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

Boone County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2022, at 16.9%. Wolfe County had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 13.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest16.9Boone County
Lowest10.8Wolfe County
Median13.1120 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 13 %Allen County: 13.6 %Anderson County: 14.8 %Ballard County: 12.9 %Barren County: 13.2 %Bath County: 12.9 %Bell County: 12.6 %Boone County: 16.9 %Bourbon County: 12.9 %Boyd County: 13.2 %Boyle County: 13.9 %Bracken County: 13.6 %Breathitt County: 12.7 %Breckinridge County: 12.8 %Bullitt County: 14.4 %Butler County: 12.8 %Caldwell County: 12.7 %Calloway County: 14.1 %Campbell County: 16.4 %Carlisle County: 12.7 %Carroll County: 13.8 %Carter County: 12.8 %Casey County: 12.1 %Christian County: 14.8 %Clark County: 14.7 %Clay County: 12.9 %Clinton County: 12.6 %Crittenden County: 12.7 %Cumberland County: 11.6 %Daviess County: 13.4 %Edmonson County: 12.6 %Elliott County: 13.1 %Estill County: 12.5 %Fayette County: 15.5 %Fleming County: 12.7 %Floyd County: 12.1 %Franklin County: 13.6 %Fulton County: 11.5 %Gallatin County: 14.4 %Garrard County: 12.9 %Grant County: 14.4 %Graves County: 12.8 %Grayson County: 13.3 %Green County: 11.9 %Greenup County: 13.9 %Hancock County: 13.9 %Hardin County: 13.8 %Harlan County: 11.6 %Harrison County: 13.6 %Hart County: 12.4 %Henderson County: 13.4 %Henry County: 13.3 %Hickman County: 12 %Hopkins County: 13.3 %Jackson County: 12.7 %Jefferson County: 14.8 %Jessamine County: 14.3 %Johnson County: 12.2 %Kenton County: 16.2 %Knott County: 11.7 %Knox County: 12 %Larue County: 12.9 %Laurel County: 13 %Lawrence County: 12.5 %Lee County: 12.7 %Leslie County: 12.3 %Letcher County: 11.5 %Lewis County: 12 %Lincoln County: 13.2 %Livingston County: 12.7 %Logan County: 13.4 %Lyon County: 14 %McCracken County: 12.8 %McCreary County: 12.6 %McLean County: 13.9 %Madison County: 15.4 %Magoffin County: 11.4 %Marion County: 13.6 %Marshall County: 13.3 %Martin County: 12.6 %Mason County: 13 %Meade County: 14.7 %Menifee County: 12.3 %Mercer County: 13.8 %Metcalfe County: 12.8 %Monroe County: 12.6 %Montgomery County: 13.6 %Morgan County: 13.3 %Muhlenberg County: 12.8 %Nelson County: 14.9 %Nicholas County: 14 %Ohio County: 13 %Oldham County: 15.8 %Owen County: 13.2 %Owsley County: 12.2 %Pendleton County: 14.3 %Perry County: 12.6 %Pike County: 12.3 %Powell County: 13.4 %Pulaski County: 12.8 %Robertson County: 12.3 %Rockcastle County: 12.4 %Rowan County: 15.1 %Russell County: 11.9 %Scott County: 15.7 %Shelby County: 14.6 %Simpson County: 14.2 %Spencer County: 14.4 %Taylor County: 13.6 %Todd County: 12.8 %Trigg County: 11.8 %Trimble County: 13.8 %Union County: 13.1 %Warren County: 14.9 %Washington County: 13.6 %Wayne County: 11.6 %Webster County: 13.5 %Whitley County: 13.2 %Wolfe County: 10.8 %Woodford County: 13.7 %
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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

