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Counties in Colorado by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Denver County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2023, at 25.6%. Costilla County had the lowest, at 13.1%. The median was 16.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.6Denver County
Lowest13.1Costilla County
Median16.764 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 16.9 %Alamosa County: 16.3 %Arapahoe County: 18 %Archuleta County: 15 %Baca County: 14.8 %Bent County: 16.4 %Boulder County: 18.8 %Broomfield County: 18.2 %Chaffee County: 16.2 %Cheyenne County: 16 %Clear Creek County: 18 %Conejos County: 15.1 %Costilla County: 13.1 %Crowley County: 19.5 %Custer County: 14 %Delta County: 14.8 %Denver County: 25.6 %Dolores County: 16.6 %Douglas County: 18.5 %Eagle County: 19.4 %Elbert County: 17.5 %El Paso County: 17 %Fremont County: 16.8 %Garfield County: 18.2 %Gilpin County: 17.4 %Grand County: 17.5 %Gunnison County: 20.5 %Hinsdale County: 15.2 %Huerfano County: 14 %Jackson County: 14.8 %Jefferson County: 20 %Kiowa County: 15.2 %Kit Carson County: 16.1 %Lake County: 19.7 %La Plata County: 18.5 %Larimer County: 19.5 %Las Animas County: 14.5 %Lincoln County: 17.3 %Logan County: 16.8 %Mesa County: 16.5 %Mineral County: 15.8 %Moffat County: 17.2 %Montezuma County: 14.8 %Montrose County: 15 %Morgan County: 16.4 %Otero County: 15.5 %Ouray County: 15.1 %Park County: 17.3 %Phillips County: 15.5 %Pitkin County: 18.1 %Prowers County: 16 %Pueblo County: 16.1 %Rio Blanco County: 17.6 %Rio Grande County: 15.5 %Routt County: 18.6 %Saguache County: 13.6 %San Juan County: 17.1 %San Miguel County: 18.1 %Sedgwick County: 14.2 %Summit County: 19.3 %Teller County: 15.9 %Washington County: 16.6 %Weld County: 19.1 %Yuma County: 16.8 %
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%, 2023. 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Denver County: 25.6 %Denver County25.6Gunnison County: 20.5 %Gunnison County20.5Jefferson County: 20 %Jefferson County20Lake County: 19.7 %Lake County19.7Crowley County: 19.5 %Crowley County19.5Larimer County: 19.5 %Larimer County19.5Eagle County: 19.4 %Eagle County19.4Summit County: 19.3 %Summit County19.3Weld County: 19.1 %Weld County19.1Boulder County: 18.8 %Boulder County18.8Routt County: 18.6 %Routt County18.6Douglas County: 18.5 %Douglas County18.5La Plata County: 18.5 %La Plata County18.5Broomfield County: 18.2 %Broomfield County18.2Garfield County: 18.2 %Garfield County18.2Pitkin County: 18.1 %Pitkin County18.1San Miguel County: 18.1 %San Miguel County18.1Arapahoe County: 18 %Arapahoe County18Clear Creek County: 18 %Clear Creek County18Rio Blanco County: 17.6 %Rio Blanco County17.6Elbert County: 17.5 %Elbert County17.5Grand County: 17.5 %Grand County17.5Gilpin County: 17.4 %Gilpin County17.4Lincoln County: 17.3 %Lincoln County17.3Park County: 17.3 %Park County17.3Moffat County: 17.2 %Moffat County17.2San Juan County: 17.1 %San Juan County17.1El Paso County: 17 %El Paso County17Adams County: 16.9 %Adams County16.9Fremont County: 16.8 %Fremont County16.8Logan County: 16.8 %Logan County16.8Yuma County: 16.8 %Yuma County16.8Dolores County: 16.6 %Dolores County16.6Washington County: 16.6 %Washington County16.6Mesa County: 16.5 %Mesa County16.5Bent County: 16.4 %Bent County16.4Morgan County: 16.4 %Morgan County16.4Alamosa County: 16.3 %Alamosa County16.3Chaffee County: 16.2 %Chaffee County16.2Kit Carson County: 16.1 %Kit Carson County16.1Denver County: 25.6 %Denver County25.6Gunnison County: 20.5 %Gunnison County20.5Jefferson County: 20 %Jefferson County20Lake County: 19.7 %Lake County19.7Crowley County: 19.5 %Crowley County19.5Larimer County: 19.5 %Larimer County19.5Eagle County: 19.4 %Eagle County19.4Summit County: 19.3 %Summit County19.3Weld County: 19.1 %Weld County19.1Boulder