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Counties in Michigan by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate

Ottawa County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 83 counties in 2021, at 18.7%. Lake County had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 15.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.7Ottawa County
Lowest12.2Lake County
Median15.683 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 12.8 %Alger County: 15.2 %Allegan County: 15.7 %Alpena County: 15.2 %Antrim County: 14.7 %Arenac County: 14.5 %Baraga County: 15.4 %Barry County: 16.8 %Bay County: 15.6 %Benzie County: 15.4 %Berrien County: 15.7 %Branch County: 15.6 %Calhoun County: 15.3 %Cass County: 15.4 %Charlevoix County: 16.3 %Cheboygan County: 14 %Chippewa County: 17 %Clare County: 13.9 %Clinton County: 16.4 %Crawford County: 15.1 %Delta County: 15.2 %Dickinson County: 15.9 %Eaton County: 16.7 %Emmet County: 16.6 %Genesee County: 15.9 %Gladwin County: 14.4 %Gogebic County: 14 %Grand Traverse County: 16.4 %Gratiot County: 17.2 %Hillsdale County: 15.6 %Houghton County: 18.3 %Huron County: 15 %Ingham County: 17.3 %Ionia County: 17.9 %Iosco County: 13.7 %Iron County: 13.8 %Isabella County: 17.9 %Jackson County: 15.7 %Kalamazoo County: 17.2 %Kalkaska County: 15.2 %Kent County: 17.6 %Keweenaw County: 13.6 %Lake County: 12.2 %Lapeer County: 16.3 %Leelanau County: 14.1 %Lenawee County: 15.8 %Livingston County: 18.2 %Luce County: 16.5 %Mackinac County: 13.9 %Macomb County: 16.3 %Manistee County: 15 %Marquette County: 17.2 %Mason County: 14.7 %Mecosta County: 16.2 %Menominee County: 15.1 %Midland County: 16.7 %Missaukee County: 15.7 %Monroe County: 16.9 %Montcalm County: 16.8 %Montmorency County: 12.8 %Muskegon County: 16.5 %Newaygo County: 15 %Oakland County: 16.5 %Oceana County: 15.1 %Ogemaw County: 13.8 %Ontonagon County: 12.3 %Osceola County: 15.5 %Oscoda County: 13.5 %Otsego County: 15.7 %Ottawa County: 18.7 %Presque Isle County: 13.4 %Roscommon County: 12.8 %Saginaw County: 15 %St. Clair County: 16.7 %St. Joseph County: 15.9 %Sanilac County: 14.7 %Schoolcraft County: 13.8 %Shiawassee County: 16 %Tuscola County: 15.2 %Van Buren County: 16.1 %Washtenaw County: 16 %Wayne County: 15.2 %Wexford County: 15.5 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Ottawa County: 18.7 %Ottawa County18.7Houghton County: 18.3 %Houghton County18.3Livingston County: 18.2 %Livingston County18.2Ionia County: 17.9 %Ionia County17.9Isabella County: 17.9 %Isabella County17.9Kent County: 17.6 %Kent County17.6Ingham County: 17.3 %Ingham County17.3Gratiot County: 17.2 %Gratiot County17.2Kalamazoo County: 17.2 %Kalamazoo County17.2Marquette County: 17.2 %Marquette County17.2Chippewa County: 17 %Chippewa County17Monroe County: 16.9 %Monroe County16.9Barry County: 16.8 %Barry County16.8Montcalm County: 16.8 %Montcalm County16.8Eaton County: 16.7 %Eaton County16.7Midland County: 16.7 %Midland County16.7St. Clair County: 16.7 %St. Clair County16.7Emmet County: 16.6 %Emmet County16.6Luce County: 16.5 %Luce County16.5Muskegon County: 16.5 %Muskegon County16.5Oakland County: 16.5 %Oakland County16.5Clinton County: 16.4 %Clinton County16.4Grand Traverse County: 16.4 %Grand Traverse County16.4Charlevoix County: 16.3 %Charlevoix County16.3Lapeer County: 16.3 %Lapeer County16.3Macomb County: 16.3 %Macomb County16.3Mecosta County: 16.2 %Mecosta County16.2Van Buren County: 16.1 %Van Buren County16.1Shiawassee County: 16 %Shiawassee County16Washtenaw County: 16 %Washtenaw County16Dickinson County: 15.9 %Dickinson County15.9Genesee County: 15.9 %Genesee County15.9St. Joseph County: 15.9 %St. Joseph County15.9Lenawee County: 15.8 %Lenawee County15.8Allegan County: 15.7 %Allegan County15.7Berrien County: 15.7 %Berrien County15.7Jackson County: 15.7 %Jackson County15.7Missaukee County: 15.7 %Missaukee County15.7Otsego County: 15.7 %Otsego County15.7Bay County: 15.6 %Bay County15.6Ottawa County: 18.7 %Ottawa County18.7Houghton County: 18.3 %Houghton County18.3Livingston County: 18.2 %Livingston County18.2Ionia County: 17.9 %Ionia County17.9Isabella