This Is the State With the Most Marijuana Users, According to Data
The numbers show that this state has the most tokers per capita.
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
Adult marijuana users per capita: 11,160
49
Texas
Adult marijuana users per capita: 11,210
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48
Mississippi
Adult marijuana users per capita: 11,670
47
Virginia
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,050
46
North Dakota
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,170
45
South Dakota
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,260
44
New Jersey
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,420
43
Louisiana
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,540
42
Iowa
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,610
41
Nebraska
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,700
40
Alabama
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,820
39
North Carolina
Adult marijuana users per capita: 12,960
38
Kentucky
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,000
37
Wyoming
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,140
36
Oklahoma
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,150
35
Tennessee
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,240
34
Arkansas
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,610
33
Georgia
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,710
32
Wisconsin
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,770
31
South Carolina
Adult marijuana users per capita: 13,820
30
Kansas
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
Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,450
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26
Pennsylvania
Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,470
25
Hawaii
Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,560
24
West Virginia
Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,650
23
Maryland
Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,810
22
Missouri
Adult marijuana users per capita: 14,820
21
Illinois
Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,410
20
New York
Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,530
19
Indiana
Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,890
18
Minnesota
Adult marijuana users per capita: 15,900
17
Arizona
Adult marijuana users per capita: 17,200
16
Delaware
Adult marijuana users per capita: 17,400
15
Connecticut
Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,680
14
California
Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,890
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13
Michigan
Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,910
12
New Mexico
Adult marijuana users per capita: 18,990
11
Montana
Adult marijuana users per capita: 20,070
10
Massachusetts
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
Adult marijuana users per capita: 24,520
4
Maine
Adult marijuana users per capita: 25,530
3
Vermont
Adult marijuana users per capita: 25,710
2
Colorado
Adult marijuana users per capita: 27,770
1
Oregon
Adult marijuana users per capita: 28,560
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