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Cities in California by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Susanville, CA had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 376 cities in 2023, at 21.4%. Laguna Woods, CA had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 15.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.4Susanville, CA
Lowest5.1Laguna Woods, CA
Median15.6376 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Susanville, CA: 21.4 %Susanville, CA21.4Twentynine Palms, CA: 20.4 %Twentynine Palms, CA20.4Arcata, CA: 20 %Arcata, CA20Truckee, CA: 19.8 %Truckee, CA19.8Tehachapi, CA: 19.7 %Tehachapi, CA19.7Hermosa Beach, CA: 19.6 %Hermosa Beach, CA19.6San Francisco, CA: 19.6 %San Francisco, CA19.6West Hollywood, CA: 19.3 %West Hollywood, CA19.3Chico, CA: 18.9 %Chico, CA18.9South Lake Tahoe, CA: 18.9 %South Lake Tahoe, CA18.9El Segundo, CA: 18.8 %El Segundo, CA18.8Santa Cruz, CA: 18.8 %Santa Cruz, CA18.8Livermore, CA: 18.6 %Livermore, CA18.6Monterey, CA: 18.6 %Monterey, CA18.6Soledad, CA: 18.6 %Soledad, CA18.6Emeryville, CA: 18.5 %Emeryville, CA18.5Ridgecrest, CA: 18.4 %Ridgecrest, CA18.4Coronado, CA: 18.3 %Coronado, CA18.3Wasco, CA: 18.3 %Wasco, CA18.3Berkeley, CA: 18.1 %Berkeley, CA18.1Costa Mesa, CA: 18.1 %Costa Mesa, CA18.1Avenal, CA: 17.9 %Avenal, CA17.9Aliso Viejo, CA: 17.7 %Aliso Viejo, CA17.7Oakdale, CA: 17.7 %Oakdale, CA17.7Redondo Beach, CA: 17.7 %Redondo Beach, CA17.7Corcoran, CA: 17.6 %Corcoran, CA17.6Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: 17.6 %Rancho Santa Margarita, CA17.6Riverbank, CA: 17.6 %Riverbank, CA17.6Hollister, CA: 17.5 %Hollister, CA17.5Imperial, CA: 17.5 %Imperial, CA17.5Lemoore, CA: 17.5 %Lemoore, CA17.5Rocklin, CA: 17.5 %Rocklin, CA17.5San Luis Obispo, CA: 17.5 %San Luis Obispo, CA17.5Scotts Valley, CA: 17.5 %Scotts Valley, CA17.5Shafter, CA: 17.5 %Shafter, CA17.5Vista, CA: 17.5 %Vista, CA17.5East Palo Alto, CA: 17.4 %East Palo Alto, CA17.4Oakley, CA: 17.4 %Oakley, CA17.4Rohnert Park, CA: 17.4 %Rohnert Park, CA17.4Santee, CA: 17.4 %Santee, CA17.4Susanville, CA: 21.4 %Susanville, CA21.4Twentynine Palms, CA: 20.4 %Twentynine Palms, CA20.4Arcata, CA: 20 %Arcata, CA20Truckee, CA: 19.8 %Truckee, CA19.8Tehachapi, CA: 19.7 %Tehachapi, CA19.7Hermosa Beach, CA: 19.6 %Hermosa Beach, CA19.6San Francisco, CA: 19.6 %San Francisco, CA19.6West Hollywood, CA: 19.3 %West Hollywood, CA19.3Chico, CA: 18.9 %Chico, CA18.9South Lake Tahoe, CA: 18.9 %South Lake Tahoe, CA18.9El Segundo, CA: 18.8 %El Segundo, CA18.8Santa Cruz, CA: 18.8 %Santa Cruz, CA18.8Livermore, CA: 18.6 %Livermore, CA18.6Monterey, CA: 18.6 %Monterey, CA18.6Soledad, CA: 18.6 %Soledad, CA18.6Emeryville, CA: 18.5 %Emeryville, CA18.5Ridgecrest, CA: 18.4 %Ridgecrest, CA18.4Coronado, CA: 18.3 %Coronado, CA18.3Wasco, CA: 18.3 %Wasco, CA18.3Berkeley, CA: 