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

Blue Earth County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 87 counties in 2021, at 20.7%. Itasca County had the lowest, at 15.2%. The median was 17.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20.7Blue Earth County
Lowest15.2Itasca County
Median17.387 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 15.2 %Anoka County: 19 %Becker County: 18.1 %Beltrami County: 18.1 %Benton County: 19.3 %Big Stone County: 15.8 %Blue Earth County: 20.7 %Brown County: 17.7 %Carlton County: 19 %Carver County: 19.7 %Cass County: 15.8 %Chippewa County: 16.8 %Chisago County: 19.2 %Clay County: 19.1 %Clearwater County: 16.5 %Cook County: 16 %Cottonwood County: 16.6 %Crow Wing County: 16 %Dakota County: 16.8 %Dodge County: 19.3 %Douglas County: 17.6 %Faribault County: 15.9 %Fillmore County: 17.4 %Freeborn County: 15.8 %Goodhue County: 17.1 %Grant County: 17.3 %Hennepin County: 19.5 %Houston County: 17.2 %Hubbard County: 15.4 %Isanti County: 18 %Itasca County: 15.2 %Jackson County: 17.5 %Kanabec County: 17.2 %Kandiyohi County: 17.1 %Kittson County: 16.2 %Koochiching County: 15.5 %Lac qui Parle County: 16 %Lake County: 17.1 %Lake of the Woods County: 16.3 %Le Sueur County: 19.4 %Lincoln County: 16.4 %Lyon County: 17.9 %McLeod County: 17.8 %Mahnomen County: 16 %Marshall County: 17.6 %Martin County: 15.5 %Meeker County: 18.5 %Mille Lacs County: 17.9 %Morrison County: 18.6 %Mower County: 16.9 %Murray County: 16 %Nicollet County: 20.1 %Nobles County: 15.7 %Norman County: 16.9 %Olmsted County: 15.7 %Otter Tail County: 15.8 %Pennington County: 19.4 %Pine County: 17.6 %Pipestone County: 16.5 %Polk County: 18.9 %Pope County: 17 %Ramsey County: 17.1 %Red Lake County: 17.3 %Redwood County: 17.3 %Renville County: 16.7 %Rice County: 18 %Rock County: 18 %Roseau County: 17.7 %St. Louis County: 18.8 %Scott County: 18.4 %Sherburne County: 19.6 %Sibley County: 18.3 %Stearns County: 20.7 %Steele County: 18.5 %Stevens County: 19.8 %Swift County: 16.8 %Todd County: 16.6 %Traverse County: 16.1 %Wabasha County: 17.8 %Wadena County: 16.1 %Waseca County: 17.8 %Washington County: 19.3 %Watonwan County: 16.6 %Wilkin County: 18 %Winona County: 19.4 %Wright County: 19.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 17.3 %
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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

