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

Jacksonville, NC had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 93 cities in 2022, at 23.3%. Kinston, NC had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 16.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest23.3Jacksonville, NC
Lowest11.2Kinston, NC
Median16.893 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Jacksonville, NC: 23.3 %Jacksonville, NC23.3Huntersville, NC: 21.6 %Huntersville, NC21.6Davidson, NC: 20.8 %Davidson, NC20.8Holly Springs, NC: 20.7 %Holly Springs, NC20.7Boone, NC: 20.6 %Boone, NC20.6Cornelius, NC: 20.6 %Cornelius, NC20.6Havelock, NC: 20.4 %Havelock, NC20.4Waxhaw, NC: 20.2 %Waxhaw, NC20.2Elon, NC: 20.1 %Elon, NC20.1Indian Trail, NC: 19.9 %Indian Trail, NC19.9Apex, NC: 19.8 %Apex, NC19.8Charlotte, NC: 19.5 %Charlotte, NC19.5Matthews, NC: 19 %Matthews, NC19Mount Holly, NC: 19 %Mount Holly, NC19Wendell, NC: 19 %Wendell, NC19Belmont, NC: 18.9 %Belmont, NC18.9Fuquay-Varina, NC: 18.9 %Fuquay-Varina, NC18.9Raleigh, NC: 18.9 %Raleigh, NC18.9Rolesville, NC: 18.9 %Rolesville, NC18.9Wake Forest, NC: 18.9 %Wake Forest, NC18.9Carrboro, NC: 18.7 %Carrboro, NC18.7Durham, NC: 18.7 %Durham, NC18.7Spring Lake, NC: 18.7 %Spring Lake, NC18.7Weddington, NC: 18.7 %Weddington, NC18.7Wilmington, NC: 18.7 %Wilmington, NC18.7Mooresville, NC: 18.6 %Mooresville, NC18.6Stallings, NC: 18.6 %Stallings, NC18.6Mint Hill, NC: 18.2 %Mint Hill, NC18.2Pineville, NC: 18 %Pineville, NC18Aberdeen, NC: 17.9 %Aberdeen, NC17.9Mebane, NC: 17.9 %Mebane, NC17.9Winterville, NC: 17.9 %Winterville, NC17.9Garner, NC: 17.7 %Garner, NC17.7Summerfield, NC: 17.7 %Summerfield, NC17.7Cary, NC: 17.6 %Cary, NC17.6Harrisburg, NC: 17.6 %Harrisburg, NC17.6Asheville, NC: 17.5 %Asheville, NC17.5Clayton, NC: 17.5 %Clayton, NC17.5Knightdale, NC: 17.5 %Knightdale, NC17.5Concord, NC: 17.4 %Concord, NC17.4Jacksonville, NC: 23.3 %Jacksonville, NC23.3Huntersville, NC: 21.6 %Huntersville, NC21.6Davidson, NC: 20.8 %Davidson, NC20.8Holly Springs, NC: 20.7 %Holly Springs, NC20.7Boone, NC: 20.6 %Boone, NC20.6Cornelius, NC: 20.6 %Cornelius, NC20.6Havelock, NC: 20.4 %Havelock, NC20.4Waxhaw, NC: 20.2 %Waxhaw, NC20.2Elon, NC: 20.1 %Elon, NC20.1Indian Trail, NC: 19.9 %Indian Trail, NC19.9Apex, NC: 19.8 %Apex, NC19.8Charlotte, NC: 19.5 %Charlotte, NC19.5Matthews, NC: 19 %Matthews, NC19Mount Holly, NC: 19 %Mount Holly, NC19Wendell, NC: 19 %Wendell, NC19Belmont, NC: 18.9 %Belmont, NC18.9Fuquay-Varina, NC: 18.9 %Fuquay-Varina, NC18.9Raleigh, NC: 18.9 %Raleigh, NC18.9Rolesville, NC: 18.9 %Rolesville, NC18.9Wake Forest, NC: 18.9 %Wake Forest, NC18.9Carrboro, NC: 18.7 %Carrboro, NC18.7Durham, NC: 18.7 %Durham, NC18.7Spring Lake, NC: 18.7 %Spring Lake, NC18.7Weddington, NC: 18.7 %Weddington, NC18.7Wilmington, NC: 18.7 %Wilmington, NC18.7Mooresville, NC: 18.6 %Mooresville, NC18.6Stallings, NC: 18.6 %Stallings, NC18.6Mint Hill, NC: 18.2 %Mint Hill, NC18.2Pineville, NC: 18 %Pineville, NC18Aberdeen, NC: 17.9 %Aberdeen, NC17.9Mebane, NC: 17.9 %Mebane, NC17.9Winterville, NC: 17.9 %Winterville, NC17.9Garner, NC: 17.7 %Garner, NC17.7Summerfield, NC: 17.7 %Summerfield, NC17.7Cary, NC: 17.6 %Cary, NC17.6Harrisburg, NC: 17.6 %Harrisburg, NC17.6Asheville, NC: 17.5 %Asheville, NC17.5Clayton, NC: 17.5 %Clayton, NC17.5Knightdale, NC: 17.5 %Knightdale, NC17.5Concord, NC: 17.4 %Concord, NC17.4
