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

Sherburne County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 87 counties in 2023, at 22%. Aitkin County had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 17.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Lowest15.6Aitkin County
Median17.587 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 15.6 %Anoka County: 17.8 %Becker County: 19.2 %Beltrami County: 17.6 %Benton County: 19 %Big Stone County: 15.9 %Blue Earth County: 19.4 %Brown County: 17.6 %Carlton County: 19.6 %Carver County: 19.4 %Cass County: 16.4 %Chippewa County: 16.6 %Chisago County: 18.9 %Clay County: 19.4 %Clearwater County: 17.2 %Cook County: 16 %Cottonwood County: 16.5 %Crow Wing County: 17.6 %Dakota County: 17.2 %Dodge County: 19.4 %Douglas County: 16.4 %Faribault County: 16.8 %Fillmore County: 17.4 %Freeborn County: 17.8 %Goodhue County: 18.1 %Grant County: 16.9 %Hennepin County: 18.3 %Houston County: 17.8 %Hubbard County: 16.2 %Isanti County: 18.7 %Itasca County: 16.3 %Jackson County: 16.7 %Kanabec County: 17.6 %Kandiyohi County: 17.3 %Kittson County: 16.6 %Koochiching County: 16.5 %Lac qui Parle County: 16.8 %Lake County: 16.6 %Lake of the Woods County: 16.3 %Le Sueur County: 19.1 %Lincoln County: 16.7 %Lyon County: 18.5 %McLeod County: 18.5 %Mahnomen County: 15.9 %Marshall County: 18.1 %Martin County: 16.7 %Meeker County: 18.3 %Mille Lacs County: 18.4 %Morrison County: 17.2 %Mower County: 16.8 %Murray County: 16 %Nicollet County: 19.6 %Nobles County: 15.8 %Norman County: 17.5 %Olmsted County: 15.9 %Otter Tail County: 16.5 %Pennington County: 18.8 %Pine County: 17.6 %Pipestone County: 16.5 %Polk County: 18.4 %Pope County: 16.8 %Ramsey County: 15.7 %Red Lake County: 17.1 %Redwood County: 17.3 %Renville County: 16.7 %Rice County: 17.8 %Rock County: 17.7 %Roseau County: 18.8 %St. Louis County: 19.2 %Scott County: 19.4 %Sherburne County: 22 %Sibley County: 18.3 %Stearns County: 18.6 %Steele County: 18 %Stevens County: 19.8 %Swift County: 16.7 %Todd County: 16.2 %Traverse County: 16.5 %Wabasha County: 17.8 %Wadena County: 17 %Waseca County: 17.9 %Washington County: 16.3 %Watonwan County: 16.7 %Wilkin County: 18.1 %Winona County: 19.7 %Wright County: 19.7 %Yellow Medicine County: 17.3 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sherburne County: 22 %Sherburne County22Stevens County: 19.8 %Stevens County19.8Winona County: 19.7 %Winona County19.7Wright County: 19.7 %Wright County19.7Carlton County: 19.6 %Carlton County19.6Nicollet County: 19.6 %Nicollet County19.6Blue Earth County: 19.4 %Blue Earth County19.4Carver County: 19.4 %Carver County19.4Clay County: 19.4 %Clay County19.4Dodge County: 19.4 %Dodge County19.4Scott County: 19.4 %Scott County19.4Becker County: 19.2 %Becker County19.2St. Louis County: 19.2 %St. Louis County19.2Le Sueur County: 19.1 %Le Sueur County19.1Benton County: 19 %Benton County19Chisago County: 18.9 %Chisago County18.9Pennington County: 18.8 %Pennington County18.8Roseau County: 18.8 %Roseau County18.8Isanti County: 18.7 %Isanti County18.7Stearns County: 18.6 %Stearns County18.6Lyon County: 18.5 %Lyon County18.5McLeod County: 18.5 %McLeod County18.5Mille Lacs County: 18.4 %Mille Lacs County18.4Polk County: 18.4 %Polk County18.4Hennepin County: 18.3 %Hennepin County18.3Meeker County: 18.3 %Meeker County18.3Sibley County: 18.3 %Sibley County18.3Goodhue County: 18.1 %Goodhue County18.1Marshall County: 18.1 %Marshall County18.1Wilkin County: 18.1 %Wilkin County18.1Steele County: 18 %Steele County18Waseca County: 17.9 %Waseca County17.9Anoka County: 17.8 %Anoka County17.8Freeborn County: 17.8 %Freeborn County17.8Houston County: 17.8 %Houston County17.8Rice County: 17.8 %Rice County17.8Wabasha County: 17.8 %Wabasha County17.8Rock County: 17.7 %Rock County17.7Beltrami County: 17.6 %Beltrami County17.6Brown County: 17.6 %Brown County17.6Sherburne County: 22 %Sherburne County22Stevens County: 19.8 %Stevens County19.8Winona County: 19.7 %Winona County19.7Wright County: 19.7 %Wright County19.7Carlton County: 19.6 %Carlton County19.6Nicollet County: 19.6 %Nicollet County19.6Blue Earth County: 19.4 %Blue Earth