Boone County: 16.9 %Boone County16.9Campbell County: 16.4 %Campbell County16.4Kenton County: 16.2 %Kenton County16.2Oldham County: 15.8 %Oldham County15.8Scott County: 15.7 %Scott County15.7Fayette County: 15.5 %Fayette County15.5Madison County: 15.4 %Madison County15.4Rowan County: 15.1 %Rowan County15.1Nelson County: 14.9 %Nelson County14.9Warren County: 14.9 %Warren County14.9Anderson County: 14.8 %Anderson County14.8Christian County: 14.8 %Christian County14.8Jefferson County: 14.8 %Jefferson County14.8Clark County: 14.7 %Clark County14.7Meade County: 14.7 %Meade County14.7Shelby County: 14.6 %Shelby County14.6Bullitt County: 14.4 %Bullitt County14.4Gallatin County: 14.4 %Gallatin County14.4Grant County: 14.4 %Grant County14.4Spencer County: 14.4 %Spencer County14.4Jessamine County: 14.3 %Jessamine County14.3Pendleton County: 14.3 %Pendleton County14.3Simpson County: 14.2 %Simpson County14.2Calloway County: 14.1 %Calloway County14.1Lyon County: 14 %Lyon County14Nicholas County: 14 %Nicholas County14Boyle County: 13.9 %Boyle County13.9Greenup County: 13.9 %Greenup County13.9Hancock County: 13.9 %Hancock County13.9McLean County: 13.9 %McLean County13.9Carroll County: 13.8 %Carroll County13.8Hardin County: 13.8 %Hardin County13.8Mercer County: 13.8 %Mercer County13.8Trimble County: 13.8 %Trimble County13.8Woodford County: 13.7 %Woodford County13.7Allen County: 13.6 %Allen County13.6Bracken County: 13.6 %Bracken County13.6Franklin County: 13.6 %Franklin County13.6Harrison County: 13.6 %Harrison County13.6Marion County: 13.6 %Marion County13.6Boone County: 16.9 %Boone County16.9Campbell County: 16.4 %Campbell County16.4Kenton County: 16.2 %Kenton County16.2Oldham County: 15.8 %Oldham County15.8Scott County: 15.7 %Scott County15.7Fayette County: 15.5 %Fayette County15.5Madison County: 15.4 %Madison County15.4Rowan County: 15.1 %Rowan County15.1Nelson County: 14.9 %Nelson County14.9Warren County: 14.9 %Warren County14.9Anderson County: 14.8 %Anderson County14.8Christian County: 14.8 %Christian County14.8Jefferson County: 14.8 %Jefferson County14.8Clark County: 14.7 %Clark County14.7Meade County: 14.7 %Meade County14.7Shelby County: 14.6 %Shelby County14.6Bullitt County: 14.4 %Bullitt County14.4Gallatin County: 14.4 %Gallatin County14.4Grant County: 14.4 %Grant County14.4Spencer County: 14.4 %Spencer County14.4Jessamine County: 14.3 %Jessamine County14.3Pendleton County: 14.3 %Pendleton County14.3Simpson County: 14.2 %Simpson County14.2Calloway County: 14.1 %Calloway County14.1Lyon County: 14 %Lyon County14Nicholas County: 14 %Nicholas County14Boyle County: 13.9 %Boyle County13.9Greenup County: 13.9 %Greenup County13.9Hancock County: 13.9 %Hancock County13.9McLean County: 13.9 %McLean County13.9Carroll County: 13.8 %Carroll County13.8Hardin County: 13.8 %Hardin County13.8Mercer County: 13.8 %Mercer County13.8Trimble County: 13.8 %Trimble County13.8Woodford County: 13.7 %Woodford County13.7Allen County: 13.6 %Allen County13.6Bracken County: 13.6 %Bracken County13.6Franklin County: 13.6 %Franklin County13.6Harrison County: 13.6 %Harrison County13.6Marion County: 13.6 %Marion County13.6
%. 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
1Boone County16.9+0.6 pts
2Campbell County16.4+0.9 pts
3Kenton County16.2+0.7 pts
4Oldham County15.8-0.6 pts
5Scott County15.7-0.1 pts
6Fayette County15.5-0.3 pts
7Madison County15.4+0.2 pts
8Rowan County15.1+0.6 pts
9Nelson County14.9-0.2 pts
9Warren County14.9+0.4 pts
11Anderson County14.8+0.5 pts
11Christian County14.8-0.6 pts
11Jefferson County14.8-0.1 pts
14Clark County14.7+0.9 pts
14Meade County14.7+0.6 pts
16Shelby County14.60 pts
17Bullitt County14.4-0.1 pts
