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Fewer Americans are drinking alcohol than ever before, new poll shows

Name: Fewer Americans are drinking alcohol than ever before, new poll shows
Uploaded: 2025-08-16T07:30:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 9 s
Description: Fewer Americans are drinking alcohol than ever before, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 54% of adults in the U.S. say they consume alcohol, which is the lowest percentage by a single point in the poll's 90-year history.

Fewer Americans are drinking alcohol than ever before, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 54% of adults in the U.S. say they consume alcohol, which is the lowest percentage by a single point in the poll's 90-year history.