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Counties in Texas by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Brazos County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 253 counties in 2023, at 19.3%. Jeff Davis County had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 16.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest19.3Brazos County
Lowest11.4Jeff Davis County
Median16.2253 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

Brazos County: 19.3 %Brazos County19.3Parker County: 19.3 %Parker County19.3Travis County: 19.3 %Travis County19.3Chambers County: 19.2 %Chambers County19.2Randall County: 19.1 %Randall County19.1Sterling County: 19.1 %Sterling County19.1Midland County: 19 %Midland County19Glasscock County: 18.9 %Glasscock County18.9Bee County: 18.8 %Bee County18.8Childress County: 18.8 %Childress County18.8Hartley County: 18.8 %Hartley County18.8Hays County: 18.8 %Hays County18.8Jones County: 18.8 %Jones County18.8Coryell County: 18.7 %Coryell County18.7Erath County: 18.7 %Erath County18.7Gaines County: 18.7 %Gaines County18.7Rockwall County: 18.6 %Rockwall County18.6Guadalupe County: 18.5 %Guadalupe County18.5Hudspeth County: 18.5 %Hudspeth County18.5Mitchell County: 18.5 %Mitchell County18.5Johnson County: 18.3 %Johnson County18.3Comal County: 18.2 %Comal County18.2Ector County: 18.2 %Ector County18.2Kaufman County: 18.2 %Kaufman County18.2Lubbock County: 18.2 %Lubbock County18.2Montgomery County: 18.2 %Montgomery County18.2Martin County: 18.1 %Martin County18.1Taylor County: 18.1 %Taylor County18.1Nueces County: 18 %Nueces County18Wilson County: 18 %Wilson County18Anderson County: 17.9 %Anderson County17.9Andrews County: 17.9 %Andrews County17.9Carson County: 17.9 %Carson County17.9Galveston County: 17.9 %Galveston County17.9Walker County: 17.9 %Walker County17.9Wichita County: 17.9 %Wichita County17.9Wise County: 17.9 %Wise County17.9Denton County: 17.8 %Denton County17.8Jack County: 17.7 %Jack County17.7Karnes County: 17.7 %Karnes County17.7
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Brazos County19.3+0.4 pts
1Parker County19.3-1 pts
1Travis County19.3-2.9 pts
4Chambers County19.2-0.9 pts
5Randall County19.1-0.2 pts
5Sterling County19.1-0.9 pts
7Midland County19-0.2 pts
8Glasscock County18.9-1.9 pts
9Bee County18.8-0.5 pts
9Childress County18.80 pts
9Hartley County18.8-1.2 pts
9Hays County18.8-1.4 pts
9Jones County18.8-0.5 pts
14Coryell County18.7-0.9 pts
14Erath County18.7-1.4 pts
14Gaines County18.7-0.8 pts
17Rockwall County18.6-1.7 pts
18Guadalupe County18.5-2 pts
18Hudspeth County18.5+0.1 pts
18Mitchell County18.5-0.5 pts
21Johnson County18.3-1.3 pts
22Comal County18.2-1.5 pts
22Ector County18.2-0.8 pts
22Kaufman County18.2-1.1 pts
22Lubbock County18.2-0.9 pts
22Montgomery County18.2-0.2 pts
27Martin County18.1-0.6 pts
27Taylor County18.1-0.7 pts
29Nueces County18-2 pts
29Wilson County18-0.1 pts
31Anderson County17.9-1.1 pts
31Andrews County17.9-1.1 pts
31Carson County17.9-0.7 pts
31Galveston County17.9+0.1 pts
31Walker County17.9-0.9 pts
31Wichita County17.9-2.2 pts
31Wise County17.9-0.2 pts
38Denton County17.8-0.8 pts
39Jack County17.7-0.9 pts
39Karnes County17.7-0.9 pts
41Gray County17.60 pts