County19.4Carver County: 19.4 %Carver County19.4Clay County: 19.4 %Clay County19.4Dodge County: 19.4 %Dodge County19.4Scott County: 19.4 %Scott County19.4Becker County: 19.2 %Becker County19.2St. Louis County: 19.2 %St. Louis County19.2Le Sueur County: 19.1 %Le Sueur County19.1Benton County: 19 %Benton County19Chisago County: 18.9 %Chisago County18.9Pennington County: 18.8 %Pennington County18.8Roseau County: 18.8 %Roseau County18.8Isanti County: 18.7 %Isanti County18.7Stearns County: 18.6 %Stearns County18.6Lyon County: 18.5 %Lyon County18.5McLeod County: 18.5 %McLeod County18.5Mille Lacs County: 18.4 %Mille Lacs County18.4Polk County: 18.4 %Polk County18.4Hennepin County: 18.3 %Hennepin County18.3Meeker County: 18.3 %Meeker County18.3Sibley County: 18.3 %Sibley County18.3Goodhue County: 18.1 %Goodhue County18.1Marshall County: 18.1 %Marshall County18.1Wilkin County: 18.1 %Wilkin County18.1Steele County: 18 %Steele County18Waseca County: 17.9 %Waseca County17.9Anoka County: 17.8 %Anoka County17.8Freeborn County: 17.8 %Freeborn County17.8Houston County: 17.8 %Houston County17.8Rice County: 17.8 %Rice County17.8Wabasha County: 17.8 %Wabasha County17.8Rock County: 17.7 %Rock County17.7Beltrami County: 17.6 %Beltrami County17.6Brown County: 17.6 %Brown County17.6
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sherburne County22-3.1 pts
2Stevens County19.8-1.4 pts
3Winona County19.7-2.2 pts
3Wright County19.7-2.6 pts
5Carlton County19.6-1.9 pts
5Nicollet County19.6-1.5 pts
7Blue Earth County19.4-2.1 pts
7Carver County19.4-1.2 pts
7Clay County19.4-3.1 pts
7Dodge County19.4-3.1 pts
7Scott County19.4-3.7 pts
12Becker County19.2+0.1 pts
12St. Louis County19.2-2.4 pts
14Le Sueur County19.1-1.9 pts
15Benton County19-3.3 pts
16Chisago County18.9-3.5 pts
17Pennington County18.8-2 pts
17Roseau County18.8-1.3 pts
19Isanti County18.7-2.9 pts
20Stearns County18.6-3.6 pts
21Lyon County18.5-2.6 pts
21McLeod County18.5-2.7 pts
23Mille Lacs County18.4-2.3 pts
23Polk County18.4-2.3 pts
25Hennepin County18.3-3.2 pts
25Meeker County18.3-1.7 pts
25Sibley County18.3-2.5 pts
28Goodhue County18.1-2.2 pts
28Marshall County18.1-1.4 pts
28Wilkin County18.1-1.7 pts
31Steele County18-2.5 pts
32Waseca County17.9-2.4 pts
33Anoka County17.8-2.6 pts
33Freeborn County17.8-0.3 pts
33Houston County17.8-2.2 pts
33Rice County17.8-2.6 pts
33Wabasha County17.8-1.2 pts
38Rock County17.7-2.7 pts
39Beltrami County17.6-2.1 pts
39Brown County17.6-1.4 pts
39Crow Wing County17.6-3 pts
39Kanabec County17.6-2.4 pts
39Pine County17.6-1.2 pts
44Norman County17.5-1.9 pts
45Fillmore County17.4-2.7 pts
46Kandiyohi County17.3-3 pts
46Redwood County17.3-2 pts
46Yellow Medicine County17.3-2.7 pts
49Clearwater County17.2-2.4 pts
49Dakota County17.2-1 pts
49Morrison County17.2-2 pts
52Red Lake County17.1-2 pts
53Wadena County17-2.2 pts
54Grant County16.9-1.7 pts
55Faribault County16.8-2 pts
55Lac qui Parle County16.8-2.2 pts
55Mower County16.8-3.6 pts
55Pope County16.8-2.1 pts
59Jackson County16.7-3.1 pts
59Lincoln County16.7-2.5 pts
59Martin County16.7-2.1 pts
59Renville County16.7-2.3 pts
59Swift County16.7-1.6 pts
59Watonwan County16.7-2.1 pts
65Chippewa County16.6-2.6 pts
65Kittson County16.6-1.8 pts
65Lake County16.6-2.6 pts
68Cottonwood County16.5-1.5 pts
68Koochiching County16.5-2.5 pts
68Otter Tail County16.5-1.9 pts
68Pipestone County16.5-2.6 pts
68Traverse County16.5-2.1 pts
73Cass County16.4-0.2 pts
73Douglas County16.4-3.3 pts
75Itasca County16.3-3.2 pts
75Lake of the Woods County16.3-3.7 pts
75Washington County16.3-4.3 pts
78Hubbard County16.2-1.4 pts
78Todd County16.2-2.2 pts
80Cook County16-1.8 pts
80Murray County16-2.6 pts
82Big Stone County15.9-2.6 pts
82Mahnomen County15.9-2.1 pts
82Olmsted County15.9-4 pts
85Nobles County15.8-2.4 pts
86Ramsey County15.7-2 pts
87Aitkin County15.6-1.2 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Sherburne County, with 22% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Aitkin County, with 15.6% in 2023.

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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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