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

Denver County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2022, at 25.9%. Costilla County had the lowest, at 13.7%. The median was 18.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.9Denver County
Lowest13.7Costilla County
Median18.164 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 18.1 %Alamosa County: 18.8 %Arapahoe County: 19.3 %Archuleta County: 16 %Baca County: 16.2 %Bent County: 17.7 %Boulder County: 20.7 %Broomfield County: 20.8 %Chaffee County: 17.8 %Cheyenne County: 17.5 %Clear Creek County: 19 %Conejos County: 16.3 %Costilla County: 13.7 %Crowley County: 20.8 %Custer County: 15.2 %Delta County: 15.7 %Denver County: 25.9 %Dolores County: 18.1 %Douglas County: 19.6 %Eagle County: 21.3 %Elbert County: 19 %El Paso County: 16.6 %Fremont County: 18.7 %Garfield County: 21 %Gilpin County: 19.2 %Grand County: 20.6 %Gunnison County: 22.5 %Hinsdale County: 16.7 %Huerfano County: 14.9 %Jackson County: 16.1 %Jefferson County: 21.2 %Kiowa County: 15.7 %Kit Carson County: 17.5 %Lake County: 21 %La Plata County: 20.2 %Larimer County: 22.1 %Las Animas County: 16.2 %Lincoln County: 18.6 %Logan County: 19.6 %Mesa County: 17.9 %Mineral County: 16.8 %Moffat County: 18.1 %Montezuma County: 17.1 %Montrose County: 16.8 %Morgan County: 18 %Otero County: 15.4 %Ouray County: 16.5 %Park County: 18 %Phillips County: 16.5 %Pitkin County: 20.2 %Prowers County: 17.3 %Pueblo County: 17.4 %Rio Blanco County: 18.5 %Rio Grande County: 17.5 %Routt County: 20.2 %Saguache County: 14.8 %San Juan County: 18.4 %San Miguel County: 19.9 %Sedgwick County: 15.4 %Summit County: 22.3 %Teller County: 17.5 %Washington County: 18.4 %Weld County: 19.2 %Yuma County: 17.3 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Denver County: 25.9 %Denver County25.9Gunnison County: 22.5 %Gunnison County22.5Summit County: 22.3 %Summit County22.3Larimer County: 22.1 %Larimer County22.1Eagle County: 21.3 %Eagle County21.3Jefferson County: 21.2 %Jefferson County21.2Garfield County: 21 %Garfield County21Lake County: 21 %Lake County21Broomfield County: 20.8 %Broomfield County20.8Crowley County: 20.8 %Crowley County20.8Boulder County: 20.7 %Boulder County20.7Grand County: 20.6 %Grand County20.6La Plata County: 20.2 %La Plata County20.2Pitkin County: 20.2 %Pitkin County20.2Routt County: 20.2 %Routt County20.2San Miguel County: 19.9 %San Miguel County19.9Douglas County: 19.6 %Douglas County19.6Logan County: 19.6 %Logan County19.6Arapahoe County: 19.3 %Arapahoe County19.3Gilpin County: 19.2 %Gilpin County19.2Weld County: 19.2 %Weld County19.2Clear Creek County: 19 %Clear Creek County19Elbert County: 19 %Elbert County19Alamosa County: 18.8 %Alamosa County18.8Fremont County: 18.7 %Fremont County18.7Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Rio Blanco County: 18.5 %Rio Blanco County18.5San Juan County: 18.4 %San Juan County18.4Washington County: 18.4 %Washington County18.4Adams County: 18.1 %Adams County18.1Dolores County: 18.1 %Dolores County18.1Moffat County: 18.1 %Moffat County18.1Morgan County: 18 %Morgan County18Park County: 18 %Park County18Mesa County: 17.9 %Mesa County17.9Chaffee County: 17.8 %Chaffee County17.8Bent County: 17.7 %Bent County17.7Cheyenne County: 17.5 %Cheyenne County17.5Kit Carson County: 17.5 %Kit Carson County17.5Rio Grande County: 17.5 %Rio Grande County17.5Denver County: 25.9 %Denver County25.9Gunnison County: 22.5 %Gunnison County22.5Summit County: 22.3 %Summit County22.3Larimer County: 22.1 %Larimer County22.1Eagle County: 21.3 %Eagle County21.3Jefferson County: 21.2 %Jefferson County21.2Garfield County: 21 %Garfield County21Lake County: 