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If you plan on taking a trip to Wisconsin anytime soon be prepared to drink and be prepared to get drunk under the table. USA Today looked at the drinking rate in 381 metro areas in the U.S. and Wisconsin dominated the list. How else would you stay warm during a Green Bay Packers game other than with brandy and beer?
10. La Crosse-Onalaska, Wis.-Minn.
9. Wausau, Wis.
8. Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn.
7. Missoula, Mont.
6. Oshkosh-Neenah, Wis.
5. Fargo, N.D.-Minn.
4. Madison, Wis.
3. Appleton, Wis.
2. Eau Claire, Wis.
1. Green Bay, Wis.
Besides having SEVEN of the top 10 drunkest cities in America, Wisonsin also had cities at #12, #15, and #20. The Midwest dominated the drunkest cities with 18 of the 20, only Fairbanks, Alaska, and Watertown-Fort Drum, N.Y., were the non-Midwest cities to make the list. You can see the entire list over at USA Today.
Need more proof that Wisconsin LOVES to drink? Here’s a map of the United States that illustrates the number of bars compared to the number of grocery stores and Wisconsin was by far the clearcut winner in that department. The state of Wisconsin had 2.7 times more bars than grocery stores. Who needs grocery stores when the bars have beer, brats, and cheese curds?
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On the opposite spectrum, Arkansas,Tennessee, West Virgina, and Utah make up the top 10 driest cities in America list.
10. Cleveland, Tenn.
9. Pine Bluff, Ark.
8. Parkersburg-Vienna, W.Va.
7. Morristown, Tenn.
6. Logan, Utah-Idaho
5. Charleston, W.Va.
4. Jackson, Tenn.
3. Beckley, W.Va.
2. St. George, Utah
1. Provo-Orem, Utah
You can see all 20 of the driest U.S. cities over at USA Today. If you want to see the top drunkest city in every U.S. state click HERE.
[USAToday]