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

Missoula County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 56 counties in 2022, at 26%. Prairie County had the lowest, at 14.5%. The median was 19.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Lowest14.5Prairie County
Median19.556 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 19.8 %Big Horn County: 19 %Blaine County: 19.5 %Broadwater County: 19.5 %Carbon County: 20.5 %Carter County: 17.8 %Cascade County: 20.8 %Chouteau County: 20.6 %Custer County: 22.3 %Daniels County: 19.4 %Dawson County: 20.4 %Deer Lodge County: 19 %Fallon County: 21.5 %Fergus County: 19.4 %Flathead County: 21 %Gallatin County: 25.6 %Garfield County: 19.2 %Glacier County: 18.7 %Golden Valley County: 16.1 %Granite County: 17.4 %Hill County: 22.6 %Jefferson County: 20.4 %Judith Basin County: 17.9 %Lake County: 17.2 %Lewis and Clark County: 20.8 %Liberty County: 17.4 %Lincoln County: 17.2 %McCone County: 20.2 %Madison County: 19.5 %Meagher County: 18.2 %Mineral County: 18.3 %Missoula County: 26 %Musselshell County: 18 %Park County: 18.9 %Petroleum County: 17.5 %Phillips County: 19.5 %Pondera County: 19.8 %Powder River County: 17.9 %Powell County: 23.6 %Prairie County: 14.5 %Ravalli County: 18 %Richland County: 21.8 %Roosevelt County: 20.1 %Rosebud County: 19.6 %Sanders County: 17.1 %Sheridan County: 19.9 %Silver Bow County: 22.5 %Stillwater County: 20.5 %Sweet Grass County: 19.6 %Teton County: 18.7 %Toole County: 21.7 %Treasure County: 17.3 %Valley County: 19.9 %Wheatland County: 18.7 %Wibaux County: 18.6 %Yellowstone County: 22.1 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Missoula County: 26 %Missoula County26Gallatin County: 25.6 %Gallatin County25.6Powell County: 23.6 %Powell County23.6Hill County: 22.6 %Hill County22.6Silver Bow County: 22.5 %Silver Bow County22.5Custer County: 22.3 %Custer County22.3Yellowstone County: 22.1 %Yellowstone County22.1Richland County: 21.8 %Richland County21.8Toole County: 21.7 %Toole County21.7Fallon County: 21.5 %Fallon County21.5Flathead County: 21 %Flathead County21Cascade County: 20.8 %Cascade County20.8Lewis and Clark County: 20.8 %Lewis and Clark County20.8Chouteau County: 20.6 %Chouteau County20.6Carbon County: 20.5 %Carbon County20.5Stillwater County: 20.5 %Stillwater County20.5Dawson County: 20.4 %Dawson County20.4Jefferson County: 20.4 %Jefferson County20.4McCone County: 20.2 %McCone County20.2Roosevelt County: 20.1 %Roosevelt County20.1Sheridan County: 19.9 %Sheridan County19.9Valley County: 19.9 %Valley County19.9Beaverhead County: 19.8 %Beaverhead County19.8Pondera County: 19.8 %Pondera County19.8Rosebud County: 19.6 %Rosebud County19.6Sweet Grass County: 19.6 %Sweet Grass County19.6Blaine County: 19.5 %Blaine County19.5Broadwater County: 19.5 %Broadwater County19.5Madison County: 19.5 %Madison County19.5Phillips County: 19.5 %Phillips County19.5Daniels County: 19.4 %Daniels County19.4Fergus County: 19.4 %Fergus County19.4Garfield County: 19.2 %Garfield County19.2Big Horn County: 19 %Big Horn County19Deer Lodge County: 19 %Deer Lodge County19Park County: 18.9 %Park County18.9Glacier County: 18.7 %Glacier County18.7Teton County: 18.7 %Teton County18.7Wheatland County: 18.7 %Wheatland County18.7Wibaux County: 18.6 %Wibaux County18.6Mineral County: 18.3 %Mineral County18.3Meagher County: 18.2 %Meagher County18.2Musselshell County: 18 %Musselshell County18Ravalli County: 18 %Ravalli County18Judith Basin County: 17.9 %Judith Basin County17.9Powder River County: 17.9 %Powder River County17.9Carter County: 17.8 %Carter County17.8Petroleum County: 17.5 %Petroleum County17.5Granite County: 17.4 %Granite County17.4Liberty County: 17.4 %Liberty County17.4Treasure County: 17.3 %Treasure County17.3Lake County: 17.2 %Lake County17.2Lincoln County: 17.2 %Lincoln County17.2Sanders County: 17.1 %Sanders County17.1Golden Valley County: 16.1 %Golden Valley County16.1Prairie County: 14.5 %Prairie County14.5Missoula County: 26 %Missoula County26Gallatin County: 25.6 %Gallatin County25.6Powell County: 23.6 %Powell County23.6Hill County: 22.6 %Hill County22.6Silver Bow County: 22.5 %Silver Bow County22.5Custer County: 22.3 %Custer County22.3Yellowstone County: 22.1 %Yellowstone