Blue Earth County: 20.7 %Blue Earth County20.7Stearns County: 20.7 %Stearns County20.7Nicollet County: 20.1 %Nicollet County20.1Stevens County: 19.8 %Stevens County19.8Wright County: 19.8 %Wright County19.8Carver County: 19.7 %Carver County19.7Sherburne County: 19.6 %Sherburne County19.6Hennepin County: 19.5 %Hennepin County19.5Le Sueur County: 19.4 %Le Sueur County19.4Pennington County: 19.4 %Pennington County19.4Winona County: 19.4 %Winona County19.4Benton County: 19.3 %Benton County19.3Dodge County: 19.3 %Dodge County19.3Washington County: 19.3 %Washington County19.3Chisago County: 19.2 %Chisago County19.2Clay County: 19.1 %Clay County19.1Anoka County: 19 %Anoka County19Carlton County: 19 %Carlton County19Polk County: 18.9 %Polk County18.9St. Louis County: 18.8 %St. Louis County18.8Morrison County: 18.6 %Morrison County18.6Meeker County: 18.5 %Meeker County18.5Steele County: 18.5 %Steele County18.5Scott County: 18.4 %Scott County18.4Sibley County: 18.3 %Sibley County18.3Becker County: 18.1 %Becker County18.1Beltrami County: 18.1 %Beltrami County18.1Isanti County: 18 %Isanti County18Rice County: 18 %Rice County18Rock County: 18 %Rock County18Wilkin County: 18 %Wilkin County18Lyon County: 17.9 %Lyon County17.9Mille Lacs County: 17.9 %Mille Lacs County17.9McLeod County: 17.8 %McLeod County17.8Wabasha County: 17.8 %Wabasha County17.8Waseca County: 17.8 %Waseca County17.8Brown County: 17.7 %Brown County17.7Roseau County: 17.7 %Roseau County17.7Douglas County: 17.6 %Douglas County17.6Marshall County: 17.6 %Marshall County17.6Blue Earth County: 20.7 %Blue Earth County20.7Stearns County: 20.7 %Stearns County20.7Nicollet County: 20.1 %Nicollet County20.1Stevens County: 19.8 %Stevens County19.8Wright County: 19.8 %Wright County19.8Carver County: 19.7 %Carver County19.7Sherburne County: 19.6 %Sherburne County19.6Hennepin County: 19.5 %Hennepin County19.5Le Sueur County: 19.4 %Le Sueur County19.4Pennington County: 19.4 %Pennington County19.4Winona County: 19.4 %Winona County19.4Benton County: 19.3 %Benton County19.3Dodge County: 19.3 %Dodge County19.3Washington County: 19.3 %Washington County19.3Chisago County: 19.2 %Chisago County19.2Clay County: 19.1 %Clay County19.1Anoka County: 19 %Anoka County19Carlton County: 19 %Carlton County19Polk County: 18.9 %Polk County18.9St. Louis County: 18.8 %St. Louis County18.8Morrison County: 18.6 %Morrison County18.6Meeker County: 18.5 %Meeker County18.5Steele County: 18.5 %Steele County18.5Scott County: 18.4 %Scott County18.4Sibley County: 18.3 %Sibley County18.3Becker County: 18.1 %Becker County18.1Beltrami County: 18.1 %Beltrami County18.1Isanti County: 18 %Isanti County18Rice County: 18 %Rice County18Rock County: 18 %Rock County18Wilkin County: 18 %Wilkin County18Lyon County: 17.9 %Lyon County17.9Mille Lacs County: 17.9 %Mille Lacs County17.9McLeod County: 17.8 %McLeod County17.8Wabasha County: 17.8 %Wabasha County17.8Waseca County: 17.8 %Waseca County17.8Brown County: 17.7 %Brown County17.7Roseau County: 17.7 %Roseau County17.7Douglas County: 17.6 %Douglas County17.6Marshall County: 17.6 %Marshall 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Blue Earth County20.7
1Stearns County20.7
3Nicollet County20.1
4Stevens County19.8
4Wright County19.8
6Carver County19.7
7Sherburne County19.6
8Hennepin County19.5
9Le Sueur County19.4
9Pennington County19.4
9Winona County19.4
12Benton County19.3
12Dodge County19.3
12Washington County19.3
15Chisago County19.2
16Clay County19.1
17Anoka County19
17Carlton County19
19Polk County18.9
20St. Louis County18.8
21Morrison County18.6
22Meeker County18.5
22Steele County18.5
24Scott County18.4
25Sibley County18.3
26Becker County18.1
26Beltrami County18.1
28Isanti County18
28Rice County18
28Rock County18
28Wilkin County18
32Lyon County17.9
32Mille Lacs County17.9
34McLeod County17.8
34Wabasha County17.8
34Waseca County17.8
37Brown County17.7
37Roseau County17.7
39Douglas County17.6
39Marshall County17.6
39Pine County17.6
42Jackson County17.5
43Fillmore County17.4
44Grant County17.3
44Red Lake County17.3
44Redwood County17.3
44Yellow Medicine County17.3
48Houston County17.2
48Kanabec County17.2
50Goodhue County17.1
50Kandiyohi County17.1
50Lake County17.1
50Ramsey County17.1
54Pope County17
55Mower County16.9
55Norman County16.9
57Chippewa County16.8
57Dakota County16.8
57Swift County16.8
60Renville County16.7
61Cottonwood County16.6
61Todd County16.6
61Watonwan County16.6
64Clearwater County16.5
64Pipestone County16.5
66Lincoln County16.4
67Lake of the Woods County16.3
68Kittson County16.2
69Traverse County16.1
69Wadena County16.1
71Cook County16
71Crow Wing County16
71Lac qui Parle County16
71Mahnomen County16
71Murray County16
76Faribault County15.9
77Big Stone County15.8
77Cass County15.8
77Freeborn County15.8
77Otter Tail County15.8
81Nobles County15.7
81Olmsted County15.7
83Koochiching County15.5
83Martin County15.5
85Hubbard County15.4
86Aitkin County15.2
86Itasca County15.2

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Blue Earth County, with 20.7% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Itasca County, with 15.2% in 2021.

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