Pavone / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 11,160

49

Texas

trees on a cliff rock wall and houses at Lake Travis in Austin, Texas — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 11,210

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48

Mississippi

Adult marijuana users per capita: 11,670

47

Virginia

landscape photo of Buchanan, Virginia — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,050

46

North Dakota

cityscape photo of downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,170

45

South Dakota

aeriel view of houses in South Dakota — Hank Shiffman / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,260

44

New Jersey

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,420

43

Louisiana

walking path along Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,540

42

Iowa

white houses, green land and empty roads, photo taken from above, in Iowa City, Iowa — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,610

41

Nebraska

Downtown Omaha Nebraska Drone Photo — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,700

40

Alabama

A drone view of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in Selma, Alabama, which was the scene of violent clashes between civil rights marchers and local officials in 1965. — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,820

39

North Carolina

Aerial over the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the spring. — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,960

38

Kentucky

ohio river in kentucky — Shutterstock / Nat Chittamai

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,000

37

Wyoming

Grand Teton National Park wyoming — Oomka / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,140

36

Oklahoma

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,150

35

Tennessee

The skyline of Chattanooga, Tennessee — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,240

34

Arkansas

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA town skyline from above at dawn. — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,610

33

Georgia

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,710

32

Wisconsin

The skyline of Madison, Wisconsin from the lake at dusk — Sean Pavone / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,770

31

South Carolina

cityscape photos of bridge, lake, and apartment buildings in Greenville, South Carolina at dusk — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,820

30

Kansas

Cityscape photo of Overland Park, Kansas — TriggerPhoto / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,930

29

Ohio

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,960

28

Idaho

Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,960

27

Florida

Aerial drone photo of beach and condos near St. Petersburg and Clearwater Beach, Florida. — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,450

26

Pennsylvania

Cityscape photo of street cars and building in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,470

25

Hawaii

pearl city hawaii aerial view — Shutterstock/ssguy

Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,560

24

West Virginia

landscape photo of Cheat Leak, West Virginia — Tara Ballard / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,650

23

Maryland

Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,810

22

Missouri

cityscape photo of Kansas City, Missouri — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,820

21

Illinois

Open country road in rural Illinois as the sun sets — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,410

20

New York

Scarsdale Falls in Scarsdale, New York — Michael A. Dones / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,530

19

Indiana

Downtown Indianapolis skyline with the Depew Memorial Fountain, Obelisk, park, and the Indiana World War Memorial in the foreground. — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,890

18

Minnesota

Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,900

17

Arizona

aeriel view of a golf course and resort in Paradise Valley, Arizona — Tim Roberts Photography / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 17,200

16

Delaware

a suburb in New Castle County, an area near Delaware — Khairil Azhar Junos / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 17,400

15

Connecticut

fairfield ave, a street in downtown bridgeport, connecticut — Wendell Guy / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,680

14

California

Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,890

13

Michigan

Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,910

12

New Mexico

Rio Grande river and mountains in White Rock, New Mexico — benedek / iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,990

11

Montana

Montana landscape — silky / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 20,070

10

Massachusetts

public garden boston, massachusetts — f11photo / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 20,870

9

New Hampshire

Adult marijuana users per capita: 20,890

8

Rhode Island

Adult marijuana users per capita: 21,210

7

Nevada

Adult marijuana users per capita: 22,610

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6

Washington

Adult marijuana users per capita: 24,180

5

Alaska

cityscape photo of Alaska at sunset — A&J Fotos / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 24,520

4

Maine

Adult marijuana users per capita: 25,530

3

Vermont

red farmhouses, orange trees, and rural land in Reading, Vermont at sunrise — Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 25,710

2

Colorado

a lake, trees, and houses in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado — Serj Malomuzh / Shutterstock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 27,770

1

Oregon

Eugene, Oregon, USA downtown cityscape at dusk. — iStock

Adult marijuana users per capita: 28,560

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