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Counties in Tennessee by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate

Trousdale County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2021, at 17.9%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 13.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest17.9Trousdale County
Lowest11.2Cumberland County
Median13.595 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 14.1 %Bedford County: 14.6 %Benton County: 12.2 %Bledsoe County: 14.2 %Blount County: 13.3 %Bradley County: 13.7 %Campbell County: 13.2 %Cannon County: 14.2 %Carroll County: 13.7 %Carter County: 12.9 %Cheatham County: 15.5 %Chester County: 13.7 %Claiborne County: 13.5 %Clay County: 11.7 %Cocke County: 12.1 %Coffee County: 14.3 %Crockett County: 13.1 %Cumberland County: 11.2 %Davidson County: 16.9 %Decatur County: 12.7 %DeKalb County: 13.3 %Dickson County: 15.2 %Dyer County: 13.8 %Fayette County: 12.1 %Fentress County: 12.5 %Franklin County: 14.2 %Gibson County: 13.3 %Giles County: 13.6 %Grainger County: 12.9 %Greene County: 13.2 %Grundy County: 13.2 %Hamblen County: 13.1 %Hamilton County: 14.5 %Hancock County: 12.1 %Hardeman County: 12.6 %Hardin County: 12.7 %Hawkins County: 13.3 %Haywood County: 11.3 %Henderson County: 13.5 %Henry County: 12.6 %Hickman County: 14.8 %Houston County: 13.8 %Humphreys County: 14 %Jackson County: 13 %Jefferson County: 14.2 %Johnson County: 13.1 %Knox County: 15.5 %Lake County: 14.3 %Lauderdale County: 13 %Lawrence County: 13.7 %Lewis County: 13 %Lincoln County: 13.8 %Loudon County: 12.5 %McMinn County: 13.3 %McNairy County: 12.8 %Macon County: 14.2 %Madison County: 13 %Marion County: 13.3 %Marshall County: 14.2 %Maury County: 14.4 %Meigs County: 13.9 %Monroe County: 13.3 %Montgomery County: 16.2 %Moore County: 13.3 %Morgan County: 14.3 %Obion County: 12.7 %Overton County: 13.2 %Perry County: 13.1 %Pickett County: 11.8 %Polk County: 14 %Putnam County: 14.9 %Rhea County: 13.2 %Roane County: 13.3 %Robertson County: 15 %Rutherford County: 15.8 %Scott County: 13.6 %Sequatchie County: 12.6 %Sevier County: 13.6 %Shelby County: 13.9 %Smith County: 14.7 %Stewart County: 14.1 %Sullivan County: 12.1 %Sumner County: 14.3 %Tipton County: 15 %Trousdale County: 17.9 %Unicoi County: 13.2 %Union County: 13.7 %Van Buren County: 12.6 %Warren County: 13.4 %Washington County: 14 %Wayne County: 14.7 %Weakley County: 14.2 %White County: 13.4 %Williamson County: 15.5 %Wilson County: 15.2 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Trousdale County: 17.9 %Trousdale County17.9Davidson County: 16.9 %Davidson County16.9Montgomery County: 16.2 %Montgomery County16.2Rutherford County: 15.8 %Rutherford County15.8Cheatham County: 15.5 %Cheatham County15.5Knox County: 15.5 %Knox County15.5Williamson County: 15.5 %Williamson County15.5Dickson County: 15.2 %Dickson County15.2Wilson County: 15.2 %Wilson County15.2Robertson County: 15 %Robertson County15Tipton County: 15 %Tipton County15Putnam County: 14.9 %Putnam County14.9Hickman County: 14.8 %Hickman County14.8Smith County: 14.7 %Smith County14.7Wayne County: 14.7 %Wayne County14.7Bedford County: 14.6 %Bedford County14.6Hamilton County: 14.5 %Hamilton County14.5Maury County: 14.4 %Maury County14.4Coffee County: 14.3 %Coffee County14.3Lake County: 14.3 %Lake County14.3Morgan County: 14.3 %Morgan County14.3Sumner County: 14.3 %Sumner County14.3Bledsoe County: 14.2 %Bledsoe County14.2Cannon County: 14.2 %Cannon County14.2Franklin County: 14.2 %Franklin County14.2Jefferson County: 14.2 %Jefferson County14.2Macon County: 14.2 %Macon County14.2Marshall County: 14.2 %Marshall County14.2Weakley County: 14.2 %Weakley County14.2Anderson County: 14.1 %Anderson County14.1Stewart County: 14.1 %Stewart County14.1Humphreys County: 14 %Humphreys County14Polk County: 14 %Polk County14Washington County: 14 %Washington County14Meigs County: 13.9 %Meigs County13.9Shelby County: 13.9 %Shelby County13.9Dyer County: 13.8 %Dyer County13.8Houston County: 13.8 %Houston County13.8Lincoln County: 13.8 %Lincoln County13.8Bradley County: 13.7 %Bradley