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

All 24 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/)
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- 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/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Queen Anne's County | 17.5 |
| 2 | St. Mary's County | 16.9 |
| 3 | Carroll County | 16.7 |
| 4 | Anne Arundel County | 16.3 |
| 5 | Worcester County | 16.2 |
| 6 | Calvert County | 16.1 |
| 7 | Baltimore city | 15.4 |
| 8 | Frederick County | 15.3 |
| 9 | Kent County | 15.1 |
| 10 | Allegany County | 14.9 |
| 11 | Cecil County | 14.7 |
| 11 | Somerset County | 14.7 |
| 13 | Caroline County | 14.4 |
| 13 | Harford County | 14.4 |
| 13 | Wicomico County | 14.4 |
| 16 | Garrett County | 14.1 |
| 16 | Talbot County | 14.1 |
| 18 | Washington County | 13.6 |
| 19 | Charles County | 13.4 |
| 19 | Dorchester County | 13.4 |
| 19 | Howard County | 13.4 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 13.3 |
| 23 | Baltimore County | 13 |
| 24 | Prince George's County | 12.2 |