Home, home on the range. Where the beer and the antelope play. That's how the old song goes, right? That's the imagery I think of when I think about Wyoming. That song is most likely about some other state, but you can't say it doesn't fit with Wyoming? Drinking goes hand in hand with that frontier lifestyle, especially since it was easier to get clean, drinkable whiskey than clean dirankle water.
I wonder if back in the old days - when people were cruising around in horse drawn wagons - if there were as many alcohol related horse-drawn wagon deaths. 35.3 is very high. The 10th highest, in fact. Though a wagon crash must be far less intense.
Statistics :
Adults drinking excessively: 17.5% - Alcohol-related driving deaths: 35.3% (10th highest) - Adults in fair or poor health: 14.4% (19th lowest) - Drunkest metro area: Casper, WY