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Cities in New York by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Ithaca, NY had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 90 cities in 2023, at 20%. Mount Vernon, NY had the lowest, at 12.8%. The median was 16.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20Ithaca, NY
Lowest12.8Mount Vernon, NY
Median16.390 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Ithaca, NY: 20 %Ithaca, NY20Kenmore, NY: 19.4 %Kenmore, NY19.4Oneonta, NY: 19.2 %Oneonta, NY19.2Corning, NY: 18.9 %Corning, NY18.9Depew, NY: 18.9 %Depew, NY18.9Watertown, NY: 18.7 %Watertown, NY18.7Cortland, NY: 18.3 %Cortland, NY18.3Tonawanda, NY: 18.3 %Tonawanda, NY18.3Babylon, NY: 18.1 %Babylon, NY18.1Watervliet, NY: 18.1 %Watervliet, NY18.1Albany, NY: 18 %Albany, NY18Cohoes, NY: 18 %Cohoes, NY18Geneva, NY: 18 %Geneva, NY18Patchogue, NY: 17.9 %Patchogue, NY17.9Lindenhurst, NY: 17.7 %Lindenhurst, NY17.7New Square, NY: 17.7 %New Square, NY17.7Troy, NY: 17.6 %Troy, NY17.6Massapequa Park, NY: 17.3 %Massapequa Park, NY17.3Saratoga Springs, NY: 17.2 %Saratoga Springs, NY17.2Harrison, NY: 17.1 %Harrison, NY17.1Oswego, NY: 17.1 %Oswego, NY17.1Lackawanna, NY: 17 %Lackawanna, NY17North Tonawanda, NY: 17 %North Tonawanda, NY17Fulton, NY: 16.9 %Fulton, NY16.9Glens Falls, NY: 16.9 %Glens Falls, NY16.9New York, NY: 16.9 %New York, NY16.9Rome, NY: 16.9 %Rome, NY16.9Garden City, NY: 16.8 %Garden City, NY16.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 16.8 %Kiryas Joel, NY16.8Lockport, NY: 16.8 %Lockport, NY16.8Oneida, NY: 16.8 %Oneida, NY16.8Olean, NY: 16.7 %Olean, NY16.7Long Beach, NY: 16.6 %Long Beach, NY16.6Rockville Centre, NY: 16.6 %Rockville Centre, NY16.6Amsterdam, NY: 16.5 %Amsterdam, NY16.5Chestnut Ridge, NY: 16.5 %Chestnut Ridge, NY16.5East Rockaway, NY: 16.5 %East Rockaway, NY16.5Lake Grove, NY: 16.5 %Lake Grove, NY16.5Plattsburgh, NY: 16.5 %Plattsburgh, NY16.5Rye, NY: 16.4 %Rye, NY16.4Ithaca, NY: 20 %Ithaca, NY20Kenmore, NY: 19.4 %Kenmore, NY19.4Oneonta, NY: 19.2 %Oneonta, NY19.2Corning, NY: 18.9 %Corning, NY18.9Depew, NY: 18.9 %Depew, NY18.9Watertown, NY: 18.7 %Watertown, NY18.7Cortland, NY: 18.3 %Cortland, NY18.3Tonawanda, NY: 18.3 %Tonawanda, NY18.3Babylon, NY: 18.1 %Babylon, NY18.1Watervliet, NY: 18.1 %Watervliet, NY18.1Albany, NY: 18 %Albany, NY18Cohoes, NY: 18 %Cohoes, NY18Geneva, NY: 18 %Geneva, NY18Patchogue, NY: 17.9 %Patchogue, NY17.9Lindenhurst, NY: 17.7 %Lindenhurst, NY17.7New Square, NY: 17.7 %New Square, NY17.7Troy, NY: 17.6 %Troy, NY17.6Massapequa Park, NY: 17.3 %Massapequa Park, NY17.3Saratoga Springs, NY: 17.2 %Saratoga Springs, NY17.2Harrison, NY: 17.1 %Harrison, NY17.1Oswego, NY: 17.1 %Oswego, NY17.1Lackawanna, NY: 17 %Lackawanna, NY17North Tonawanda, NY: 17 %North Tonawanda, NY17Fulton, NY: 16.9 %Fulton, NY16.9Glens Falls, NY: 16.9 %Glens Falls, NY16.9New York, NY: 16.9 %New York, NY16.9Rome, NY: 16.9 %Rome, NY16.9Garden City, NY: 16.8 %Garden City, NY16.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 16.8 %Kiryas Joel, NY16.8Lockport, NY: 16.8 %Lockport, NY16.8Oneida, NY: 16.8 %Oneida, NY16.8Olean, NY: 16.7 %Olean, NY16.7Long Beach, NY: 16.6 %Long Beach, NY16.6Rockville Centre, NY: 16.6 %Rockville Centre, NY16.6Amsterdam, NY: 16.5 %Amsterdam, NY16.5Chestnut Ridge, NY: 16.5 %Chestnut Ridge, NY16.5East Rockaway, NY: 16.5 %East Rockaway, NY16.5Lake Grove, NY: 16.5 %Lake Grove, NY16.5Plattsburgh, NY: 16.5 %Plattsburgh, NY16.5Rye, NY: 16.4 %Rye, NY16.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ithaca, NY20-2.6 pts
