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Cities in Kentucky by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2022

Independence, KY had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 42 cities in 2022, at 17.9%. Hopkinsville, KY had the lowest, at 11.8%. The median was 14.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest17.9Independence, KY
Lowest11.8Hopkinsville, KY
Median14.642 cities

All cities, 2022

Independence, KY: 17.9 %Independence, KY17.9St. Matthews, KY: 17.3 %St. Matthews, KY17.3Lyndon, KY: 16.9 %Lyndon, KY16.9Alexandria, KY: 16.8 %Alexandria, KY16.8Fort Thomas, KY: 16.7 %Fort Thomas, KY16.7Newport, KY: 16.2 %Newport, KY16.2Georgetown, KY: 16 %Georgetown, KY16Erlanger, KY: 15.8 %Erlanger, KY15.8Florence, KY: 15.8 %Florence, KY15.8Jeffersontown, KY: 15.7 %Jeffersontown, KY15.7Mount Washington, KY: 15.6 %Mount Washington, KY15.6Lawrenceburg, KY: 15.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY15.4Lexington, KY: 15.4 %Lexington, KY15.4Richmond, KY: 15.4 %Richmond, KY15.4Covington, KY: 15.1 %Covington, KY15.1Shepherdsville, KY: 15.1 %Shepherdsville, KY15.1La Grange, KY: 15 %La Grange, KY15Louisville, KY: 15 %Louisville, KY15Shelbyville, KY: 14.7 %Shelbyville, KY14.7Winchester, KY: 14.7 %Winchester, KY14.7Berea, KY: 14.6 %Berea, KY14.6Bardstown, KY: 14.5 %Bardstown, KY14.5Franklin, KY: 14.3 %Franklin, KY14.3Nicholasville, KY: 14.3 %Nicholasville, KY14.3Bowling Green, KY: 14.1 %Bowling Green, KY14.1Versailles, KY: 13.8 %Versailles, KY13.8Campbellsville, KY: 13.6 %Campbellsville, KY13.6Elizabethtown, KY: 13.5 %Elizabethtown, KY13.5Murray, KY: 13.5 %Murray, KY13.5Frankfort, KY: 13.3 %Frankfort, KY13.3Danville, KY: 13.1 %Danville, KY13.1Paris, KY: 13.1 %Paris, KY13.1Ashland, KY: 13 %Ashland, KY13Madisonville, KY: 13 %Madisonville, KY13Henderson, KY: 12.9 %Henderson, KY12.9Owensboro, KY: 12.6 %Owensboro, KY12.6Radcliff, KY: 12.6 %Radcliff, KY12.6Shively, KY: 12.4 %Shively, KY12.4Paducah, KY: 12.1 %Paducah, KY12.1Somerset, KY: 12 %Somerset, KY12Glasgow, KY: 11.9 %Glasgow, KY11.9Hopkinsville, KY: 11.8 %Hopkinsville, KY11.8Independence, KY: 17.9 %Independence, KY17.9St. Matthews, KY: 17.3 %St. Matthews, KY17.3Lyndon, KY: 16.9 %Lyndon, KY16.9Alexandria, KY: 16.8 %Alexandria, KY16.8Fort Thomas, KY: 16.7 %Fort Thomas, KY16.7Newport, KY: 16.2 %Newport, KY16.2Georgetown, KY: 16 %Georgetown, KY16Erlanger, KY: 15.8 %Erlanger, KY15.8Florence, KY: 15.8 %Florence, KY15.8Jeffersontown, KY: 15.7 %Jeffersontown, KY15.7Mount Washington, KY: 15.6 %Mount Washington, KY15.6Lawrenceburg, KY: 15.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY15.4Lexington, KY: 15.4 %Lexington, KY15.4Richmond, KY: 15.4 %Richmond, KY15.4Covington, KY: 15.1 %Covington, KY15.1Shepherdsville, KY: 15.1 %Shepherdsville, KY15.1La Grange, KY: 15 %La Grange, KY15Louisville, KY: 15 %Louisville, KY15Shelbyville, KY: 14.7 %Shelbyville, KY14.7Winchester, KY: 14.7 %Winchester, KY14.7Berea, KY: 14.6 %Berea, KY14.6Bardstown, KY: 14.5 %Bardstown, KY14.5Franklin, KY: 14.3 %Franklin, KY14.3Nicholasville, KY: 14.3 %Nicholasville, KY14.3Bowling Green, KY: 14.1 %Bowling Green, KY14.1Versailles, KY: 13.8 %Versailles, KY13.8Campbellsville, KY: 13.6 %Campbellsville, KY13.6Elizabethtown, KY: 13.5 %Elizabethtown, KY13.5Murray, KY: 13.5 %Murray, KY13.5Frankfort, KY: 13.3 %Frankfort, KY13.3Danville, KY: 13.1 %Danville, KY13.1Paris, KY: 13.1 %Paris, KY13.1Ashland, KY: 13 %Ashland, KY13Madisonville, KY: 13 %Madisonville, KY13Henderson, KY: 12.9 %Henderson, KY12.9Owensboro, KY: 12.6 %Owensboro, KY12.6Radcliff, KY: 12.6 %Radcliff, KY12.6Shively, KY: 12.4 %Shively, KY12.4Paducah, KY: 12.1 %Paducah, KY12.1Somerset, KY: 12 %Somerset, KY12Glasgow, KY: 11.9 %Glasgow, KY11.9Hopkinsville, KY: 11.8 %Hopkinsville, KY11.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Independence, KY17.9-1 pts
2St. Matthews, KY17.3-0.1 pts
3Lyndon, KY16.9-1.6 pts
4Alexandria, KY16.8-0.3 pts
5Fort Thomas, KY16.7+0.9 pts
6Newport, KY16.2+0.6 pts
7Georgetown, KY16-0.4 pts
8Erlanger, KY15.8-0.5 pts
8Florence, KY15.8-0.7 pts
10Jeffersontown, KY15.7-1.1 pts
11Mount Washington, KY15.6-0.7 pts
12Lawrenceburg, KY15.4+0.3 pts
12Lexington, KY15.4-1.2 pts
12Richmond, KY15.4-0.7 pts
15Covington, KY15.1-0.6 pts
15Shepherdsville, KY15.1-1.7 pts
17La Grange, KY15-1.1 pts
17Louisville, KY15-1.2 pts
19Shelbyville, KY14.7-0.4 pts
19Winchester, KY14.7+0.5 pts
21Berea, KY14.6-0.2 pts
22Bardstown, KY14.5-1 pts
23Franklin, KY14.3+0.4 pts
23Nicholasville, KY14.3-1 pts
25Bowling Green, KY14.1-0.6 pts
26Versailles, KY13.8-1 pts
27Campbellsville, KY13.6-0.9 pts
28Elizabethtown, KY13.5-0.8 pts
28Murray, KY13.5-1.3 pts
30Frankfort, KY13.3-0.8 pts
31Danville, KY13.1-0.4 pts
31Paris, KY13.1-0.3 pts
33Ashland, KY13+0.6 pts
33Madisonville, KY13-0.4 pts
35Henderson, KY12.9-1.1 pts
36Owensboro, KY12.6-1.3 pts
36Radcliff, KY12.6-1.3 pts
38Shively, KY12.4-0.6 pts
39Paducah, KY12.10 pts
40Somerset, KY12-0.1 pts
41Glasgow, KY11.9-0.1 pts
42Hopkinsville, KY11.8-1.3 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Kentucky 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Kentucky by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/kentucky-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Kentucky 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/kentucky-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Kentucky 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/kentucky-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Independence, KY, with 17.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Hopkinsville, KY, with 11.8% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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