41Howard County17.6-1.3 pts
41Madison County17.6-1.6 pts
41Orange County17.6-0.8 pts
41Roberts County17.6-0.2 pts
46Garza County17.5-3.6 pts
46Hardin County17.5-0.6 pts
48Collin County17.4+0.2 pts
48Ellis County17.4-0.7 pts
48Fannin County17.4-0.9 pts
48Hemphill County17.4-0.6 pts
48Hutchinson County17.4-1.2 pts
48Yoakum County17.4-0.5 pts
54Atascosa County17.3-0.1 pts
54Concho County17.3+2.2 pts
54Dawson County17.3+0.1 pts
54Hunt County17.3-0.7 pts
54La Salle County17.3-0.6 pts
54Liberty County17.3-0.2 pts
54Oldham County17.3-0.5 pts
54Winkler County17.3-0.9 pts
62Dallam County17.2-1.3 pts
62Kendall County17.2-0.8 pts
62Reagan County17.2-1.9 pts
62Scurry County17.2-0.8 pts
62Sherman County17.2-1.2 pts
62Somervell County17.2-1.4 pts
62Tom Green County17.2-1.6 pts
69Bastrop County17.1-1 pts
69Frio County17.1-0.8 pts
69Shackelford County17.1-0.9 pts
69Stephens County17.1-0.6 pts
69Ward County17.1-0.6 pts
74Archer County17-0.5 pts
74Armstrong County17-0.7 pts
74El Paso County17-1.4 pts
74Hockley County17-0.6 pts
74Waller County17-2 pts
74Williamson County17-2.1 pts
80Brazoria County16.9-1.7 pts
80Cooke County16.9-1 pts
80Grayson County16.9-0.5 pts
80Hansford County16.9-1.2 pts
80Harris County16.9+0.7 pts
80Young County16.9-0.4 pts
86Hopkins County16.8-0.5 pts
86Ochiltree County16.8-0.8 pts
86Pecos County16.8-1 pts
86Rusk County16.8-1.2 pts
86San Saba County16.8-0.6 pts
91Callahan County16.7-1.5 pts
91Crane County16.7-1.3 pts
91Dallas County16.7-0.8 pts
91Hidalgo County16.7+0.6 pts
91Irion County16.7-1.4 pts
91Kleberg County16.7-0.6 pts
91McLennan County16.7-0.6 pts
98Brewster County16.6+0.4 pts
98Moore County16.6-0.8 pts
98Nacogdoches County16.6-0.6 pts
98Tarrant County16.6-0.4 pts
98Val Verde County16.6-0.7 pts
98Van Zandt County16.6-0.6 pts
98Victoria County16.6-0.4 pts
105Bexar County16.5-2 pts
105Caldwell County16.5-1 pts
105Clay County16.5-0.7 pts
105Delta County16.5-0.9 pts
105Grimes County16.5-0.6 pts
105Lynn County16.5+0.1 pts
105Parmer County16.5-0.6 pts
105Polk County16.5+0.3 pts
105Upshur County16.5-0.5 pts
114Franklin County16.4-1.7 pts
114Freestone County16.4-0.1 pts
114Medina County16.4-1.2 pts
114Montague County16.4-0.9 pts
114Panola County16.4-0.6 pts
119Brown County16.3-1.1 pts
119Gregg County16.3-0.5 pts
119Lampasas County16.3-1.5 pts
119Live Oak County16.3-0.4 pts
123Austin County16.2+0.3 pts
123Cherokee County16.2-0.3 pts
123Hale County16.2-0.9 pts
123Harrison County16.2-0.9 pts
123Haskell County16.2-0.5 pts
123Hill County16.2-0.7 pts
123Hood County16.2-2 pts
123Kinney County16.2-0.5 pts
123Palo Pinto County16.2-0.4 pts
123Potter County16.2-0.4 pts
123Smith County16.2-1.4 pts
123Webb County16.2-1 pts
135Bowie County16.1-0.7 pts
135Burnet County16.1-0.3 pts
135Donley County16.1-1.1 pts
135Eastland County16.1-0.4 pts
135Lamar County16.1-0.2 pts
135Tyler County16.1-0.7 pts
141Jackson County16-1.1 pts
141Navarro County16-0.9 pts
141Reeves County16-2.4 pts
141Runnels County16-1.1 pts
141San Patricio County16-1.4 pts
141Washington County16-0.4 pts
147Blanco County15.9-0.5 pts
147Burleson County15.9-0.7 pts
147Deaf Smith County15.9-0.6 pts
147Lipscomb County15.9-0.6 pts
147Milam County15.9-0.9 pts
147Terry County15.9-1.1 pts
147Wheeler County15.9-0.1 pts
