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

Kendall County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 102 counties in 2022, at 20.7%. Alexander County had the lowest, at 14%. The median was 18.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20.7Kendall County
Lowest14Alexander County
Median18.2102 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 18.4 %Alexander County: 14 %Bond County: 18.5 %Boone County: 18.3 %Brown County: 20.2 %Bureau County: 17.7 %Calhoun County: 17.9 %Carroll County: 18.1 %Cass County: 17.9 %Champaign County: 18.2 %Christian County: 19.6 %Clark County: 18.8 %Clay County: 17.5 %Clinton County: 19.6 %Coles County: 18.8 %Cook County: 20.1 %Crawford County: 18.9 %Cumberland County: 18.6 %DeKalb County: 20.6 %De Witt County: 18.9 %Douglas County: 18.9 %DuPage County: 18.9 %Edgar County: 17.2 %Edwards County: 18 %Effingham County: 19.6 %Fayette County: 19.1 %Ford County: 18.6 %Franklin County: 17.6 %Fulton County: 18.2 %Gallatin County: 16.7 %Greene County: 18 %Grundy County: 20.5 %Hamilton County: 17.7 %Hancock County: 17.3 %Hardin County: 16.4 %Henderson County: 16.7 %Henry County: 18.7 %Iroquois County: 17.8 %Jackson County: 17.9 %Jasper County: 19 %Jefferson County: 18.3 %Jersey County: 19.4 %Jo Daviess County: 16.8 %Johnson County: 19.1 %Kane County: 18.1 %Kankakee County: 18.5 %Kendall County: 20.7 %Knox County: 17.5 %Lake County: 17.9 %LaSalle County: 19.3 %Lawrence County: 18.5 %Lee County: 18.6 %Livingston County: 18.5 %Logan County: 18.7 %McDonough County: 18.5 %McHenry County: 19.2 %McLean County: 20.5 %Macon County: 17.1 %Macoupin County: 18.2 %Madison County: 19 %Marion County: 17.6 %Marshall County: 17.6 %Mason County: 17.6 %Massac County: 16.9 %Menard County: 18.7 %Mercer County: 18.4 %Monroe County: 20.3 %Montgomery County: 18.6 %Morgan County: 18.1 %Moultrie County: 19.1 %Ogle County: 18.1 %Peoria County: 17.4 %Perry County: 18.5 %Piatt County: 19.3 %Pike County: 17.7 %Pope County: 15.5 %Pulaski County: 15 %Putnam County: 18.1 %Randolph County: 18.3 %Richland County: 18.2 %Rock Island County: 18.2 %St. Clair County: 17.6 %Saline County: 17.6 %Sangamon County: 17.7 %Schuyler County: 17.8 %Scott County: 18.5 %Shelby County: 17.4 %Stark County: 18.2 %Stephenson County: 16.3 %Tazewell County: 18.8 %Union County: 17.3 %Vermilion County: 16.9 %Wabash County: 17.4 %Warren County: 18.1 %Washington County: 18.5 %Wayne County: 17.7 %White County: 16.9 %Whiteside County: 17.9 %Will County: 19.4 %Williamson County: 17.9 %Winnebago County: 17.2 %Woodford County: 19.9 %
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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

