The following list of dry areas by U.S. state details all of the counties / parishes / boroughs / municipalities in the United States of America that ban the sale of alcoholic beverages. For more background information, see dry county and Prohibition in the United States. For more information on semi-wet counties, see moist county. Overview States that permit localities to go dry 33 states have laws that allow localities to prohibit the sale (and in some cases, consumption and possession) of liquor. Still, many of these states have no dry communities. Two states—Kansas and Tennessee—are entirely dry by default: counties specifically must authorize the sale of alcohol in order for it to be legal and subject to state liquor control laws. Alabama specifically allows cities and counties to elect to go dry by public referendum. Alaska specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. Arkansas specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. California specifically allows local jurisdictions to enact liquor laws that are stricter than state law. Colorado specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry. Connecticut specifically allows towns to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry. Delaware's state constitution allows specifically defined local districts to elect to go dry by public referendum. Florida specifically allows counties to elect to go dry by public referendum. Georgia specifically allows any local jurisdiction to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made. Idaho allows local jurisdictions to prohibit sale of liquor by the drink by public referendum, but because all retail package sales are controlled by the state, no local jurisdiction may prohibit package liquor sales for consumption off-premises. Kansas is dry by default; counties have to choose to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold at all in the county. (see Alcohol laws of Kansas) Kentucky specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. The Kentucky Constitution implies that the default wet/dry status of any local subdivision reflects the state of its local laws at the time that statewide prohibition ended. Louisiana specifically allows local jurisdictions to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made. Maine specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. Massachusetts requires that a series of questions of