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What States Are Most Interested In Dry January?

What States Are Most Interested In Dry January?

January 3, 2025 10:24am

New Year’s Eve is noted for revelry – and unfortunately, drinking to excess. That might be part of what is leading more people to undergo “Dry January” each year.

Dry January is a simple concept: A pledge to remain sober for the first 31 days of the year.

At BetMaryland.com, where we cover lifestyle topics along with Maryland sports betting, many of us are exploring Dry January to start out 2025 on a healthy note. Using Google Trends, we conducted a search for states that were interested in “Dry January” from Dec. 26, 2024, to Jan. 2, 2025, and ranked the top 15 states based on search interest scores. We then found the local metro areas most interested in going alcohol-free this month.

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Top 15 States Interested in Dry January

Rank	State	Search Interest Scores
1	New Hampshire	100
2	Vermont	97
3	Maine	91
4	Rhode Island	86
5	Massachusetts	82
6	Connecticut	77
7	Wyoming	74
8	Delaware	72
9	Colorado	71
10	Wisconsin	68
11	Minnesota	65
T-12	South Carolina	63
T-12	Pennsylvania	63
14	Maryland	61
15	Illinois	59

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In our research, we found that Maryland was one of the top 15 states where people were searching for “Dry January” with Google. The Old Line State was No. 14 on our list with a search interest score of 61.

Eastern states dominated the top of our list, with New England sweeping the top six spots. New Hampshire led the way with a search interest score of 100. Nearby Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut followed.

Maryland Metros’ Dry January Interest

Rank	Metro	Search Interest Scores
1	Baltimore	100
2	Hagerstown	90
3	Salisbury	68

Three major Maryland metropolitan areas – Baltimore, Hagerstown and Salisbury – also showed interest in the topic online.

The MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, one of the nation’s most renowned cancer treatment facilities, has a medically reviewed post on its website regarding the benefits of abstaining from alcohol.

According to the site, alcohol increases the risk of several cancers, including liver, throat and breast cancer. And abstaining even for a month, which is the concept of Dry January, could bring benefits. That’s according to Maher Karam-Hage, M.D., a psychiatrist specializing in addictions.

“Usually, within 30 days, the liver can regenerate, or reproduce, cells that had been injured or died,” he said, as quoted by the Anderson Center.

Other possible benefits include improved sleep, better nutrition (because alcohol is considered empty calories) and improved mental clarity.

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Author

Jim Tomlin

Jim Tomlin has nearly 30 years of experience in journalism, having worked at such publications as the Tampa Bay Times, FanRag, Saturdays Down South and Saturday Tradition. He is a contributing writer and editor for BetMaryland.com.

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