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

New York County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 62 counties in 2023, at 21%. Queens County had the lowest, at 13.5%. The median was 16.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Lowest13.5Queens County
Median16.662 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 18.4 %Allegany County: 17.4 %Bronx County: 14.1 %Broome County: 15.9 %Cattaraugus County: 16.7 %Cayuga County: 16.4 %Chautauqua County: 16.4 %Chemung County: 15.9 %Chenango County: 16.2 %Clinton County: 16.5 %Columbia County: 15.5 %Cortland County: 18.7 %Delaware County: 16.1 %Dutchess County: 15.3 %Erie County: 17.4 %Essex County: 16.2 %Franklin County: 16.8 %Fulton County: 16.4 %Genesee County: 16.8 %Greene County: 17 %Hamilton County: 14.3 %Herkimer County: 17.9 %Jefferson County: 20.2 %Kings County: 16.8 %Lewis County: 17.2 %Livingston County: 18.3 %Madison County: 17 %Monroe County: 17.4 %Montgomery County: 16.9 %Nassau County: 15.1 %New York County: 21 %Niagara County: 16.2 %Oneida County: 16.9 %Onondaga County: 16.4 %Ontario County: 16.6 %Orange County: 15.1 %Orleans County: 16.6 %Oswego County: 17.5 %Otsego County: 16.7 %Putnam County: 17.2 %Queens County: 13.5 %Rensselaer County: 17.5 %Richmond County: 13.9 %Rockland County: 15.7 %St. Lawrence County: 18.6 %Saratoga County: 17 %Schenectady County: 16.2 %Schoharie County: 16.9 %Schuyler County: 16.3 %Seneca County: 16.4 %Steuben County: 17.4 %Suffolk County: 16.5 %Sullivan County: 15.6 %Tioga County: 16.3 %Tompkins County: 18.4 %Ulster County: 15.1 %Warren County: 15.4 %Washington County: 16.4 %Wayne County: 16.4 %Westchester County: 15.1 %Wyoming County: 17.5 %Yates County: 17.1 %
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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

