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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