154Bailey County15.8-1.8 pts
154Borden County15.8-2.1 pts
154Calhoun County15.8-1 pts
154Castro County15.8-1 pts
154Collingsworth County15.8-0.5 pts
154Fisher County15.8-0.4 pts
154Kent County15.8-1.1 pts
154Rains County15.8-0.9 pts
154Swisher County15.8-0.8 pts
154Titus County15.8-0.7 pts
154Upton County15.8-0.7 pts
154Uvalde County15.8-0.7 pts
166Angelina County15.7+0.1 pts
166Baylor County15.7-1.8 pts
166DeWitt County15.7-0.9 pts
166Lavaca County15.7-0.5 pts
166Schleicher County15.7-0.3 pts
166Wharton County15.7-1.2 pts
172Cameron County15.6+0.8 pts
172Comanche County15.6-0.8 pts
172Lee County15.6-1.2 pts
172Wood County15.6-0.1 pts
176Bosque County15.5-0.3 pts
176Hamilton County15.5-0.3 pts
176Hardeman County15.5-1 pts
176Henderson County15.5-0.4 pts
176Knox County15.5-0.8 pts
176Maverick County15.5-1.1 pts
176Nolan County15.5-0.5 pts
183Bell County15.4-1.7 pts
183Fayette County15.4-0.3 pts
183Jefferson County15.4-2.6 pts
183Lamb County15.4-1 pts
183Limestone County15.4-0.5 pts
183Matagorda County15.4-0.5 pts
183Mills County15.4-0.6 pts
183Wilbarger County15.4-0.3 pts
183Willacy County15.4-0.8 pts
192Crockett County15.3-1.7 pts
192Gonzales County15.3-1.4 pts
192McCulloch County15.3-0.5 pts
195Bandera County15.2-0.6 pts
195Coleman County15.2-0.6 pts
195Colorado County15.2-0.8 pts
195Kerr County15.2-0.4 pts
195Leon County15.2-0.4 pts
200Camp County15.1-0.7 pts
200Crosby County15.1-0.5 pts
200Duval County15.1-1.1 pts
200Fort Bend County15.1-0.1 pts
200Goliad County15.1-1 pts
200Motley County15.1-0.7 pts
200Robertson County15.1-1.1 pts
207Cochran County15-0.2 pts
207Floyd County15-0.7 pts
207Jasper County15-0.5 pts
207McMullen County15+0.4 pts
207San Jacinto County15-1.1 pts
207Shelby County15-0.5 pts
213Brooks County14.9-1 pts
213Cass County14.9-0.7 pts
213Falls County14.9-0.5 pts
213Jim Wells County14.9-1.5 pts
213Morris County14.9-0.8 pts
213Sutton County14.9-0.5 pts
219Gillespie County14.8-0.8 pts
219Houston County14.8-0.2 pts
219King County14.8+0.4 pts
219Throckmorton County14.8-0.9 pts
223Aransas County14.7-0.7 pts
223Coke County14.7-0.6 pts
223Kenedy County14.7+1.5 pts
223Refugio County14.7-0.9 pts
223Terrell County14.7-0.6 pts
228Culberson County14.6-0.7 pts
229Briscoe County14.5+0.8 pts
229Hall County14.5-0.8 pts
229Starr County14.5-1.2 pts
229Trinity County14.5-0.7 pts
233Dickens County14.4-0.5 pts
233Mason County14.4-1 pts
233Red River County14.4-0.5 pts
233Stonewall County14.4-0.8 pts
237Newton County14.1-0.5 pts
238Kimble County14-0.5 pts
238Zapata County14-0.6 pts
240Foard County13.9-0.6 pts
241Sabine County13.8-0.6 pts
242Cottle County13.7-0.3 pts
242Marion County13.7-0.6 pts
242Zavala County13.7-1.5 pts
245Edwards County13.4+0.2 pts
245Llano County13.4-0.7 pts
245Real County13.4-0.1 pts
248Dimmit County13.30 pts
248Jim Hogg County13.3-1 pts
248Menard County13.3-0.6 pts

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which county has the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate?

Brazos County, with 19.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Jeff Davis County, with 11.4% 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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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