In 2023, approximately 61.8 million people used marijuana in the past year. This statistic shows the number of people in the U.S. who have used marijuana in the past year from 2009 to 2023.
Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in the past year from 2009 to 2023
(in 1,000)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
2009
28,688
2010
29,301
2011
29,739
2012
31,513
2013
32,952
2014
35,124
2015
36,043
2016
37,570
2017
40,935
2018
43,486
2019
48,242
2020
49,634
2021*
53,181
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* Due to methodological changes in 2021 and 2022, caution should be used when comparing figures for 2021 and 2022 with previous years. Please see source for further information on methodology. The difference between 2021 estimate and the 2022 estimate is statistically significant at .01 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical. Figures from 2014 to 2020 were taken from the previous year's report. Figures from 2009 to 2013 were taken from the 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary.
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SAMHSA. (July 30, 2024). Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in the past year from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611714/marijuana-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in the past year from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611714/marijuana-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. (2024). Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in the past year from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611714/marijuana-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA. "Number of People in The U.S. Who Used Marijuana in The past Year from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611714/marijuana-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
SAMHSA, Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in the past year from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611714/marijuana-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/ (last visited January 23, 2025)
Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in the past year from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000) [Graph], SAMHSA, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611714/marijuana-use-during-past-year-in-the-us/
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