Drinking in U.S. drops to new low, poll finds
It’s a shift after a recent uptick in drinking among middle-aged adults in particular.
From The Times
August 16, 2025

Only 54 percent of adults in the U.S. said they drank alcohol in a new poll.

An image of the inside of a restaurant, with wine glasses on the top of the bar.

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That’s the lowest percentage in Gallup’s 90 years of collecting data on drinking. →

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