21 %Lake County21Broomfield County: 20.8 %Broomfield County20.8Crowley County: 20.8 %Crowley County20.8Boulder County: 20.7 %Boulder County20.7Grand County: 20.6 %Grand County20.6La Plata County: 20.2 %La Plata County20.2Pitkin County: 20.2 %Pitkin County20.2Routt County: 20.2 %Routt County20.2San Miguel County: 19.9 %San Miguel County19.9Douglas County: 19.6 %Douglas County19.6Logan County: 19.6 %Logan County19.6Arapahoe County: 19.3 %Arapahoe County19.3Gilpin County: 19.2 %Gilpin County19.2Weld County: 19.2 %Weld County19.2Clear Creek County: 19 %Clear Creek County19Elbert County: 19 %Elbert County19Alamosa County: 18.8 %Alamosa County18.8Fremont County: 18.7 %Fremont County18.7Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Rio Blanco County: 18.5 %Rio Blanco County18.5San Juan County: 18.4 %San Juan County18.4Washington County: 18.4 %Washington County18.4Adams County: 18.1 %Adams County18.1Dolores County: 18.1 %Dolores County18.1Moffat County: 18.1 %Moffat County18.1Morgan County: 18 %Morgan County18Park County: 18 %Park County18Mesa County: 17.9 %Mesa County17.9Chaffee County: 17.8 %Chaffee County17.8Bent County: 17.7 %Bent County17.7Cheyenne County: 17.5 %Cheyenne County17.5Kit Carson County: 17.5 %Kit Carson County17.5Rio Grande County: 17.5 %Rio Grande County17.5
%. 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
1Denver County25.9+3.7 pts
2Gunnison County22.5+0.6 pts
3Summit County22.3+2.1 pts
4Larimer County22.1+0.8 pts
5Eagle County21.3+1.9 pts
6Jefferson County21.2+0.5 pts
7Garfield County21+0.9 pts
7Lake County21+1.7 pts
9Broomfield County20.8+1.9 pts
9Crowley County20.8+1.3 pts
11Boulder County20.7+1.4 pts
12Grand County20.6+1.2 pts
13La Plata County20.2+3.1 pts
13Pitkin County20.2+1.8 pts
13Routt County20.2-0.1 pts
16San Miguel County19.9+1.1 pts
17Douglas County19.6+1.7 pts
17Logan County19.6+0.6 pts
19Arapahoe County19.3+1.4 pts
20Gilpin County19.2+1.4 pts
20Weld County19.2+1.6 pts
22Clear Creek County19+1.4 pts
22Elbert County19+1.9 pts
24Alamosa County18.8+2 pts
25Fremont County18.7+2.3 pts
26Lincoln County18.60 pts
27Rio Blanco County18.5+1.3 pts
28San Juan County18.4+1.7 pts
28Washington County18.4+1.4 pts
30Adams County18.1-2.7 pts
30Dolores County18.1+2.1 pts
30Moffat County18.1+0.8 pts
33Morgan County18+0.6 pts
33Park County18+1.1 pts
35Mesa County17.9+0.3 pts
36Chaffee County17.8+1.4 pts
37Bent County17.7+0.4 pts
38Cheyenne County17.5+1.1 pts
38Kit Carson County17.5+1.5 pts
38Rio Grande County17.5+2 pts
38Teller County17.5+1.2 pts
42Pueblo County17.4+2.1 pts
43Prowers County17.3+1.5 pts
43Yuma County17.3+0.7 pts
45Montezuma County17.1+0.7 pts
46Mineral County16.8+1 pts
46Montrose County16.8+0.9 pts
48Hinsdale County16.7+1 pts
49El Paso County16.6+0.4 pts
50Ouray County16.5+0.9 pts
50Phillips County16.5+1.4 pts
52Conejos County16.3+1.2 pts
53Baca County16.2+1.1 pts
53Las Animas County16.2+1.2 pts
55Jackson County16.1+0.6 pts
56Archuleta County16+0.5 pts
57Delta County15.7+1.1 pts
57Kiowa County15.7+0.3 pts
59Otero County15.4+0.5 pts
59Sedgwick County15.4+1 pts
61Custer County15.2+0.9 pts
62Huerfano County14.9+1 pts
63Saguache County14.8+0.1 pts
64Costilla County13.7+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.

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.

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

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

Denver County, with 25.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Costilla County, with 13.7% in 2022.

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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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