North Carolina alcohol sales reveal who spends more on booze: Charlotte or Raleigh?

CHARLOTTE — The vacation season is now underway — and which means the demand for alcohol in North Carolina is excessive.

ABC Shops historically see a spike in gross sales over the vacation months as each retail prospects rise and restaurant visitors surges. With that in thoughts, the Triangle Enterprise Journal — CBJ’s sister publication — has analyzed knowledge reported by the state’s varied ABC Boards to find out which elements of North Carolina eat essentially the most alcohol.

Wake County and Mecklenburg County, residence to Raleigh and Charlotte, respectively, noticed the very best sale figures within the state in 2021. The mixed quantity for liquor gross sales to the general public, liquor gross sales to mixed-beverage permittees and fortified wine gross sales to the general public in Wake County was $190.37 million. The Mecklenburg County ABC Board topped that, with $205.03 million recorded.

The distinction would have been anticipated in previous years, attributable to Mecklenburg County’s bigger inhabitants. However the 2020 Census noticed Wake County surpass Mecklenburg in inhabitants measurement, with the previous now boasting 1.15 million residents and the latter with 1.12 million folks. The per-capita alcohol gross sales figures mirror that rating with Mecklenburg at $182.74 and Wake at $165.54.

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