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

San Francisco County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 58 counties in 2022, at 22%. Trinity County had the lowest, at 15.3%. The median was 18.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest22San Francisco County
Lowest15.3Trinity County
Median18.158 counties

All counties, 2022

San Francisco County: 22 %San Francisco County22San Diego County: 21.2 %San Diego County21.2Lassen County: 20.8 %Lassen County20.8Santa Cruz County: 20.5 %Santa Cruz County20.5Mono County: 20.2 %Mono County20.2Santa Barbara County: 19.9 %Santa Barbara County19.9Kings County: 19.7 %Kings County19.7San Benito County: 19.6 %San Benito County19.6Yuba County: 19.6 %Yuba County19.6Alpine County: 19.4 %Alpine County19.4San Luis Obispo County: 19.4 %San Luis Obispo County19.4Marin County: 19.3 %Marin County19.3Butte County: 19.2 %Butte County19.2Stanislaus County: 19.2 %Stanislaus County19.2El Dorado County: 19.1 %El Dorado County19.1Ventura County: 19.1 %Ventura County19.1Colusa County: 18.9 %Colusa County18.9Humboldt County: 18.9 %Humboldt County18.9Tulare County: 18.9 %Tulare County18.9Placer County: 18.7 %Placer County18.7Riverside County: 18.6 %Riverside County18.6Shasta County: 18.6 %Shasta County18.6Madera County: 18.5 %Madera County18.5Sonoma County: 18.5 %Sonoma County18.5Tuolumne County: 18.5 %Tuolumne County18.5Yolo County: 18.4 %Yolo County18.4Glenn County: 18.3 %Glenn County18.3Napa County: 18.2 %Napa County18.2Alameda County: 18.1 %Alameda County18.1Kern County: 18.1 %Kern County18.1San Bernardino County: 18.1 %San Bernardino County18.1Contra Costa County: 18 %Contra Costa County18Del Norte County: 18 %Del Norte County18Inyo County: 18 %Inyo County18Amador County: 17.9 %Amador County17.9Imperial County: 17.9 %Imperial County17.9Merced County: 17.7 %Merced County17.7Nevada County: 17.7 %Nevada County17.7Los Angeles County: 17.6 %Los Angeles County17.6San Mateo County: 17.4 %San Mateo County17.4Tehama County: 17.2 %Tehama County17.2Orange County: 17.1 %Orange County17.1Monterey County: 17 %Monterey County17Solano County: 17 %Solano County17San Joaquin County: 16.9 %San Joaquin County16.9Sutter County: 16.9 %Sutter County16.9Mendocino County: 16.8 %Mendocino County16.8Sacramento County: 16.8 %Sacramento County16.8Lake County: 16.6 %Lake County16.6Plumas County: 16.6 %Plumas County16.6Siskiyou County: 16.5 %Siskiyou County16.5Calaveras County: 16.3 %Calaveras County16.3Fresno County: 16.3 %Fresno County16.3Mariposa County: 16.1 %Mariposa County16.1Modoc County: 16 %Modoc County16Sierra County: 16 %Sierra County16Santa Clara County: 15.9 %Santa Clara County15.9Trinity County: 15.3 %Trinity County15.3
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1San Francisco County22+6.6 pts
2San Diego County21.2+3.1 pts
3Lassen County20.8+2.6 pts
4Santa Cruz County20.5+4.9 pts
5Mono County20.2+3 pts
6Santa Barbara County19.9+4.1 pts
7Kings County19.7+2.8 pts
8San Benito County19.6+2.4 pts
8Yuba County19.6+3.2 pts
10Alpine County19.4+3.9 pts
10San Luis Obispo County19.4+2.3 pts
12Marin County19.3+4.5 pts
13Butte County19.2+3.8 pts
13Stanislaus County19.2+3.4 pts
15El Dorado County19.1+3.5 pts
15Ventura County19.1+3.6 pts
17Colusa County18.9+3.6 pts
17Humboldt County18.9+2.4 pts
17Tulare County18.9+4.1 pts
20Placer County18.7+2.7 pts
21Riverside County18.6+2.9 pts
21Shasta County18.6+3 pts
23Madera County18.5+3.5 pts
23Sonoma County18.5+1 pts
23Tuolumne County18.5+3 pts
26Yolo County18.4+2.5 pts
27Glenn County18.3+2.9 pts
28Napa County18.2+2.4 pts
29Alameda County18.1+3.8 pts
29Kern County18.1+2.3 pts
29San Bernardino County18.1+2.7 pts
32Contra Costa County18+3.1 pts
32Del Norte County18+2.4 pts
32Inyo County18+3.1 pts
35Amador County17.9+2.6 pts
35Imperial County17.9+3 pts
37Merced County17.7+2.2 pts
37Nevada County17.7+3.3 pts
39Los Angeles County17.6+3.2 pts
40San Mateo County17.4+3.2 pts
41Tehama County17.2+2.6 pts
42Orange County17.1+2.1 pts
43Monterey County17+2.1 pts
43Solano County17+1.9 pts
45San Joaquin County16.9+2.1 pts
45Sutter County16.9+2.5 pts
47Mendocino County16.8+2 pts
47Sacramento County16.8+2.1 pts
49Lake County16.6+2.5 pts
49Plumas County16.6+2.7 pts
51Siskiyou County16.5+2.8 pts
52Calaveras County16.3+2.6 pts
52Fresno County16.3+2.3 pts
54Mariposa County16.1+2.2 pts
55Modoc County16+2.8 pts
55Sierra County16+2.2 pts
57Santa Clara County15.9+2.8 pts
58Trinity County15.3+2.3 pts

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/california-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

San Francisco County, with 22% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Trinity County, with 15.3% in 2022.

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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