# Cities in Virginia by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 39 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/virginia-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Blacksburg, VA | 18.1 |
| 2 | Norfolk, VA | 17.1 |
| 3 | Christiansburg, VA | 16.7 |
| 4 | Alexandria, VA | 16.5 |
| 4 | Charlottesville, VA | 16.5 |
| 4 | Harrisonburg, VA | 16.5 |
| 7 | Radford, VA | 16.4 |
| 8 | Richmond, VA | 16.2 |
| 9 | Fredericksburg, VA | 16 |
| 10 | Falls Church, VA | 15.9 |
| 10 | Manassas, VA | 15.9 |
| 12 | Culpeper, VA | 15.7 |
| 12 | Poquoson, VA | 15.7 |
| 14 | Virginia Beach, VA | 15.6 |
| 15 | Williamsburg, VA | 15.5 |
| 16 | Warrenton, VA | 15.4 |
| 17 | Leesburg, VA | 15.3 |
| 18 | Manassas Park, VA | 15.2 |
| 19 | Chesapeake, VA | 15.1 |
| 20 | Salem, VA | 15 |
| 21 | Winchester, VA | 14.9 |
| 22 | Herndon, VA | 14.8 |
| 22 | Lynchburg, VA | 14.8 |
| 24 | Front Royal, VA | 14.7 |
| 24 | Roanoke, VA | 14.7 |
| 24 | Staunton, VA | 14.7 |
| 27 | Fairfax, VA | 14.6 |
| 28 | Vienna, VA | 14.4 |
| 29 | Colonial Heights, VA | 14.1 |
| 29 | Waynesboro, VA | 14.1 |
| 31 | Bristol, VA | 13.7 |
| 32 | Newport News, VA | 13.6 |
| 33 | Portsmouth, VA | 13.5 |
| 34 | Hampton, VA | 13.1 |
| 35 | Suffolk, VA | 13 |
| 36 | Hopewell, VA | 12 |
| 37 | Petersburg, VA | 11.3 |
| 38 | Martinsville, VA | 11 |
| 39 | Danville, VA | 10.8 |