Americans' Drinking Remains at Record Low: Gallup Poll
Gallup based the latest results on interviews with U.S. adults aged 18 and older in its July 1-19 Consumption Habits survey. Fifty-one percent of U.S. adults now believe drinking one or two alcoholic beverages a day is bad for one’s health. The figure is essentially unchanged from last year’s record-high 53% and marks only the second time since Gallup first asked the question in 2001 that a majority has expressed this view.
- ▪Gallup based the latest results on interviews with U.S. adults aged 18 and older in its July 1-19 Consumption Habits survey.
- ▪Fifty-one percent of U.S. adults now believe drinking one or two alcoholic beverages a day is bad for one’s health.
- ▪The figure is essentially unchanged from last year’s record-high 53% and marks only the second time since Gallup first asked the question in 2001 that a majority has expressed this view.
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Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via Email Print Wellbeing August 20, 2026 Americans' Drinking Remains at Record Low by Lydia Saad Story Highlights 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, matching last year’s low 13% say they sometimes drink too much, also a record low 17% of Americans have substituted nonalcoholic beverages for alcohol WASHINGTON, D.C. — The share of Americans who say they drink alcohol remains at a record-low 54% for the second consecutive year, the lowest reading in Gallup’s trend dating back to 1939. ###Embeddable### Self-reported drinking fell over the previous three years, from 62% in 2023 to 58% in 2024 and 54% in 2025, before holding steady this year. Gallup based the latest results on interviews with U.S.
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