# Counties in Maine by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 16 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_binge_drinking_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/maine-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cumberland County | 17.4 |
| 2 | York County | 16.9 |
| 3 | Penobscot County | 15.9 |
| 4 | Sagadahoc County | 15.4 |
| 5 | Hancock County | 15.2 |
| 5 | Oxford County | 15.2 |
| 7 | Franklin County | 15.1 |
| 8 | Androscoggin County | 14.8 |
| 9 | Waldo County | 14.5 |
| 10 | Knox County | 14 |
| 11 | Somerset County | 13.9 |
| 12 | Piscataquis County | 13.8 |
| 13 | Washington County | 13.7 |
| 14 | Lincoln County | 13.1 |
| 15 | Aroostook County | 13 |
| 15 | Kennebec County | 13 |