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Counties in Maryland by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Queen Anne's County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 24 counties in 2023, at 17.5%. Prince George's County had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 14.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest17.5Queen Anne's County
Lowest12.2Prince George's County
Median14.624 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 14.9 %Anne Arundel County: 16.3 %Baltimore County: 13 %Calvert County: 16.1 %Caroline County: 14.4 %Carroll County: 16.7 %Cecil County: 14.7 %Charles County: 13.4 %Dorchester County: 13.4 %Frederick County: 15.3 %Garrett County: 14.1 %Harford County: 14.4 %Howard County: 13.4 %Kent County: 15.1 %Montgomery County: 13.3 %Prince George's County: 12.2 %Queen Anne's County: 17.5 %St. Mary's County: 16.9 %Somerset County: 14.7 %Talbot County: 14.1 %Washington County: 13.6 %Wicomico County: 14.4 %Worcester County: 16.2 %Baltimore city: 15.4 %
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%, 2023. 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.

All counties, 2023

Queen Anne's County: 17.5 %Queen Anne's County17.5St. Mary's County: 16.9 %St. Mary's County16.9Carroll County: 16.7 %Carroll County16.7Anne Arundel County: 16.3 %Anne Arundel County16.3Worcester County: 16.2 %Worcester County16.2Calvert County: 16.1 %Calvert County16.1Baltimore city: 15.4 %Baltimore city15.4Frederick County: 15.3 %Frederick County15.3Kent County: 15.1 %Kent County15.1Allegany County: 14.9 %Allegany County14.9Cecil County: 14.7 %Cecil County14.7Somerset County: 14.7 %Somerset County14.7Caroline County: 14.4 %Caroline County14.4Harford County: 14.4 %Harford County14.4Wicomico County: 14.4 %Wicomico County14.4Garrett County: 14.1 %Garrett County14.1Talbot County: 14.1 %Talbot County14.1Washington County: 13.6 %Washington County13.6Charles County: 13.4 %Charles County13.4Dorchester County: 13.4 %Dorchester County13.4Howard County: 13.4 %Howard County13.4Montgomery County: 13.3 %Montgomery County13.3Baltimore County: 13 %Baltimore County13Prince George's County: 12.2 %Prince George's County12.2Queen Anne's County: 17.5 %Queen Anne's County17.5St. Mary's County: 16.9 %St. Mary's County16.9Carroll County: 16.7 %Carroll County16.7Anne Arundel County: 16.3 %Anne Arundel County16.3Worcester County: 16.2 %Worcester County16.2Calvert County: 16.1 %Calvert County16.1Baltimore city: 15.4 %Baltimore city15.4Frederick County: 15.3 %Frederick County15.3Kent County: 15.1 %Kent County15.1Allegany County: 14.9 %Allegany County14.9Cecil County: 14.7 %Cecil County14.7Somerset County: 14.7 %Somerset County14.7Caroline County: 14.4 %Caroline County14.4Harford County: 14.4 %Harford County14.4Wicomico County: 14.4 %Wicomico County14.4Garrett County: 14.1 %Garrett County14.1Talbot County: 14.1 %Talbot County14.1Washington County: 13.6 %Washington County13.6Charles County: 13.4 %Charles County13.4Dorchester County: 13.4 %Dorchester County13.4Howard County: 13.4 %Howard County13.4Montgomery County: 13.3 %Montgomery County13.3Baltimore County: 13 %Baltimore County13Prince George's County: 12.2 %Prince George's County12.2
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Queen Anne's County17.5-0.1 pts
2St. Mary's County16.9-0.6 pts
3Carroll County16.7-0.8 pts
4Anne Arundel County16.3-1.6 pts
5Worcester County16.2+1.1 pts
6Calvert County16.1-0.3 pts
7Baltimore city15.4-1.6 pts
8Frederick County15.3-0.8 pts
9Kent County15.1-0.2 pts
10Allegany County14.9-0.9 pts
11Cecil County14.7-0.7 pts
11Somerset County14.7+0.3 pts
13Caroline County14.4-1.5 pts
13Harford County14.4-2.1 pts
13Wicomico County14.4-2 pts
16Garrett County14.1-0.8 pts
16Talbot County14.1-0.8 pts
18Washington County13.6-1.9 pts
19Charles County13.4-1.1 pts
19Dorchester County13.4+1.3 pts
19Howard County13.4-0.4 pts
22Montgomery County13.3+0.4 pts
23Baltimore County13-1.7 pts
24Prince George's County12.2+1 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.

How to cite

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 Maryland by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Maryland by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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/maryland-counties. 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 Maryland by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties.

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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 Maryland by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Queen Anne's County, with 17.5% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Prince George's County, with 12.2% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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