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jacksonville, NC23.3+1.8 pts
2Huntersville, NC21.60 pts
3Davidson, NC20.8+0.6 pts
4Holly Springs, NC20.7-2.3 pts
5Boone, NC20.6+0.6 pts
5Cornelius, NC20.6-0.4 pts
7Havelock, NC20.4-2.2 pts
8Waxhaw, NC20.2+0.5 pts
9Elon, NC20.1+1.4 pts
10Indian Trail, NC19.9+0.3 pts
11Apex, NC19.8-2.4 pts
12Charlotte, NC19.5+0.9 pts
13Matthews, NC19+0.3 pts
13Mount Holly, NC19+0.4 pts
13Wendell, NC190 pts
16Belmont, NC18.9+0.6 pts
16Fuquay-Varina, NC18.9-1.3 pts
16Raleigh, NC18.9-1.5 pts
16Rolesville, NC18.9-2.8 pts
16Wake Forest, NC18.9-2.5 pts
21Carrboro, NC18.7-1.3 pts
21Durham, NC18.7+0.7 pts
21Spring Lake, NC18.7-1.2 pts
21Weddington, NC18.7+0.4 pts
21Wilmington, NC18.7+0.1 pts
26Mooresville, NC18.6+0.2 pts
26Stallings, NC18.6-0.1 pts
28Mint Hill, NC18.2+0.3 pts
29Pineville, NC18+0.7 pts
30Aberdeen, NC17.9+0.4 pts
30Mebane, NC17.9+0.2 pts
30Winterville, NC17.9+0.8 pts
33Garner, NC17.7-0.9 pts
33Summerfield, NC17.7-0.5 pts
35Cary, NC17.6-2.8 pts
35Harrisburg, NC17.6-0.5 pts
37Asheville, NC17.5-0.4 pts
37Clayton, NC17.5-0.9 pts
37Knightdale, NC17.5-2.9 pts
40Concord, NC17.4+0.3 pts
41Morrisville, NC17.3-3.9 pts
42Chapel Hill, NC17.1-1.6 pts
42Monroe, NC17.1+1 pts
44Greenville, NC17+0.7 pts
45Hope Mills, NC16.9-1.8 pts
45Kannapolis, NC16.9+0.6 pts
47Lewisville, NC16.8-0.2 pts
47Newton, NC16.8+0.3 pts
49Fayetteville, NC16.7-1.2 pts
50Graham, NC16.6+1.4 pts
51Gastonia, NC16.5+0.7 pts
51Hickory, NC16.50 pts
53Clemmons, NC16.40 pts
54Kernersville, NC16.3-0.1 pts
54Zebulon, NC16.3+0.1 pts
56Archdale, NC16.20 pts
57Lincolnton, NC16.1+0.3 pts
58Sanford, NC16+0.7 pts
59Asheboro, NC15.70 pts
59Greensboro, NC15.7-0.2 pts
61Burlington, NC15.6+0.9 pts
61Thomasville, NC15.6+0.8 pts
61Winston-Salem, NC15.6+0.5 pts
64High Point, NC15.40 pts
64Southern Pines, NC15.4+1.2 pts
66Kings Mountain, NC15.3+0.7 pts
67Morehead City, NC15.2-0.6 pts
68Albemarle, NC15+0.2 pts
68Elizabeth City, NC150 pts
68Leland, NC15-2.5 pts
68Lenoir, NC15+0.6 pts
68Lexington, NC15+1.9 pts
68Statesville, NC15+0.4 pts
74Morganton, NC14.80 pts
75Salisbury, NC14.7-1.5 pts
76Roanoke Rapids, NC14.4+0.3 pts
76Waynesville, NC14.4-0.5 pts
78New Bern, NC14.2-0.2 pts
79Eden, NC14.10 pts
80Goldsboro, NC13.7-0.3 pts
80Hendersonville, NC13.7+0.4 pts
80Pinehurst, NC13.7+0.7 pts
83Shelby, NC13.6+0.1 pts
84Mount Airy, NC13.4+0.2 pts
84Smithfield, NC13.4-0.3 pts
86Rocky Mount, NC12.8-1.1 pts
86Wilson, NC12.8-1.3 pts
88Reidsville, NC12.7-0.8 pts
89Tarboro, NC12.5-0.1 pts
90Henderson, NC12.4+0.2 pts
90Laurinburg, NC12.4-0.5 pts
92Lumberton, NC12.1-1.2 pts
93Kinston, NC11.2-0.6 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, 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jacksonville, NC, with 23.3% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Kinston, NC, with 11.2% 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, 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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