New York County: 21 %New York County21Jefferson County: 20.2 %Jefferson County20.2Cortland County: 18.7 %Cortland County18.7St. Lawrence County: 18.6 %St. Lawrence County18.6Albany County: 18.4 %Albany County18.4Tompkins County: 18.4 %Tompkins County18.4Livingston County: 18.3 %Livingston County18.3Herkimer County: 17.9 %Herkimer County17.9Oswego County: 17.5 %Oswego County17.5Rensselaer County: 17.5 %Rensselaer County17.5Wyoming County: 17.5 %Wyoming County17.5Allegany County: 17.4 %Allegany County17.4Erie County: 17.4 %Erie County17.4Monroe County: 17.4 %Monroe County17.4Steuben County: 17.4 %Steuben County17.4Lewis County: 17.2 %Lewis County17.2Putnam County: 17.2 %Putnam County17.2Yates County: 17.1 %Yates County17.1Greene County: 17 %Greene County17Madison County: 17 %Madison County17Saratoga County: 17 %Saratoga County17Montgomery County: 16.9 %Montgomery County16.9Oneida County: 16.9 %Oneida County16.9Schoharie County: 16.9 %Schoharie County16.9Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Genesee County: 16.8 %Genesee County16.8Kings County: 16.8 %Kings County16.8Cattaraugus County: 16.7 %Cattaraugus County16.7Otsego County: 16.7 %Otsego County16.7Ontario County: 16.6 %Ontario County16.6Orleans County: 16.6 %Orleans County16.6Clinton County: 16.5 %Clinton County16.5Suffolk County: 16.5 %Suffolk County16.5Cayuga County: 16.4 %Cayuga County16.4Chautauqua County: 16.4 %Chautauqua County16.4Fulton County: 16.4 %Fulton County16.4Onondaga County: 16.4 %Onondaga County16.4Seneca County: 16.4 %Seneca County16.4Washington County: 16.4 %Washington County16.4Wayne County: 16.4 %Wayne County16.4New York County: 21 %New York County21Jefferson County: 20.2 %Jefferson County20.2Cortland County: 18.7 %Cortland County18.7St. Lawrence County: 18.6 %St. Lawrence County18.6Albany County: 18.4 %Albany County18.4Tompkins County: 18.4 %Tompkins County18.4Livingston County: 18.3 %Livingston County18.3Herkimer County: 17.9 %Herkimer County17.9Oswego County: 17.5 %Oswego County17.5Rensselaer County: 17.5 %Rensselaer County17.5Wyoming County: 17.5 %Wyoming County17.5Allegany County: 17.4 %Allegany County17.4Erie County: 17.4 %Erie County17.4Monroe County: 17.4 %Monroe County17.4Steuben County: 17.4 %Steuben County17.4Lewis County: 17.2 %Lewis County17.2Putnam County: 17.2 %Putnam County17.2Yates County: 17.1 %Yates County17.1Greene County: 17 %Greene County17Madison County: 17 %Madison County17Saratoga County: 17 %Saratoga County17Montgomery County: 16.9 %Montgomery County16.9Oneida County: 16.9 %Oneida County16.9Schoharie County: 16.9 %Schoharie County16.9Franklin County: 16.8 %Franklin County16.8Genesee County: 16.8 %Genesee County16.8Kings County: 16.8 %Kings County16.8Cattaraugus County: 16.7 %Cattaraugus County16.7Otsego County: 16.7 %Otsego County16.7Ontario County: 16.6 %Ontario County16.6Orleans County: 16.6 %Orleans County16.6Clinton County: 16.5 %Clinton County16.5Suffolk County: 16.5 %Suffolk County16.5Cayuga County: 16.4 %Cayuga County16.4Chautauqua County: 16.4 %Chautauqua County16.4Fulton County: 16.4 %Fulton County16.4Onondaga County: 16.4 %Onondaga County16.4Seneca County: 16.4 %Seneca County16.4Washington County: 16.4 %Washington County16.4Wayne County: 16.4 %Wayne County16.4
%. 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
1New York County21-1.8 pts
2Jefferson County20.2+1.3 pts
3Cortland County18.7-2.1 pts
4St. Lawrence County18.6-0.7 pts
5Albany County18.4-2.3 pts
5Tompkins County18.4-2.8 pts
7Livingston County18.3-0.6 pts
8Herkimer County17.9-1.8 pts
9Oswego County17.5-1.8 pts
9Rensselaer County17.5-2.6 pts
9Wyoming County17.5-1.6 pts
12Allegany County17.4-1.5 pts
12Erie County17.4-2.3 pts
12Monroe County17.4-0.6 pts
12Steuben County17.4-1 pts
16Lewis County17.2-2.9 pts
16Putnam County17.2-1 pts
18Yates County17.1-1.1 pts
19Greene County17-0.3 pts
19Madison County17-1.8 pts
19Saratoga County17-2.9 pts
22Montgomery County16.9-2.1 pts
22Oneida County16.9-2.8 pts
22Schoharie County16.9-1.3 pts
25Franklin County16.8-2.9 pts
25Genesee County16.8-2.1 pts
25Kings County16.8+0.7 pts
28Cattaraugus County16.7-1.6 pts
28Otsego County16.7-2.8 pts
30Ontario County16.6-1.5 pts
30Orleans County16.6-1.7 pts
32Clinton County16.5-1.6 pts
32Suffolk County16.5-1.4 pts
34Cayuga County16.4-1.9 pts
34Chautauqua County16.4-1 pts
34Fulton County16.4-1.3 pts
34Onondaga County16.4-3.1 pts
34Seneca County16.4-1.9 pts
34Washington County16.4-3.2 pts
34Wayne County16.4-3.1 pts
41Schuyler County16.3-1.2 pts
41Tioga County16.3-2.1 pts
43Chenango County16.2-2.8 pts
43Essex County16.2-0.9 pts
43Niagara County16.2-2.8 pts
43Schenectady County16.2-2.6 pts
47Delaware County16.1-0.9 pts
48Broome County15.9-0.8 pts
48Chemung County15.9-2 pts
50Rockland County15.7-0.2 pts
51Sullivan County15.6-2.1 pts
52Columbia County15.5-2.1 pts
53Warren County15.4-2.9 pts
54Dutchess County15.3-2.1 pts
55Nassau County15.1-3.3 pts
55Orange County15.1-4.8 pts
55Ulster County15.1-3.2 pts
55Westchester County15.1-1.1 pts
59Hamilton County14.3-1.4 pts
60Bronx County14.1-0.9 pts
61Richmond County13.9-3 pts
62Queens County13.5-0.6 pts

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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.

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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 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in New York 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/new-york-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

New York County, with 21% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Queens County, with 13.5% 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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