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Counties in California by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate

Lassen County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 58 counties in 2021, at 18.2%. Trinity County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 15.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest18.2Lassen County
Lowest13Trinity County
Median15.358 counties

All counties, 2021

Lassen County: 18.2 %Lassen County18.2San Diego County: 18.1 %San Diego County18.1Sonoma County: 17.5 %Sonoma County17.5Mono County: 17.2 %Mono County17.2San Benito County: 17.2 %San Benito County17.2San Luis Obispo County: 17.1 %San Luis Obispo County17.1Kings County: 16.9 %Kings County16.9Humboldt County: 16.5 %Humboldt County16.5Yuba County: 16.4 %Yuba County16.4Placer County: 16 %Placer County16Yolo County: 15.9 %Yolo County15.9Kern County: 15.8 %Kern County15.8Napa County: 15.8 %Napa County15.8Santa Barbara County: 15.8 %Santa Barbara County15.8Stanislaus County: 15.8 %Stanislaus County15.8Riverside County: 15.7 %Riverside County15.7Del Norte County: 15.6 %Del Norte County15.6El Dorado County: 15.6 %El Dorado County15.6Santa Cruz County: 15.6 %Santa Cruz County15.6Shasta County: 15.6 %Shasta County15.6Alpine County: 15.5 %Alpine County15.5Merced County: 15.5 %Merced County15.5Tuolumne County: 15.5 %Tuolumne County15.5Ventura County: 15.5 %Ventura County15.5Butte County: 15.4 %Butte County15.4Glenn County: 15.4 %Glenn County15.4San Bernardino County: 15.4 %San Bernardino County15.4San Francisco County: 15.4 %San Francisco County15.4Amador County: 15.3 %Amador County15.3Colusa County: 15.3 %Colusa County15.3Solano County: 15.1 %Solano County15.1Madera County: 15 %Madera County15Orange County: 15 %Orange County15Contra Costa County: 14.9 %Contra Costa County14.9Imperial County: 14.9 %Imperial County14.9Inyo County: 14.9 %Inyo County14.9Monterey County: 14.9 %Monterey County14.9Marin County: 14.8 %Marin County14.8Mendocino County: 14.8 %Mendocino County14.8San Joaquin County: 14.8 %San Joaquin County14.8Tulare County: 14.8 %Tulare County14.8Sacramento County: 14.7 %Sacramento County14.7Tehama County: 14.6 %Tehama County14.6Los Angeles County: 14.4 %Los Angeles County14.4Nevada County: 14.4 %Nevada County14.4Sutter County: 14.4 %Sutter County14.4Alameda County: 14.3 %Alameda County14.3San Mateo County: 14.2 %San Mateo County14.2Lake County: 14.1 %Lake County14.1Fresno County: 14 %Fresno County14Mariposa County: 13.9 %Mariposa County13.9Plumas County: 13.9 %Plumas County13.9Sierra County: 13.8 %Sierra County13.8Calaveras County: 13.7 %Calaveras County13.7Siskiyou County: 13.7 %Siskiyou County13.7Modoc County: 13.2 %Modoc County13.2Santa Clara County: 13.1 %Santa Clara County13.1Trinity County: 13 %Trinity County13
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lassen County18.2
2San Diego County18.1
3Sonoma County17.5
4Mono County17.2
4San Benito County17.2
6San Luis Obispo County17.1
7Kings County16.9
8Humboldt County16.5
9Yuba County16.4
10Placer County16
11Yolo County15.9
12Kern County15.8
12Napa County15.8
12Santa Barbara County15.8
12Stanislaus County15.8
16Riverside County15.7
17Del Norte County15.6
17El Dorado County15.6
17Santa Cruz County15.6
17Shasta County15.6
21Alpine County15.5
21Merced County15.5
21Tuolumne County15.5
21Ventura County15.5
25Butte County15.4
25Glenn County15.4
25San Bernardino County15.4
25San Francisco County15.4
29Amador County15.3
29Colusa County15.3
31Solano County15.1
32Madera County15
32Orange County15
34Contra Costa County14.9
34Imperial County14.9
34Inyo County14.9
34Monterey County14.9
38Marin County14.8
38Mendocino County14.8
38San Joaquin County14.8
38Tulare County14.8
42Sacramento County14.7
43Tehama County14.6
44Los Angeles County14.4
44Nevada County14.4
44Sutter County14.4
47Alameda County14.3
48San Mateo County14.2
49Lake County14.1
50Fresno County14
51Mariposa County13.9
51Plumas County13.9
53Sierra County13.8
54Calaveras County13.7
54Siskiyou County13.7
56Modoc County13.2
57Santa Clara County13.1
58Trinity County13

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in California by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in California by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/california-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in California by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/california-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in California by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/california-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lassen County, with 18.2% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate?

Trinity County, with 13% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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