It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s snowing… and did I mention it’s only 4 pm? What’s left to do other than grab a cold one with friends for the next 6 hours? Calm down, I’m joking! Alaskans don’t spend their time drinking because there is nothing better to do but, on a per capita basis, Alaska has 40% more bars than the country’s average. I think that’s saying something, guys!
Seeing as people are spread pretty thin across Alaska considering its size and population, it’s hard to assess the “drunkest” boroughs and census areas without addressing the density of people and businesses that serve alcohol in that area. For a more accurate depiction of the “drunkest” places in Alaska, we’ve compiled a list of boroughs and census areas with over 10,000 people and then found the recorded amount of bars per capita via Find The Home. All in all, we feel we have a decent idea of which of these places in Alaska get their drink on the most.
- Valdez–Cordova Census Area
Wikipedia Bars Per Capita: 19.62 per 10k people
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Wikipedia Bars Per Capita: 13.98 per 10k people
- Juneau City and Borough
Wikipedia Bars Per Capita: 8.46 per 10k people
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
Wikipedia Bars Per Capita: 8.19 per 10k people
- Nome Census Area
Wikipedia Bars Per Capita: 6.19 per 10k people
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
WIkipedia Bars Per Capita: 5.37 per 10k people
- Kodiak Island Borough
Wikipedia Bars Per Capita: 5.05 per 10k people
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Wikipedia Bars Per Capita: 3.61 per 10k people
Did any of these surprise you? Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Wikipedia
Bars Per Capita: 19.62 per 10k people
Bars Per Capita: 13.98 per 10k people
Bars Per Capita: 8.46 per 10k people
Bars Per Capita: 8.19 per 10k people
Bars Per Capita: 6.19 per 10k people
WIkipedia
Bars Per Capita: 5.37 per 10k people
Bars Per Capita: 5.05 per 10k people
Bars Per Capita: 3.61 per 10k people
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