EX-23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of AMCON Distributing Company on Form S-8 of our reports dated December 20, 2002, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AMCON Distributing Company for the year ended September 27, 2002. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Omaha, Nebraska December 26, 2002