County: 18.8 %Boulder County18.8Routt County: 18.6 %Routt County18.6Douglas County: 18.5 %Douglas County18.5La Plata County: 18.5 %La Plata County18.5Broomfield County: 18.2 %Broomfield County18.2Garfield County: 18.2 %Garfield County18.2Pitkin County: 18.1 %Pitkin County18.1San Miguel County: 18.1 %San Miguel County18.1Arapahoe County: 18 %Arapahoe County18Clear Creek County: 18 %Clear Creek County18Rio Blanco County: 17.6 %Rio Blanco County17.6Elbert County: 17.5 %Elbert County17.5Grand County: 17.5 %Grand County17.5Gilpin County: 17.4 %Gilpin County17.4Lincoln County: 17.3 %Lincoln County17.3Park County: 17.3 %Park County17.3Moffat County: 17.2 %Moffat County17.2San Juan County: 17.1 %San Juan County17.1El Paso County: 17 %El Paso County17Adams County: 16.9 %Adams County16.9Fremont County: 16.8 %Fremont County16.8Logan County: 16.8 %Logan County16.8Yuma County: 16.8 %Yuma County16.8Dolores County: 16.6 %Dolores County16.6Washington County: 16.6 %Washington County16.6Mesa County: 16.5 %Mesa County16.5Bent County: 16.4 %Bent County16.4Morgan County: 16.4 %Morgan County16.4Alamosa County: 16.3 %Alamosa County16.3Chaffee County: 16.2 %Chaffee County16.2Kit Carson County: 16.1 %Kit Carson County16.1
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Denver County25.6-0.3 pts
2Gunnison County20.5-2 pts
3Jefferson County20-1.2 pts
4Lake County19.7-1.3 pts
5Crowley County19.5-1.3 pts
5Larimer County19.5-2.6 pts
7Eagle County19.4-1.9 pts
8Summit County19.3-3 pts
9Weld County19.1-0.1 pts
10Boulder County18.8-1.9 pts
11Routt County18.6-1.6 pts
12Douglas County18.5-1.1 pts
12La Plata County18.5-1.7 pts
14Broomfield County18.2-2.6 pts
14Garfield County18.2-2.8 pts
16Pitkin County18.1-2.1 pts
16San Miguel County18.1-1.8 pts
18Arapahoe County18-1.3 pts
18Clear Creek County18-1 pts
20Rio Blanco County17.6-0.9 pts
21Elbert County17.5-1.5 pts
21Grand County17.5-3.1 pts
23Gilpin County17.4-1.8 pts
24Lincoln County17.3-1.3 pts
24Park County17.3-0.7 pts
26Moffat County17.2-0.9 pts
27San Juan County17.1-1.3 pts
28El Paso County17+0.4 pts
29Adams County16.9-1.2 pts
30Fremont County16.8-1.9 pts
30Logan County16.8-2.8 pts
30Yuma County16.8-0.5 pts
33Dolores County16.6-1.5 pts
33Washington County16.6-1.8 pts
35Mesa County16.5-1.4 pts
36Bent County16.4-1.3 pts
36Morgan County16.4-1.6 pts
38Alamosa County16.3-2.5 pts
39Chaffee County16.2-1.6 pts
40Kit Carson County16.1-1.4 pts
40Pueblo County16.1-1.3 pts
42Cheyenne County16-1.5 pts
42Prowers County16-1.3 pts
44Teller County15.9-1.6 pts
45Mineral County15.8-1 pts
46Otero County15.5+0.1 pts
46Phillips County15.5-1 pts
46Rio Grande County15.5-2 pts
49Hinsdale County15.2-1.5 pts
49Kiowa County15.2-0.5 pts
51Conejos County15.1-1.2 pts
51Ouray County15.1-1.4 pts
53Archuleta County15-1 pts
53Montrose County15-1.8 pts
55Baca County14.8-1.4 pts
55Delta County14.8-0.9 pts
55Jackson County14.8-1.3 pts
55Montezuma County14.8-2.3 pts
59Las Animas County14.5-1.7 pts
60Sedgwick County14.2-1.2 pts
61Custer County14-1.2 pts
61Huerfano County14-0.9 pts
63Saguache County13.6-1.2 pts
64Costilla County13.1-0.6 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.

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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 Colorado by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Colorado by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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/colorado-counties. 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 Colorado by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Denver County, with 25.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Costilla County, with 13.1% in 2023.

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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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