(WP) - America's thirst for alcohol might know no boundaries, but certain parts of the country do seem especially parched.

No state handles its alcohol quite like New Hampshire, according to per capita consumption data shared by the Beer Institute. The libertarian New England state guzzles down more booze per person—some 40.8 gallons per year—than any other U.S. state, by The Beer Institute's estimates. In fact, it's not even all that close. Next in line are North Dakota, Montana, Nevada, and Vermont, which sip on just under 35, 34, 33, and 32 gallons per person, per year, respectively.

Part of that might be the result of cross-border sales—there is no sales tax in New Hampshire, after all, and the state's liquor commission believes as much as 50 percent of its alcohol sales are bought by residents of neighboring states. But the per capita estimates are meant to account, at least in part, for that quirk. Meaning that while the nearly 41 gallon number might be a tad inflated, it's unlikely off by the five gallons of alcohol that separates New Hampshire from the second biggest alcohol guzzling state.

Of all the states, Utah is by far the least enamored with alcohol, throwing back just 14 gallons of alcohol per year person person. Next in line are Kentucky and New York, which consume 19.5 and just under 21 gallons respectively.

On a booze by booze level, however, the story is a bit different.

When it comes to beer, no state holds a candle to North Dakota. By the Beer Institute's estimates, North Dakotans drink more than a pint per day on average—the most of any state in the country. New Hampshire is second, at 0.96 pints per day; Montana is third, at 0.90; and South Dakota is fourth, at 0.86. The least beer crazed states are Utah, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York (in that order). Each of them downs less than half a pint a day per person.