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Cities in North Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate

Holly Springs, NC had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2021, at 23%. Kinston, NC had the lowest, at 11.8%. The median was 16.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest23Holly Springs, NC
Lowest11.8Kinston, NC
Median16.593 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Holly Springs, NC: 23 %Holly Springs, NC23Havelock, NC: 22.6 %Havelock, NC22.6Apex, NC: 22.2 %Apex, NC22.2Rolesville, NC: 21.7 %Rolesville, NC21.7Huntersville, NC: 21.6 %Huntersville, NC21.6Jacksonville, NC: 21.5 %Jacksonville, NC21.5Wake Forest, NC: 21.4 %Wake Forest, NC21.4Morrisville, NC: 21.2 %Morrisville, NC21.2Cornelius, NC: 21 %Cornelius, NC21Cary, NC: 20.4 %Cary, NC20.4Knightdale, NC: 20.4 %Knightdale, NC20.4Raleigh, NC: 20.4 %Raleigh, NC20.4Davidson, NC: 20.2 %Davidson, NC20.2Fuquay-Varina, NC: 20.2 %Fuquay-Varina, NC20.2Boone, NC: 20 %Boone, NC20Carrboro, NC: 20 %Carrboro, NC20Spring Lake, NC: 19.9 %Spring Lake, NC19.9Waxhaw, NC: 19.7 %Waxhaw, NC19.7Indian Trail, NC: 19.6 %Indian Trail, NC19.6Wendell, NC: 19 %Wendell, NC19Chapel Hill, NC: 18.7 %Chapel Hill, NC18.7Elon, NC: 18.7 %Elon, NC18.7Hope Mills, NC: 18.7 %Hope Mills, NC18.7Matthews, NC: 18.7 %Matthews, NC18.7Stallings, NC: 18.7 %Stallings, NC18.7Charlotte, NC: 18.6 %Charlotte, NC18.6Garner, NC: 18.6 %Garner, NC18.6Mount Holly, NC: 18.6 %Mount Holly, NC18.6Wilmington, NC: 18.6 %Wilmington, NC18.6Clayton, NC: 18.4 %Clayton, NC18.4Mooresville, NC: 18.4 %Mooresville, NC18.4Belmont, NC: 18.3 %Belmont, NC18.3Weddington, NC: 18.3 %Weddington, NC18.3Summerfield, NC: 18.2 %Summerfield, NC18.2Harrisburg, NC: 18.1 %Harrisburg, NC18.1Durham, NC: 18 %Durham, NC18Asheville, NC: 17.9 %Asheville, NC17.9Fayetteville, NC: 17.9 %Fayetteville, NC17.9Mint Hill, NC: 17.9 %Mint Hill, NC17.9Mebane, NC: 17.7 %Mebane, NC17.7Holly Springs, NC: 23 %Holly Springs, NC23Havelock, NC: 22.6 %Havelock, NC22.6Apex, NC: 22.2 %Apex, NC22.2Rolesville, NC: 21.7 %Rolesville, NC21.7Huntersville, NC: 21.6 %Huntersville, NC21.6Jacksonville, NC: 21.5 %Jacksonville, NC21.5Wake Forest, NC: 21.4 %Wake Forest, NC21.4Morrisville, NC: 21.2 %Morrisville, NC21.2Cornelius, NC: 21 %Cornelius, NC21Cary, NC: 20.4 %Cary, NC20.4Knightdale, NC: 20.4 %Knightdale, NC20.4Raleigh, NC: 20.4 %Raleigh, NC20.4Davidson, NC: 20.2 %Davidson, NC20.2Fuquay-Varina, NC: 20.2 %Fuquay-Varina, NC20.2Boone, NC: 20 %Boone, NC20Carrboro, NC: 20 %Carrboro, NC20Spring Lake, NC: 19.9 %Spring Lake, NC19.9Waxhaw, NC: 19.7 %Waxhaw, NC19.7Indian Trail, NC: 19.6 %Indian Trail, NC19.6Wendell, NC: 19 %Wendell, NC19Chapel Hill, NC: 18.7 %Chapel Hill, NC18.7Elon, NC: 18.7 %Elon, NC18.7Hope Mills, NC: 18.7 %Hope Mills, NC18.7Matthews, NC: 18.7 %Matthews, NC18.7Stallings, NC: 18.7 %Stallings, NC18.7Charlotte, NC: 18.6 %Charlotte, NC18.6Garner, NC: 18.6 %Garner, NC18.6Mount Holly, NC: 18.6 %Mount Holly, NC18.6Wilmington, NC: 18.6 %Wilmington, NC18.6Clayton, NC: 18.4 %Clayton, NC18.4Mooresville, NC: 18.4 %Mooresville, NC18.4Belmont, NC: 18.3 %Belmont, NC18.3Weddington, NC: 18.3 %Weddington, NC18.3Summerfield, NC: 18.2 %Summerfield, NC18.2Harrisburg, NC: 18.1 %Harrisburg, NC18.1Durham, NC: 18 %Durham, NC18Asheville, NC: 17.9 %Asheville, NC17.9Fayetteville, NC: 17.9 %Fayetteville, NC17.9Mint Hill, NC: 17.9 %Mint Hill, NC17.9Mebane, NC: 17.7 %Mebane, NC17.7
%. 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