Kendall County: 20.7 %Kendall County20.7DeKalb County: 20.6 %DeKalb County20.6Grundy County: 20.5 %Grundy County20.5McLean County: 20.5 %McLean County20.5Monroe County: 20.3 %Monroe County20.3Brown County: 20.2 %Brown County20.2Cook County: 20.1 %Cook County20.1Woodford County: 19.9 %Woodford County19.9Christian County: 19.6 %Christian County19.6Clinton County: 19.6 %Clinton County19.6Effingham County: 19.6 %Effingham County19.6Jersey County: 19.4 %Jersey County19.4Will County: 19.4 %Will County19.4LaSalle County: 19.3 %LaSalle County19.3Piatt County: 19.3 %Piatt County19.3McHenry County: 19.2 %McHenry County19.2Fayette County: 19.1 %Fayette County19.1Johnson County: 19.1 %Johnson County19.1Moultrie County: 19.1 %Moultrie County19.1Jasper County: 19 %Jasper County19Madison County: 19 %Madison County19Crawford County: 18.9 %Crawford County18.9De Witt County: 18.9 %De Witt County18.9Douglas County: 18.9 %Douglas County18.9DuPage County: 18.9 %DuPage County18.9Clark County: 18.8 %Clark County18.8Coles County: 18.8 %Coles County18.8Tazewell County: 18.8 %Tazewell County18.8Henry County: 18.7 %Henry County18.7Logan County: 18.7 %Logan County18.7Menard County: 18.7 %Menard County18.7Cumberland County: 18.6 %Cumberland County18.6Ford County: 18.6 %Ford County18.6Lee County: 18.6 %Lee County18.6Montgomery County: 18.6 %Montgomery County18.6Bond County: 18.5 %Bond County18.5Kankakee County: 18.5 %Kankakee County18.5Lawrence County: 18.5 %Lawrence County18.5Livingston County: 18.5 %Livingston County18.5McDonough County: 18.5 %McDonough County18.5Kendall County: 20.7 %Kendall County20.7DeKalb County: 20.6 %DeKalb County20.6Grundy County: 20.5 %Grundy County20.5McLean County: 20.5 %McLean County20.5Monroe County: 20.3 %Monroe County20.3Brown County: 20.2 %Brown County20.2Cook County: 20.1 %Cook County20.1Woodford County: 19.9 %Woodford County19.9Christian County: 19.6 %Christian County19.6Clinton County: 19.6 %Clinton County19.6Effingham County: 19.6 %Effingham County19.6Jersey County: 19.4 %Jersey County19.4Will County: 19.4 %Will County19.4LaSalle County: 19.3 %LaSalle County19.3Piatt County: 19.3 %Piatt County19.3McHenry County: 19.2 %McHenry County19.2Fayette County: 19.1 %Fayette County19.1Johnson County: 19.1 %Johnson County19.1Moultrie County: 19.1 %Moultrie County19.1Jasper County: 19 %Jasper County19Madison County: 19 %Madison County19Crawford County: 18.9 %Crawford County18.9De Witt County: 18.9 %De Witt County18.9Douglas County: 18.9 %Douglas County18.9DuPage County: 18.9 %DuPage County18.9Clark County: 18.8 %Clark County18.8Coles County: 18.8 %Coles County18.8Tazewell County: 18.8 %Tazewell County18.8Henry County: 18.7 %Henry County18.7Logan County: 18.7 %Logan County18.7Menard County: 18.7 %Menard County18.7Cumberland County: 18.6 %Cumberland County18.6Ford County: 18.6 %Ford County18.6Lee County: 18.6 %Lee County18.6Montgomery County: 18.6 %Montgomery County18.6Bond County: 18.5 %Bond County18.5Kankakee County: 18.5 %Kankakee County18.5Lawrence County: 18.5 %Lawrence County18.5Livingston County: 18.5 %Livingston County18.5McDonough County: 18.5 %McDonough County18.5
%. 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
1Kendall County20.7+3.1 pts
2DeKalb County20.6+2.9 pts
3Grundy County20.5+2.7 pts
3McLean County20.5+3.5 pts
5Monroe County20.3+3.7 pts
6Brown County20.2+1.8 pts
7Cook County20.1+3.6 pts
8Woodford County19.9+3.3 pts
9Christian County19.6+3.8 pts
9Clinton County19.6+2.6 pts
9Effingham County19.6+3.3 pts
12Jersey County19.4+3 pts
12Will County19.4+3.3 pts
14LaSalle County19.3+3.5 pts
14Piatt County19.3+2.8 pts
16McHenry County19.2+2 pts
17Fayette County19.1+3.2 pts
17Johnson County19.1+3.3 pts
17Moultrie County19.1+3 pts
20Jasper County19+3.3 pts
20Madison County19+3.5 pts
22Crawford County18.9+2.7 pts
22De Witt County18.9+3.4 pts
22Douglas County18.9+2.9 pts
22DuPage County18.9+3.9 pts
26Clark County18.8+2.8 pts
26Coles County18.8+2.4 pts
26Tazewell County18.8+2.8 pts
29Henry County18.7+2.9 pts
29Logan County18.7+1.9 pts
29Menard County18.7+2.6 pts
32Cumberland County18.6+2.7 pts
32Ford County18.6+2.9 pts
32Lee County18.6+2.7 pts
32Montgomery County18.6+2.4 pts
36Bond County18.5+2.9 pts
36Kankakee County18.5+2.8 pts
36Lawrence County18.5+1.8 pts
36Livingston County18.5+2.8 pts
36McDonough County18.5+2.4 pts
36Perry County18.5+2.7 pts
36Scott County18.5+3 pts
36Washington County18.5+2.5 pts
44Adams County18.4+3.2 pts
44Mercer County18.4+2.9 pts
46Boone County18.3+2.3 pts
46Jefferson County18.3+2.6 pts
46Randolph County18.3+2.3 pts
49Champaign County18.2+1.4 pts
49Fulton County18.2+2.7 pts
49Macoupin County18.2+3 pts
49Richland County18.2+2.8 pts
49Rock Island County18.2+3.4 pts
49Stark County18.2+3 pts
55Carroll County18.1+3.4 pts
55Kane County18.1+1.6 pts
55Morgan County18.1+2.7 pts
55Ogle County18.1+2 pts
55Putnam County18.1+2.7 pts
55Warren County18.1+2.7 pts
61Edwards County18+3 pts
61Greene County18+2.5 pts
63Calhoun County17.9+2.6 pts
63Cass County17.9+3 pts
63Jackson County17.9+1.6 pts
63Lake County17.9+1.4 pts
63Whiteside County17.9+2.2 pts
63Williamson County17.9+2.1 pts
69Iroquois County17.8+2.7 pts
69Schuyler County17.8+2.6 pts
71Bureau County17.7+2.8 pts
71Hamilton County17.7+2.8 pts
71Pike County17.7+2.5 pts
71Sangamon County17.7+1.5 pts
71Wayne County17.7+2.9 pts
76Franklin County17.6+2.7 pts
76Marion County17.6+2.5 pts
76Marshall County17.6+2.6 pts
76Mason County17.6+2.5 pts
76Saline County17.6+2.5 pts
76St. Clair County17.6+2.6 pts
82Clay County17.5+2 pts
82Knox County17.5+2.7 pts
84Peoria County17.4+2.3 pts
84Shelby County17.4+2.3 pts
84Wabash County17.4+2.4 pts
87Hancock County17.3+2.5 pts
87Union County17.3+2.6 pts
89Edgar County17.2+2.3 pts
89Winnebago County17.2+3 pts
91Macon County17.1+2.6 pts
92Massac County16.9+2.4 pts
92Vermilion County16.9+2.4 pts
92White County16.9+2.2 pts
95Jo Daviess County16.8+2.9 pts
96Gallatin County16.7+2.2 pts
96Henderson County16.7+2.2 pts
98Hardin County16.4+2.1 pts
99Stephenson County16.3+2.2 pts
100Pope County15.5+2.1 pts
101Pulaski County15+2 pts
102Alexander County14+1.9 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, 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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Which county has the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate?

Kendall County, with 20.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Alexander County, with 14% in 2022.

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