County: 17.9 %Isabella County17.9Kent County: 17.6 %Kent County17.6Ingham County: 17.3 %Ingham County17.3Gratiot County: 17.2 %Gratiot County17.2Kalamazoo County: 17.2 %Kalamazoo County17.2Marquette County: 17.2 %Marquette County17.2Chippewa County: 17 %Chippewa County17Monroe County: 16.9 %Monroe County16.9Barry County: 16.8 %Barry County16.8Montcalm County: 16.8 %Montcalm County16.8Eaton County: 16.7 %Eaton County16.7Midland County: 16.7 %Midland County16.7St. Clair County: 16.7 %St. Clair County16.7Emmet County: 16.6 %Emmet County16.6Luce County: 16.5 %Luce County16.5Muskegon County: 16.5 %Muskegon County16.5Oakland County: 16.5 %Oakland County16.5Clinton County: 16.4 %Clinton County16.4Grand Traverse County: 16.4 %Grand Traverse County16.4Charlevoix County: 16.3 %Charlevoix County16.3Lapeer County: 16.3 %Lapeer County16.3Macomb County: 16.3 %Macomb County16.3Mecosta County: 16.2 %Mecosta County16.2Van Buren County: 16.1 %Van Buren County16.1Shiawassee County: 16 %Shiawassee County16Washtenaw County: 16 %Washtenaw County16Dickinson County: 15.9 %Dickinson County15.9Genesee County: 15.9 %Genesee County15.9St. Joseph County: 15.9 %St. Joseph County15.9Lenawee County: 15.8 %Lenawee County15.8Allegan County: 15.7 %Allegan County15.7Berrien County: 15.7 %Berrien County15.7Jackson County: 15.7 %Jackson County15.7Missaukee County: 15.7 %Missaukee County15.7Otsego County: 15.7 %Otsego County15.7Bay County: 15.6 %Bay County15.6
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Ottawa County18.7
2Houghton County18.3
3Livingston County18.2
4Ionia County17.9
4Isabella County17.9
6Kent County17.6
7Ingham County17.3
8Gratiot County17.2
8Kalamazoo County17.2
8Marquette County17.2
11Chippewa County17
12Monroe County16.9
13Barry County16.8
13Montcalm County16.8
15Eaton County16.7
15Midland County16.7
15St. Clair County16.7
18Emmet County16.6
19Luce County16.5
19Muskegon County16.5
19Oakland County16.5
22Clinton County16.4
22Grand Traverse County16.4
24Charlevoix County16.3
24Lapeer County16.3
24Macomb County16.3
27Mecosta County16.2
28Van Buren County16.1
29Shiawassee County16
29Washtenaw County16
31Dickinson County15.9
31Genesee County15.9
31St. Joseph County15.9
34Lenawee County15.8
35Allegan County15.7
35Berrien County15.7
35Jackson County15.7
35Missaukee County15.7
35Otsego County15.7
40Bay County15.6
40Branch County15.6
40Hillsdale County15.6
43Osceola County15.5
43Wexford County15.5
45Baraga County15.4
45Benzie County15.4
45Cass County15.4
48Calhoun County15.3
49Alger County15.2
49Alpena County15.2
49Delta County15.2
49Kalkaska County15.2
49Tuscola County15.2
49Wayne County15.2
55Crawford County15.1
55Menominee County15.1
55Oceana County15.1
58Huron County15
58Manistee County15
58Newaygo County15
58Saginaw County15
62Antrim County14.7
62Mason County14.7
62Sanilac County14.7
65Arenac County14.5
66Gladwin County14.4
67Leelanau County14.1
68Cheboygan County14
68Gogebic County14
70Clare County13.9
70Mackinac County13.9
72Iron County13.8
72Ogemaw County13.8
72Schoolcraft County13.8
75Iosco County13.7
76Keweenaw County13.6
77Oscoda County13.5
78Presque Isle County13.4
79Alcona County12.8
79Montmorency County12.8
79Roscommon County12.8
82Ontonagon County12.3
83Lake County12.2

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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.

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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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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 Michigan by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [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 Michigan by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021. 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/michigan-counties?period=2021. 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 Michigan by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ottawa County, with 18.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Lake County, with 12.2% in 2021.

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