17Gallatin County14.4+0.3 pts
17Grant County14.4-0.3 pts
17Spencer County14.4-0.6 pts
21Jessamine County14.3-0.3 pts
21Pendleton County14.3+0.7 pts
23Simpson County14.2+0.1 pts
24Calloway County14.1-0.1 pts
25Lyon County14-0.2 pts
25Nicholas County14+0.6 pts
27Boyle County13.9-0.1 pts
27Greenup County13.9+1 pts
27Hancock County13.90 pts
27McLean County13.9+0.2 pts
31Carroll County13.80 pts
31Hardin County13.8-0.5 pts
31Mercer County13.80 pts
31Trimble County13.80 pts
35Woodford County13.7-0.2 pts
36Allen County13.6+0.1 pts
36Bracken County13.60 pts
36Franklin County13.6+0.1 pts
36Harrison County13.6+0.2 pts
36Marion County13.6+0.3 pts
36Montgomery County13.6-0.2 pts
36Taylor County13.6-0.9 pts
36Washington County13.6+0.1 pts
44Webster County13.5+0.3 pts
45Daviess County13.4-0.6 pts
45Henderson County13.4-0.4 pts
45Logan County13.4-0.2 pts
45Powell County13.4-0.6 pts
49Grayson County13.3+0.5 pts
49Henry County13.30 pts
49Hopkins County13.3+0.3 pts
49Marshall County13.3-0.8 pts
49Morgan County13.3-0.5 pts
54Barren County13.2+0.5 pts
54Boyd County13.2+0.7 pts
54Lincoln County13.2+0.3 pts
54Owen County13.2-0.3 pts
54Whitley County13.2-0.6 pts
59Elliott County13.1-0.2 pts
59Union County13.1-0.9 pts
61Adair County13+0.2 pts
61Laurel County13-0.6 pts
61Mason County13-0.1 pts
61Ohio County13-1 pts
65Ballard County12.9-0.3 pts
65Bath County12.9-0.9 pts
65Bourbon County12.90 pts
65Clay County12.9+0.2 pts
65Garrard County12.9-0.6 pts
65Larue County12.9-0.9 pts
71Breckinridge County12.8-0.4 pts
71Butler County12.8-0.4 pts
71Carter County12.8+0.5 pts
71Graves County12.8-0.4 pts
71McCracken County12.8+0.1 pts
71Metcalfe County12.8-0.3 pts
71Muhlenberg County12.8-0.5 pts
71Pulaski County12.8+0.4 pts
71Todd County12.8-0.6 pts
80Breathitt County12.7+0.6 pts
80Caldwell County12.7-0.3 pts
80Carlisle County12.7+0.3 pts
80Crittenden County12.7-0.3 pts
80Fleming County12.7-0.7 pts
80Jackson County12.7+0.7 pts
80Lee County12.7-0.1 pts
80Livingston County12.7-0.2 pts
88Bell County12.6+0.6 pts
88Clinton County12.6+0.4 pts
88Edmonson County12.6-0.4 pts
88Martin County12.6-1.2 pts
88McCreary County12.6+0.1 pts
88Monroe County12.6-0.1 pts
88Perry County12.6-0.6 pts
95Estill County12.5-0.1 pts
95Lawrence County12.5+0.1 pts
97Hart County12.4-0.3 pts
97Rockcastle County12.4-0.1 pts
99Leslie County12.30 pts
99Menifee County12.3+0.1 pts
99Pike County12.3+0.1 pts
99Robertson County12.3-0.4 pts
103Johnson County12.20 pts
103Owsley County12.2-0.2 pts
105Casey County12.1+0.1 pts
105Floyd County12.1-1 pts
107Hickman County12+0.5 pts
107Knox County12-0.4 pts
107Lewis County12-0.2 pts
110Green County11.9-0.1 pts
110Russell County11.9-0.6 pts
112Trigg County11.8-1.3 pts
113Knott County11.7-0.1 pts
114Cumberland County11.6-0.1 pts
114Harlan County11.6+0.1 pts
114Wayne County11.6-0.3 pts
117Fulton County11.5-0.2 pts
117Letcher County11.5-0.3 pts
119Magoffin County11.4-0.5 pts
120Wolfe County10.8-0.3 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, 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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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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Boone County, with 16.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Wolfe County, with 10.8% in 2022.

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