RankCities2021 (%)
1Holly Springs, NC23
2Havelock, NC22.6
3Apex, NC22.2
4Rolesville, NC21.7
5Huntersville, NC21.6
6Jacksonville, NC21.5
7Wake Forest, NC21.4
8Morrisville, NC21.2
9Cornelius, NC21
10Cary, NC20.4
10Knightdale, NC20.4
10Raleigh, NC20.4
13Davidson, NC20.2
13Fuquay-Varina, NC20.2
15Boone, NC20
15Carrboro, NC20
17Spring Lake, NC19.9
18Waxhaw, NC19.7
19Indian Trail, NC19.6
20Wendell, NC19
21Chapel Hill, NC18.7
21Elon, NC18.7
21Hope Mills, NC18.7
21Matthews, NC18.7
21Stallings, NC18.7
26Charlotte, NC18.6
26Garner, NC18.6
26Mount Holly, NC18.6
26Wilmington, NC18.6
30Clayton, NC18.4
30Mooresville, NC18.4
32Belmont, NC18.3
32Weddington, NC18.3
34Summerfield, NC18.2
35Harrisburg, NC18.1
36Durham, NC18
37Asheville, NC17.9
37Fayetteville, NC17.9
37Mint Hill, NC17.9
40Mebane, NC17.7
41Aberdeen, NC17.5
41Leland, NC17.5
43Pineville, NC17.3
44Concord, NC17.1
44Winterville, NC17.1
46Lewisville, NC17
47Hickory, NC16.5
47Newton, NC16.5
49Clemmons, NC16.4
49Kernersville, NC16.4
51Greenville, NC16.3
51Kannapolis, NC16.3
53Archdale, NC16.2
53Salisbury, NC16.2
53Zebulon, NC16.2
56Monroe, NC16.1
57Greensboro, NC15.9
58Gastonia, NC15.8
58Lincolnton, NC15.8
58Morehead City, NC15.8
61Asheboro, NC15.7
62High Point, NC15.4
63Sanford, NC15.3
64Graham, NC15.2
65Winston-Salem, NC15.1
66Elizabeth City, NC15
67Waynesville, NC14.9
68Albemarle, NC14.8
68Morganton, NC14.8
68Thomasville, NC14.8
71Burlington, NC14.7
72Kings Mountain, NC14.6
72Statesville, NC14.6
74Lenoir, NC14.4
74New Bern, NC14.4
76Southern Pines, NC14.2
77Eden, NC14.1
77Roanoke Rapids, NC14.1
77Wilson, NC14.1
80Goldsboro, NC14
81Rocky Mount, NC13.9
82Smithfield, NC13.7
83Reidsville, NC13.5
83Shelby, NC13.5
85Hendersonville, NC13.3
85Lumberton, NC13.3
87Mount Airy, NC13.2
88Lexington, NC13.1
89Pinehurst, NC13
90Laurinburg, NC12.9
91Tarboro, NC12.6
92Henderson, NC12.2
93Kinston, NC11.8

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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 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 North Carolina 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in North Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021. 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2021. 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Holly Springs, NC, with 23% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Kinston, NC, with 11.8% in 2021.

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