18.1 %Berkeley, CA18.1Costa Mesa, CA: 18.1 %Costa Mesa, CA18.1Avenal, CA: 17.9 %Avenal, CA17.9Aliso Viejo, CA: 17.7 %Aliso Viejo, CA17.7Oakdale, CA: 17.7 %Oakdale, CA17.7Redondo Beach, CA: 17.7 %Redondo Beach, CA17.7Corcoran, CA: 17.6 %Corcoran, CA17.6Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: 17.6 %Rancho Santa Margarita, CA17.6Riverbank, CA: 17.6 %Riverbank, CA17.6Hollister, CA: 17.5 %Hollister, CA17.5Imperial, CA: 17.5 %Imperial, CA17.5Lemoore, CA: 17.5 %Lemoore, CA17.5Rocklin, CA: 17.5 %Rocklin, CA17.5San Luis Obispo, CA: 17.5 %San Luis Obispo, CA17.5Scotts Valley, CA: 17.5 %Scotts Valley, CA17.5Shafter, CA: 17.5 %Shafter, CA17.5Vista, CA: 17.5 %Vista, CA17.5East Palo Alto, CA: 17.4 %East Palo Alto, CA17.4Oakley, CA: 17.4 %Oakley, CA17.4Rohnert Park, CA: 17.4 %Rohnert Park, CA17.4Santee, CA: 17.4 %Santee, CA17.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Susanville, CA21.4-2.9 pts
2Twentynine Palms, CA20.4-1.9 pts
3Arcata, CA20-1.4 pts
4Truckee, CA19.8-2.3 pts
5Tehachapi, CA19.7-1.8 pts
6Hermosa Beach, CA19.6-2.7 pts
6San Francisco, CA19.6-3.5 pts
8West Hollywood, CA19.3-2.5 pts
9Chico, CA18.9-1.1 pts
9South Lake Tahoe, CA18.9-1.6 pts
11El Segundo, CA18.8-2.6 pts
11Santa Cruz, CA18.8-2.6 pts
13Livermore, CA18.6-2.7 pts
13Monterey, CA18.6-0.2 pts
13Soledad, CA18.6-0.4 pts
16Emeryville, CA18.5-2.3 pts
17Ridgecrest, CA18.4-1.4 pts
18Coronado, CA18.3-4.2 pts
18Wasco, CA18.3-1.3 pts
20Berkeley, CA18.1-2.3 pts
20Costa Mesa, CA18.1-2.1 pts
22Avenal, CA17.9-2.7 pts
23Aliso Viejo, CA17.7-2.2 pts
23Oakdale, CA17.7-1.7 pts
23Redondo Beach, CA17.7-2.5 pts
26Corcoran, CA17.6-1.7 pts
26Rancho Santa Margarita, CA17.6-2.2 pts
26Riverbank, CA17.6-1.9 pts
29Hollister, CA17.5-2 pts
29Imperial, CA17.5-2.3 pts
29Lemoore, CA17.5-2 pts
29Rocklin, CA17.5-2.2 pts
29San Luis Obispo, CA17.5-2 pts
29Scotts Valley, CA17.5-2.8 pts
29Shafter, CA17.5-1.5 pts
29Vista, CA17.5-4.4 pts
37East Palo Alto, CA17.4-2.8 pts
37Oakley, CA17.4-3.1 pts
37Rohnert Park, CA17.4-2.7 pts
37Santee, CA17.4-4.4 pts
41Encinitas, CA17.3-4.1 pts
42Albany, CA17.2-2.2 pts
42Anderson, CA17.2-0.7 pts
42Manhattan Beach, CA17.2-2.5 pts
42Newman, CA17.2-2.1 pts
42Redding, CA17.2-0.8 pts
42Redwood City, CA17.2-2.9 pts
42Santa Monica, CA17.2-2.5 pts
42Turlock, CA17.2-1.4 pts
50Davis, CA17.1-0.6 pts
50Dixon, CA17.1-2.2 pts
50Imperial Beach, CA17.1-4.1 pts
50La Mesa, CA17.1-4.1 pts
50Menlo Park, CA17.1-2.7 pts
50Moorpark, CA17.1-3.1 pts
50Patterson, CA17.1-2.2 pts
50San Clemente, CA17.1-2.1 pts
50San Marcos, CA17.1-4.2 pts
50Vacaville, CA17.1-1.8 pts
60Eureka, CA17-1.5 pts
60Goleta, CA17-2.4 pts
60Greenfield, CA17-0.9 pts
60Napa, CA17-2.3 pts
60Santa Barbara, CA17-2.4 pts
60Seaside, CA17-0.3 pts
66Bakersfield, CA16.9-1.2 pts
66Burbank, CA16.9-2.4 pts
66Oakland, CA16.9-2.6 pts
66Placerville, CA16.9-1.6 pts