2Kenmore, NY19.4-2.4 pts
3Oneonta, NY19.2-2.7 pts
4Corning, NY18.90 pts
4Depew, NY18.9-2.4 pts
6Watertown, NY18.7+0.8 pts
7Cortland, NY18.3-2.3 pts
7Tonawanda, NY18.3-2.4 pts
9Babylon, NY18.1-1 pts
9Watervliet, NY18.1-1.9 pts
11Albany, NY18-1.8 pts
11Cohoes, NY18-2.4 pts
11Geneva, NY18-1.4 pts
14Patchogue, NY17.9-1 pts
15Lindenhurst, NY17.7-1.2 pts
15New Square, NY17.7+0.9 pts
17Troy, NY17.6-2.1 pts
18Massapequa Park, NY17.3-3 pts
19Saratoga Springs, NY17.2-2.5 pts
20Harrison, NY17.1-1.3 pts
20Oswego, NY17.1-1.2 pts
22Lackawanna, NY17-1.8 pts
22North Tonawanda, NY17-2.6 pts
24Fulton, NY16.9-1.6 pts
24Glens Falls, NY16.9-2.9 pts
24New York, NY16.9-0.5 pts
24Rome, NY16.9-2.5 pts
28Garden City, NY16.8-3 pts
28Kiryas Joel, NY16.8-3.4 pts
28Lockport, NY16.8-2.3 pts
28Oneida, NY16.8-1.4 pts
32Olean, NY16.7-1.1 pts
33Long Beach, NY16.6-3.1 pts
33Rockville Centre, NY16.6-3 pts
35Amsterdam, NY16.5-2 pts
35Chestnut Ridge, NY16.5+0.2 pts
35East Rockaway, NY16.5-3 pts
35Lake Grove, NY16.5-0.8 pts
35Plattsburgh, NY16.5-1.4 pts
40Rye, NY16.4-1.2 pts
41Airmont, NY16.3-0.2 pts
41Batavia, NY16.3-1.9 pts
41Buffalo, NY16.3-1.9 pts
41Gloversville, NY16.3-1.1 pts
41Jamestown, NY16.3-0.6 pts
41Rochester, NY16.3+0.1 pts
47Canandaigua, NY16.2-1.4 pts
48Auburn, NY16.1-1.7 pts
48Mamaroneck, NY16.1-1.3 pts
50Dobbs Ferry, NY16-1.1 pts
50Floral Park, NY16-2.9 pts
50Mineola, NY16-3 pts
50Ossining, NY16-1.6 pts
50Suffern, NY16-0.4 pts
50Woodbury, NY16-4.9 pts
56Port Chester, NY15.9-1.3 pts
57Elmira, NY15.7-1.8 pts
58Beacon, NY15.6-2.1 pts
58Dunkirk, NY15.6-1.2 pts
58Mount Kisco, NY15.6-1.6 pts
58Tarrytown, NY15.6-1.3 pts
62Scarsdale, NY15.5-0.9 pts
63Peekskill, NY15.4-1.3 pts
64Endicott, NY15.3-0.1 pts
64Lynbrook, NY15.3-2.9 pts
64Sleepy Hollow, NY15.3-1.2 pts
64Syracuse, NY15.3-2.7 pts
68Schenectady, NY15.2-2.1 pts
68Utica, NY15.2-2.2 pts
70Binghamton, NY15-0.3 pts
70West Haverstraw, NY15-0.6 pts
70Westbury, NY15-3 pts
73Great Neck, NY14.9-2.8 pts
73New Rochelle, NY14.9-1.2 pts
73Niagara Falls, NY14.9-2.1 pts
76Spring Valley, NY14.8-0.3 pts
76White Plains, NY14.8-1.4 pts
78Kingston, NY14.7-3.1 pts
79Freeport, NY14.6-3.1 pts
79Glen Cove, NY14.6-2.5 pts
81Johnson City, NY14.5-0.3 pts
82Valley Stream, NY14.3-3.1 pts
82Yonkers, NY14.3-1.3 pts
84Haverstraw, NY14.2-1.1 pts
85Hempstead, NY13.8-2.9 pts
85Newburgh, NY13.8-3.9 pts
87Middletown, NY13.7-4.4 pts
88New Hyde Park, NY13.4-2.5 pts
89Poughkeepsie, NY13.2-1.8 pts
90Mount Vernon, NY12.8-1.5 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in New York by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New York by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in New York by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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-york-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in New York by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Ithaca, NY, with 20% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Mount Vernon, NY, with 12.8% 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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