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.
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50 | Utah
Sean Pavone / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 11,160
49 | Texas
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 11,210
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48 | Mississippi
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 11,670
47 | Virginia
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,050
46 | North Dakota
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,170
45 | South Dakota
Hank Shiffman / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,260
44 | New Jersey
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,420
43 | Louisiana
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,540
42 | Iowa
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,610
41 | Nebraska
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,700
40 | Alabama
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,820
39 | North Carolina
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 12,960
38 | Kentucky
Shutterstock / Nat ChittamaiAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,000
37 | Wyoming
Oomka / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,140
36 | Oklahoma
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,150
35 | Tennessee
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,240
34 | Arkansas
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,610
33 | Georgia
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,710
32 | Wisconsin
Sean Pavone / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,770
31 | South Carolina
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,820
30 | Kansas
TriggerPhoto / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,930
29 | Ohio
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,960
28 | Idaho
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 13,960
27 | Florida
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 14,450
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26 | Pennsylvania
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 14,470
25 | Hawaii
Shutterstock/ssguyAdult marijuana users per capita: 14,560
24 | West Virginia
Tara Ballard / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 14,650
23 | Maryland
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 14,810
22 | Missouri
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 14,820
21 | Illinois
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 15,410
20 | New York
Michael A. Dones / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 15,530
19 | Indiana
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 15,890
18 | Minnesota
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 15,900
17 | Arizona
Tim Roberts Photography / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 17,200
16 | Delaware
Khairil Azhar Junos / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 17,400
15 | Connecticut
Wendell Guy / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 18,680
14 | California
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 18,890
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13 | Michigan
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 18,910
12 | New Mexico
benedek / iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 18,990
11 | Montana
silky / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 20,070
10 | Massachusetts
f11photo / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 20,870
9 | New Hampshire
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 20,890
8 | Rhode Island
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 21,210
7 | Nevada
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 22,610
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6 | Washington
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 24,180
5 | Alaska
A&J Fotos / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 24,520
4 | Maine
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 25,530
3 | Vermont
ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 25,710
2 | Colorado
Serj Malomuzh / ShutterstockAdult marijuana users per capita: 27,770
1 | Oregon
iStockAdult marijuana users per capita: 28,560
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