County22.1Richland County: 21.8 %Richland County21.8Toole County: 21.7 %Toole County21.7Fallon County: 21.5 %Fallon County21.5Flathead County: 21 %Flathead County21Cascade County: 20.8 %Cascade County20.8Lewis and Clark County: 20.8 %Lewis and Clark County20.8Chouteau County: 20.6 %Chouteau County20.6Carbon County: 20.5 %Carbon County20.5Stillwater County: 20.5 %Stillwater County20.5Dawson County: 20.4 %Dawson County20.4Jefferson County: 20.4 %Jefferson County20.4McCone County: 20.2 %McCone County20.2Roosevelt County: 20.1 %Roosevelt County20.1Sheridan County: 19.9 %Sheridan County19.9Valley County: 19.9 %Valley County19.9Beaverhead County: 19.8 %Beaverhead County19.8Pondera County: 19.8 %Pondera County19.8Rosebud County: 19.6 %Rosebud County19.6Sweet Grass County: 19.6 %Sweet Grass County19.6Blaine County: 19.5 %Blaine County19.5Broadwater County: 19.5 %Broadwater County19.5Madison County: 19.5 %Madison County19.5Phillips County: 19.5 %Phillips County19.5Daniels County: 19.4 %Daniels County19.4Fergus County: 19.4 %Fergus County19.4Garfield County: 19.2 %Garfield County19.2Big Horn County: 19 %Big Horn County19Deer Lodge County: 19 %Deer Lodge County19Park County: 18.9 %Park County18.9Glacier County: 18.7 %Glacier County18.7Teton County: 18.7 %Teton County18.7Wheatland County: 18.7 %Wheatland County18.7Wibaux County: 18.6 %Wibaux County18.6Mineral County: 18.3 %Mineral County18.3Meagher County: 18.2 %Meagher County18.2Musselshell County: 18 %Musselshell County18Ravalli County: 18 %Ravalli County18Judith Basin County: 17.9 %Judith Basin County17.9Powder River County: 17.9 %Powder River County17.9Carter County: 17.8 %Carter County17.8Petroleum County: 17.5 %Petroleum County17.5Granite County: 17.4 %Granite County17.4Liberty County: 17.4 %Liberty County17.4Treasure County: 17.3 %Treasure County17.3Lake County: 17.2 %Lake County17.2Lincoln County: 17.2 %Lincoln County17.2Sanders County: 17.1 %Sanders County17.1Golden Valley County: 16.1 %Golden Valley County16.1Prairie County: 14.5 %Prairie County14.5
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Missoula County26+2.5 pts
2Gallatin County25.6+1.1 pts
3Powell County23.6+2.7 pts
4Hill County22.6+1 pts
5Silver Bow County22.5+1.5 pts
6Custer County22.3+2.1 pts
7Yellowstone County22.1+0.6 pts
8Richland County21.8+0.3 pts
9Toole County21.7+0.7 pts
10Fallon County21.5-0.2 pts
11Flathead County21+2.3 pts
12Cascade County20.8+0.6 pts
12Lewis and Clark County20.8+1 pts
14Chouteau County20.6+2.3 pts
15Carbon County20.5+2.1 pts
15Stillwater County20.5+0.7 pts
17Dawson County20.4-0.3 pts
17Jefferson County20.4+1.3 pts
19McCone County20.2+1.2 pts
20Roosevelt County20.1+0.3 pts
21Sheridan County19.9+0.7 pts
21Valley County19.9+1.1 pts
23Beaverhead County19.8+0.6 pts
23Pondera County19.8+0.3 pts
25Rosebud County19.6+0.4 pts
25Sweet Grass County19.6+1.3 pts
27Blaine County19.5-0.3 pts
27Broadwater County19.5+0.2 pts
27Madison County19.5+1.6 pts
27Phillips County19.5+1.4 pts
31Daniels County19.4+1.3 pts
31Fergus County19.4+0.2 pts
33Garfield County19.2+0.2 pts
34Big Horn County19+0.9 pts
34Deer Lodge County19+0.9 pts
36Park County18.9-0.6 pts
37Glacier County18.7-1.7 pts
37Teton County18.7-0.7 pts
37Wheatland County18.7+1.6 pts
40Wibaux County18.6+0.9 pts
41Mineral County18.3+1.4 pts
42Meagher County18.2+0.9 pts
43Musselshell County18+1.1 pts
43Ravalli County18+0.2 pts
45Judith Basin County17.9+0.6 pts
45Powder River County17.9+0.7 pts
47Carter County17.80 pts
48Petroleum County17.5+0.4 pts
49Granite County17.4+0.5 pts
49Liberty County17.40 pts
51Treasure County17.3+0.8 pts
52Lake County17.2-1.2 pts
52Lincoln County17.2+0.6 pts
54Sanders County17.1+1.5 pts
55Golden Valley County16.1-0.7 pts
56Prairie County14.50 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 Montana by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2022. 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/montana-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Missoula County, with 26% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Prairie County, with 14.5% in 2022.

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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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