# Counties in North Carolina by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 100 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_binge_drinking_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Onslow County | 17.8 |
| 2 | Watauga County | 17.7 |
| 3 | New Hanover County | 17.6 |
| 4 | Currituck County | 16.4 |
| 5 | Camden County | 16.1 |
| 5 | Pender County | 16.1 |
| 7 | Harnett County | 16 |
| 8 | Cumberland County | 15.8 |
| 8 | Orange County | 15.8 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 15.7 |
| 11 | Iredell County | 15.6 |
| 11 | Jackson County | 15.6 |
| 11 | Union County | 15.6 |
| 14 | Durham County | 15.4 |
| 15 | Buncombe County | 15.3 |
| 15 | Gaston County | 15.3 |
| 15 | Mecklenburg County | 15.3 |
| 18 | Johnston County | 15.2 |
| 19 | Avery County | 15.1 |
| 20 | Alexander County | 15 |
| 20 | Cabarrus County | 15 |
| 22 | Lee County | 14.9 |
| 22 | Madison County | 14.9 |
| 24 | Catawba County | 14.8 |
| 24 | Pitt County | 14.8 |
| 24 | Stanly County | 14.8 |
| 24 | Wake County | 14.8 |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 14.7 |
| 28 | Randolph County | 14.7 |
| 30 | Craven County | 14.6 |
| 30 | Davie County | 14.6 |
| 30 | Forsyth County | 14.6 |
| 30 | Graham County | 14.6 |
| 30 | McDowell County | 14.6 |
| 30 | Rowan County | 14.6 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 14.5 |
| 36 | Haywood County | 14.5 |
| 36 | Hoke County | 14.5 |
| 39 | Dare County | 14.4 |
| 39 | Mitchell County | 14.4 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 14.4 |
| 42 | Carteret County | 14.3 |
| 43 | Burke County | 14.2 |
| 43 | Pasquotank County | 14.2 |
| 43 | Stokes County | 14.2 |
| 43 | Swain County | 14.2 |
| 43 | Yadkin County | 14.2 |
| 48 | Alamance County | 14.1 |
| 48 | Moore County | 14.1 |
| 48 | Wilkes County | 14.1 |
| 51 | Cleveland County | 14 |
| 51 | Davidson County | 14 |
| 51 | Greene County | 14 |
| 51 | Rockingham County | 14 |
| 55 | Chatham County | 13.9 |
| 55 | Granville County | 13.9 |
| 55 | Yancey County | 13.9 |
| 58 | Person County | 13.8 |
| 58 | Surry County | 13.8 |
| 60 | Guilford County | 13.7 |
| 60 | Rutherford County | 13.7 |
| 62 | Sampson County | 13.6 |
| 63 | Ashe County | 13.5 |
| 64 | Henderson County | 13.4 |
| 64 | Transylvania County | 13.4 |
| 66 | Caswell County | 13.2 |
| 66 | Duplin County | 13.2 |
| 66 | Hyde County | 13.2 |
| 66 | Macon County | 13.2 |
| 66 | Nash County | 13.2 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 13.1 |
| 72 | Columbus County | 13 |
| 73 | Beaufort County | 12.9 |
| 73 | Brunswick County | 12.9 |
| 73 | Gates County | 12.9 |
| 76 | Alleghany County | 12.8 |
| 76 | Cherokee County | 12.8 |
| 76 | Scotland County | 12.8 |
| 79 | Perquimans County | 12.7 |
| 79 | Richmond County | 12.7 |
| 81 | Clay County | 12.6 |
| 81 | Polk County | 12.6 |
| 83 | Bladen County | 12.4 |
| 83 | Jones County | 12.4 |
| 83 | Pamlico County | 12.4 |
| 83 | Tyrrell County | 12.4 |
| 87 | Anson County | 12.3 |
| 88 | Wilson County | 12.2 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 11.9 |
| 89 | Lenoir County | 11.9 |
| 89 | Vance County | 11.9 |
| 92 | Halifax County | 11.5 |
| 92 | Martin County | 11.5 |
| 94 | Edgecombe County | 11.4 |
| 94 | Robeson County | 11.4 |
| 96 | Bertie County | 11.3 |
| 97 | Hertford County | 11.1 |
| 98 | Warren County | 10.8 |
| 99 | Washington County | 10.4 |
| 100 | Northampton County | 10.2 |