Mapped: How Much a Pint of Beer Costs Across All 50 U.S. States in 2026

As on-premise booze sales grow, prices at bars and restaurants increase to match that rising demand. The median price for beer at bars and restaurants in the U.S. is now $6.52, a 1.9 percent year-over-year markup from 2025, according to data collected by Toast. Costs in individual states are following the upward trend.

Hawaii records the highest median price for a pint of beer out of all 50 states in 2026 at $8.00. Trailing behind it are New York at $7.97 and California at $7.96.

New Mexico underwent the most drastic spike in beer prices in the past year with a 4.8 percent jump, which puts the current median price at $6.40. Costs in South Carolina and Montana also rose by 4.2 percent and 4 percent to $5.94 and $5.44, respectively. Only three states recorded a year-over-year drop in beer costs: Oklahoma (-1.4 percent, $5.24), Alaska (-1.3 percent, $7.00), and West Virginia (-0.1 percent, $5.12). No state saw a net-zero change.

The cheapest state for beer is Mississippi with a median price of $4.80 — the only state below the $5 threshold. The most common price for a beer in the majority of constituencies falls within $5 to $6, the range in which you can find it in 21 states.

Toast is a POS and management system with widespread presence across the food service industry. Toast collected data from March 2025 to March 2026 at tens of thousands of full-service restaurants and bars nationwide for the report.

Below is a table of the median price of beer in each state.

The Median Price for a Pint of Beer in Every State

State
Median Price
YoY Change

Mississippi
$4.80
0.5%

Kansas
$5.12
1.5%

West Virginia
$5.12
-0.1%

Wisconsin
$5.17
1.6%

South Dakota
$5.22
3.1%

Oklahoma
$5.24
-1.4%

Iowa
$5.29
1.6%

Louisiana
$5.32
2.7%

Ohio
$5.37
4,646

North Carolina
194
1.8%

Alabama
$5.37
3.1%

North Dakota
$5.40
0.9%

Montana
$5.44
4.0%

Arkansas
$5.44
2.4%

Michigan
$5.44
0.8%

Nebraska
$5.57
2.2%

Kentucky
$5.58
2.7%

Missouri
$5.70
2.0%

Wyoming
$5.79
1.8%

Indiana
$5.79
3.1%

Idaho
$5.91
2.4%

South Carolina
$5.94
4.2%

Delaware
$5.96
0.9%

Texas
$5.98
1.4%

North Carolina
$6.00
2.5%

Pennsylvania
$6.00
1.0%

Tennessee
$6.01
2.4%

Georgia
$6.23
1.1%

Maryland
$6.34
1.1%

New Mexico
$6.40
4.8%

Illinois
$6.41
1.8%

Minnesota
$6.43
1.2%

Florida
$6.44
2.0%

Oregon
$6.52
1.4%

Virginia
$6.60
3.4%

Arizona
$6.62
1.6%

Colorado
$6.71
2.6%

Rhode Island
$6.74
1.4%

New Jersey
$6.81
1.5%

New Hampshire
$6.83
3.2%

Alaska
$7.00
-1.3%

Connecticut
$7.00
0.4%

Utah
$7.03
1.3%

Maine
$7.16
1.1%

Nevada
$7.18
1.5%

Washington
$7.20
1.5%

Vermont
$7.26
1.5%

Massachusetts
$7.67
1.5%

California
$7.96
1.0%

New York
$7.97
2.0%

Hawaii, D.C.
$8.00
2.2%

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