Salt Lake City was named the fifth most sober city in the U.S.

• Salt Lake City has about 14 bars and two breweries per 100,000 residents. That's 22% fewer bars than the average city in the study.
• About 27% of driving deaths in Salt Lake City involved alcohol, which is just under the national rate of 30%, the study found.

Zoom out: Memphis, Tennessee, was listed as the soberest city in the nation.

• Milwaukee ranked the drunkest city in America.

Context: Utah is widely known —and roasted — for its strict alcohol restrictions, many of which were created by Latter-day Saint lawmakers.

Meanwhile, Salt Lake City's burgeoning bar and craft brewery scene isn't showing signs of slowing down.

Yes, but: Americans may be moving away from drinking culture. A 2021 national survey by NielsenIQ found 22% of consumers surveyed said they would cut back on drinking.

• The city saw its first alcohol-free bar called Curiosity open this year.