66San Diego, CA16.9-4.1 pts
66Santa Clarita, CA16.9-2.6 pts
66Shasta Lake, CA16.9-0.6 pts
66Ukiah, CA16.9-1.5 pts
66West Sacramento, CA16.9-1 pts
75California City, CA16.8-1.2 pts
75Carlsbad, CA16.8-4 pts
75Coalinga, CA16.8-1.7 pts
75Hanford, CA16.8-2.3 pts
75Lompoc, CA16.8-2.4 pts
75Martinez, CA16.8-3.1 pts
75Salinas, CA16.8-0.5 pts
75Visalia, CA16.8-2.8 pts
83Agoura Hills, CA16.7-2.5 pts
83Fortuna, CA16.7-1.8 pts
83Orange, CA16.7-2.1 pts
83Oroville, CA16.7-1.1 pts
83Woodland, CA16.7-1.3 pts
88Ceres, CA16.6-1.6 pts
88Roseville, CA16.6-2 pts
88San Anselmo, CA16.6-3.6 pts
88Tulare, CA16.6-2.8 pts
92Calabasas, CA16.5-2.3 pts
92Exeter, CA16.5-2.5 pts
92Fillmore, CA16.5-2.9 pts
92Modesto, CA16.5-1.7 pts
92Oceanside, CA16.5-4.1 pts
92San Carlos, CA16.5-2.7 pts
98Atascadero, CA16.4-2.7 pts
98Delano, CA16.4-1.1 pts
98King City, CA16.4-0.7 pts
98Marysville, CA16.4-2.5 pts
98Pleasant Hill, CA16.4-2.9 pts
98Santa Maria, CA16.4-2.6 pts
98Solana Beach, CA16.4-3.6 pts
98Yucaipa, CA16.4-2.2 pts
106El Cajon, CA16.3-4.1 pts
106Lake Forest, CA16.3-2 pts
106Los Banos, CA16.3-2.1 pts
106Norco, CA16.3-4.5 pts
106Piedmont, CA16.3-2.3 pts
106Poway, CA16.3-3.9 pts
106Simi Valley, CA16.3-3 pts
106Watsonville, CA16.3-3 pts
114Claremont, CA16.2-2.5 pts
114Concord, CA16.2-2.9 pts
114Dublin, CA16.2-2.3 pts
114Escondido, CA16.2-4.1 pts
114Huntington Beach, CA16.2-2 pts
114Newport Beach, CA16.2-1.9 pts
114Red Bluff, CA16.2-1.5 pts
114San Fernando, CA16.2-2.9 pts
114Whittier, CA16.2-2.8 pts
114Windsor, CA16.2-2.6 pts
124Brentwood, CA16.1-3 pts
124Carpinteria, CA16.1-2.6 pts
124Culver City, CA16.1-2.5 pts
124Downey, CA16.1-2.8 pts
124Fontana, CA16.1-2.4 pts
124Lafayette, CA16.1-2.6 pts
124McFarland, CA16.1-0.9 pts
124Petaluma, CA16.1-2.5 pts
124Port Hueneme, CA16.1-2.9 pts
124San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA16.1-2.8 pts
134Adelanto, CA16-1.9 pts
134Azusa, CA16-2.7 pts
134Clayton, CA16-2.9 pts
134Grover Beach, CA16-3 pts
134Laguna Niguel, CA16-1.8 pts
134Marina, CA16-0.2 pts
134Ripon, CA16-2.4 pts
141Alameda, CA15.9-2.3 pts
141Atwater, CA15.9-2 pts
141Beverly Hills, CA15.9-2.1 pts
141Blythe, CA15.9-4.7 pts
141Dana Point, CA15.9-2 pts
141Danville, CA15.9-2.7 pts
141El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA15.9-2.5 pts
141Los Angeles, CA15.9-2.4 pts
141Moraga, CA15.9-2.7 pts
141Pacifica, CA15.9-2.7 pts
141Redlands, CA15.9-1.9 pts
141San Rafael, CA15.9-3.8 pts
141Temecula, CA15.9-4 pts
154Arvin, CA15.8-1.2 pts
154Burlingame, CA15.8-2.7 pts
154Citrus Heights, CA15.8-2.4 pts
154Glendora, CA15.8-2.6 pts
154Hayward, CA15.8-2.6 pts
154La Habra, CA15.8-2 pts
154Lancaster, CA15.8-2.4 pts
154Newark, CA15.8-2.5 pts
154Palmdale, CA15.8-2.7 pts
154Porterville, CA15.8-2.6 pts
154Rancho Cucamonga, CA15.8-2.2 pts
154San Mateo, CA15.8-2.7 pts
154Santa Rosa, CA15.8-2.4 pts
