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Binge Drinking

States with the Most Binge Drinkers

#1 = most binge drinking

Source
CDC BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011-present)
Period
2024
Last updated
CDC · 2024
Map of all 50 U.S. states ranked: States with the Most Binge Drinkers
States with the Most Binge Drinkers (2024)

Full ranking — all 50 states

Sort by rank, state, or value. Ranks are ordinal (1 = highest by this metric). Ties are broken alphabetically by state name.

All 50 U.S. states ranked. Sortable by rank, state, or value.
1stIowa20.4%
2ndMontana20.39%
3rdNebraska19.71%
4thNorth Dakota19.38%
5thWisconsin19.06%
6thAlaska18.55%
7thIllinois18.41%
8thMinnesota18.07%
9thSouth Dakota18%
10thColorado17.61%
11thLouisiana17.33%
12thRhode Island16.89%
13thVermont16.58%
14thWyoming16.49%
15thTexas16.39%
16thKansas16.38%
17thPennsylvania16.38%
18thMissouri16.25%
19thOhio16.15%
20thHawaii16.02%
21stMassachusetts15.67%
22ndArizona15.66%
23rdSouth Carolina15.63%
24thNew Hampshire15.56%
25thNevada15.51%
26thCalifornia15.36%
27thMichigan15.33%
28thNew Mexico15.23%
29thNew York15.17%
30thAlabama15.11%
31stConnecticut15.09%
32ndNew Jersey14.79%
33rdIndiana14.73%
34thWashington14.62%
35thOregon14.59%
36thMaine14.57%
37thFlorida14.32%
38thArkansas14.31%
39thVirginia13.91%
40thIdaho13.87%
41stKentucky13.63%
42ndTennessee13.6%
43rdGeorgia13.44%
44thWest Virginia13.32%
45thNorth Carolina13.29%
46thMississippi13.25%
47thDelaware13.09%
48thMaryland12.97%
49thOklahoma12.78%
50thUtah11.26%

Per-row source notes (including any single-year exceptions) are shown on wider screens.

Methodology

This map ranks all 50 states by the share of adults who binge drink, from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). BRFSS defines binge drinking as consuming, on a single occasion in the past 30 days, five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women.

Binge drinking is a measure of heavy episodic drinking, not overall alcohol use, which is why the pattern differs from what many expect: rates tend to run highest across the Upper Midwest and lowest in parts of the South. #1 is the highest binge-drinking rate. We use the most recent year available for each state and disclose any state shown with a prior year (Tennessee uses its 2023 value).

Figures are CDC's published estimates, presented with our own ranking and commentary.

Note: CDC BRFSS, binge drinking 5+/4+ drinks on an occasion, 2024 (state value is 2023, latest available)

Ranks are ordinal (1 = highest by this metric). Ties are broken alphabetically by state name.

Source & data

Source: CDC BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011-present)

License: Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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Reviewed by MAP SO HARD editorial

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