Research has shown that raising the taxes and price of alcohol leads to a decrease in consumption by youth. Increasing the total price of alcohol has also been shown to decrease drinking and driving among all age groups.

The level of alcohol taxes and the rules for serving alcohol make a difference in underage and high-risk drinking. The taxes on beer, the drink of choice for the vast majority of underage drinkers, vary from $.02 per gallon in Wyoming to $1.07 per gallon in Alaska.

The five states with the highest beer taxes have significantly lower rates of teen binge drinking than the states with the lowest taxes.

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