154South Gate, CA15.8-2.7 pts
168Belmont, CA15.7-2.5 pts
168Brawley, CA15.7-1.4 pts
168Chula Vista, CA15.7-4.2 pts
168Colton, CA15.7-2.2 pts
168Galt, CA15.7-2.4 pts
168Hesperia, CA15.7-2.2 pts
168Laguna Beach, CA15.7-2 pts
168Lakewood, CA15.7-2.6 pts
168Lawndale, CA15.7-2.5 pts
168Lemon Grove, CA15.7-4.3 pts
168Long Beach, CA15.7-2.4 pts
168Merced, CA15.7-1.5 pts
168Ontario, CA15.7-2.3 pts
168Paramount, CA15.7-2.8 pts
168Pleasanton, CA15.7-2.3 pts
168Santa Ana, CA15.7-2.2 pts
168Thousand Oaks, CA15.7-2.7 pts
168Tustin, CA15.7-2.2 pts
186Clovis, CA15.6-1.8 pts
186Folsom, CA15.6-2.5 pts
186Glendale, CA15.6-2.2 pts
186Grand Terrace, CA15.6-2.4 pts
186Laguna Hills, CA15.6-2 pts
186Lake Elsinore, CA15.6-4 pts
186Mill Valley, CA15.6-3.2 pts
186Mission Viejo, CA15.6-2 pts
186Murrieta, CA15.6-4.1 pts
186Oxnard, CA15.6-3 pts
186Rialto, CA15.6-2.3 pts
186San Juan Capistrano, CA15.6-2 pts
186Upland, CA15.6-2 pts
199Arroyo Grande, CA15.5-2.3 pts
199Dinuba, CA15.5-2.5 pts
199Lynwood, CA15.5-2.9 pts
199Maywood, CA15.5-2.5 pts
199Monrovia, CA15.5-2.4 pts
199Novato, CA15.5-3.4 pts
199Pacific Grove, CA15.5-0.3 pts
199Pomona, CA15.5-2.3 pts
199Signal Hill, CA15.5-2.5 pts
208Anaheim, CA15.4-2.1 pts
208Bell, CA15.4-2.6 pts
208Benicia, CA15.4-1.5 pts
208Covina, CA15.4-2.6 pts
208Fairfield, CA15.4-1.7 pts
208Half Moon Bay, CA15.4-2.6 pts
208Los Alamitos, CA15.4-1.8 pts
208Pasadena, CA15.4-2.2 pts
208Placentia, CA15.4-1.9 pts
208Santa Paula, CA15.4-2.8 pts
208Wildomar, CA15.4-4.3 pts
219Auburn, CA15.3-1.4 pts
219Camarillo, CA15.3-2.7 pts
219Chowchilla, CA15.3-3.5 pts
219Coachella, CA15.3-4.1 pts
219Commerce, CA15.3-2.2 pts
219Farmersville, CA15.3-3 pts
219Highland, CA15.3-2.2 pts
219Kingsburg, CA15.3-1.7 pts
219Larkspur, CA15.3-3.3 pts
219Madera, CA15.3-2.9 pts
219Norwalk, CA15.3-2.6 pts
219Pico Rivera, CA15.3-2.8 pts
219Victorville, CA15.3-2 pts
232Antioch, CA15.2-2.8 pts
232Chino, CA15.2-2.1 pts
232Cudahy, CA15.2-2.3 pts
232Hawthorne, CA15.2-2.6 pts
232Huntington Park, CA15.2-2.7 pts
232Irvine, CA15.2-1.5 pts
232Mountain View, CA15.2-3 pts
232Perris, CA15.2-4.1 pts
232Rancho Cordova, CA15.2-2.3 pts
232Riverside, CA15.2-4 pts
232San Bernardino, CA15.2-2 pts
232San Bruno, CA15.2-2.6 pts
232Sierra Madre, CA15.2-2.2 pts
245Bellflower, CA15.1-2.5 pts
245Brea, CA15.1-1.8 pts
245Clearlake, CA15.1-1.3 pts
245Corona, CA15.1-4.1 pts
245El Centro, CA15.1-1.7 pts
245Lindsay, CA15.1-1.7 pts

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Percentage of adults who had 5 or more drinks (men) or 4 or more drinks (women) on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in California by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate?

Susanville, CA, with 21.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Laguna Woods, CA, with 5.1% in 2023.

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