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Counties in New Jersey by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate

Sussex County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 21 counties in 2021, at 18.1%. Middlesex County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 15.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.1Sussex County
Lowest13Middlesex County
Median15.621 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 16 %Bergen County: 15.1 %Burlington County: 16.7 %Camden County: 16.2 %Cape May County: 15.6 %Cumberland County: 16 %Essex County: 14.8 %Gloucester County: 17.3 %Hudson County: 15.5 %Hunterdon County: 17.1 %Mercer County: 14.3 %Middlesex County: 13 %Monmouth County: 16.3 %Morris County: 16.9 %Ocean County: 14.5 %Passaic County: 15.4 %Salem County: 15.4 %Somerset County: 14.7 %Sussex County: 18.1 %Union County: 15.5 %Warren County: 16.3 %
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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.

All counties, 2021

Sussex County: 18.1 %Sussex County18.1Gloucester County: 17.3 %Gloucester County17.3Hunterdon County: 17.1 %Hunterdon County17.1Morris County: 16.9 %Morris County16.9Burlington County: 16.7 %Burlington County16.7Monmouth County: 16.3 %Monmouth County16.3Warren County: 16.3 %Warren County16.3Camden County: 16.2 %Camden County16.2Atlantic County: 16 %Atlantic County16Cumberland County: 16 %Cumberland County16Cape May County: 15.6 %Cape May County15.6Hudson County: 15.5 %Hudson County15.5Union County: 15.5 %Union County15.5Passaic County: 15.4 %Passaic County15.4Salem County: 15.4 %Salem County15.4Bergen County: 15.1 %Bergen County15.1Essex County: 14.8 %Essex County14.8Somerset County: 14.7 %Somerset County14.7Ocean County: 14.5 %Ocean County14.5Mercer County: 14.3 %Mercer County14.3Middlesex County: 13 %Middlesex County13Sussex County: 18.1 %Sussex County18.1Gloucester County: 17.3 %Gloucester County17.3Hunterdon County: 17.1 %Hunterdon County17.1Morris County: 16.9 %Morris County16.9Burlington County: 16.7 %Burlington County16.7Monmouth County: 16.3 %Monmouth County16.3Warren County: 16.3 %Warren County16.3Camden County: 16.2 %Camden County16.2Atlantic County: 16 %Atlantic County16Cumberland County: 16 %Cumberland County16Cape May County: 15.6 %Cape May County15.6Hudson County: 15.5 %Hudson County15.5Union County: 15.5 %Union County15.5Passaic County: 15.4 %Passaic County15.4Salem County: 15.4 %Salem County15.4Bergen County: 15.1 %Bergen County15.1Essex County: 14.8 %Essex County14.8Somerset County: 14.7 %Somerset County14.7Ocean County: 14.5 %Ocean County14.5Mercer County: 14.3 %Mercer County14.3Middlesex County: 13 %Middlesex County13
%. 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 (%)
1Sussex County18.1
2Gloucester County17.3
3Hunterdon County17.1
4Morris County16.9
5Burlington County16.7
6Monmouth County16.3
6Warren County16.3
8Camden County16.2
9Atlantic County16
9Cumberland County16
11Cape May County15.6
12Hudson County15.5
12Union County15.5
14Passaic County15.4
14Salem County15.4
16Bergen County15.1
17Essex County14.8
18Somerset County14.7
19Ocean County14.5
20Mercer County14.3
21Middlesex County13

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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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-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 New Jersey by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties?period=2021.

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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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sussex County, with 18.1% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Middlesex County, with 13% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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