County13.7Trousdale County: 17.9 %Trousdale County17.9Davidson County: 16.9 %Davidson County16.9Montgomery County: 16.2 %Montgomery County16.2Rutherford County: 15.8 %Rutherford County15.8Cheatham County: 15.5 %Cheatham County15.5Knox County: 15.5 %Knox County15.5Williamson County: 15.5 %Williamson County15.5Dickson County: 15.2 %Dickson County15.2Wilson County: 15.2 %Wilson County15.2Robertson County: 15 %Robertson County15Tipton County: 15 %Tipton County15Putnam County: 14.9 %Putnam County14.9Hickman County: 14.8 %Hickman County14.8Smith County: 14.7 %Smith County14.7Wayne County: 14.7 %Wayne County14.7Bedford County: 14.6 %Bedford County14.6Hamilton County: 14.5 %Hamilton County14.5Maury County: 14.4 %Maury County14.4Coffee County: 14.3 %Coffee County14.3Lake County: 14.3 %Lake County14.3Morgan County: 14.3 %Morgan County14.3Sumner County: 14.3 %Sumner County14.3Bledsoe County: 14.2 %Bledsoe County14.2Cannon County: 14.2 %Cannon County14.2Franklin County: 14.2 %Franklin County14.2Jefferson County: 14.2 %Jefferson County14.2Macon County: 14.2 %Macon County14.2Marshall County: 14.2 %Marshall County14.2Weakley County: 14.2 %Weakley County14.2Anderson County: 14.1 %Anderson County14.1Stewart County: 14.1 %Stewart County14.1Humphreys County: 14 %Humphreys County14Polk County: 14 %Polk County14Washington County: 14 %Washington County14Meigs County: 13.9 %Meigs County13.9Shelby County: 13.9 %Shelby County13.9Dyer County: 13.8 %Dyer County13.8Houston County: 13.8 %Houston County13.8Lincoln County: 13.8 %Lincoln County13.8Bradley County: 13.7 %Bradley County13.7
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Trousdale County17.9
2Davidson County16.9
3Montgomery County16.2
4Rutherford County15.8
5Cheatham County15.5
5Knox County15.5
5Williamson County15.5
8Dickson County15.2
8Wilson County15.2
10Robertson County15
10Tipton County15
12Putnam County14.9
13Hickman County14.8
14Smith County14.7
14Wayne County14.7
16Bedford County14.6
17Hamilton County14.5
18Maury County14.4
19Coffee County14.3
19Lake County14.3
19Morgan County14.3
19Sumner County14.3
23Bledsoe County14.2
23Cannon County14.2
23Franklin County14.2
23Jefferson County14.2
23Macon County14.2
23Marshall County14.2
23Weakley County14.2
30Anderson County14.1
30Stewart County14.1
32Humphreys County14
32Polk County14
32Washington County14
35Meigs County13.9
35Shelby County13.9
37Dyer County13.8
37Houston County13.8
37Lincoln County13.8
40Bradley County13.7
40Carroll County13.7
40Chester County13.7
40Lawrence County13.7
40Union County13.7
45Giles County13.6
45Scott County13.6
45Sevier County13.6
48Claiborne County13.5
48Henderson County13.5
50Warren County13.4
50White County13.4
52Blount County13.3
52DeKalb County13.3
52Gibson County13.3
52Hawkins County13.3
52Marion County13.3
52McMinn County13.3
52Monroe County13.3
52Moore County13.3
52Roane County13.3
61Campbell County13.2
61Greene County13.2
61Grundy County13.2
61Overton County13.2
61Rhea County13.2
61Unicoi County13.2
67Crockett County13.1
67Hamblen County13.1
67Johnson County13.1
67Perry County13.1
71Jackson County13
71Lauderdale County13
71Lewis County13
71Madison County13
75Carter County12.9
75Grainger County12.9
77McNairy County12.8
78Decatur County12.7
78Hardin County12.7
78Obion County12.7
81Hardeman County12.6
81Henry County12.6
81Sequatchie County12.6
81Van Buren County12.6
85Fentress County12.5
85Loudon County12.5
87Benton County12.2
88Cocke County12.1
88Fayette County12.1
88Hancock County12.1
88Sullivan County12.1
92Pickett County11.8
93Clay County11.7
94Haywood County11.3
95Cumberland County11.2

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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 counties 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, 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 Tennessee 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2021. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Trousdale County, with 17.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Cumberland County, with 11.2% in 2021.

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