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

All 133 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/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lexington city | 18.3 |
| 2 | Arlington County | 17.2 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 17.1 |
| 3 | Radford city | 17.1 |
| 5 | Norfolk city | 16.8 |
| 6 | Williamsburg city | 16.7 |
| 7 | Harrisonburg city | 16.4 |
| 8 | Fredericksburg city | 16.3 |
| 8 | Prince George County | 16.3 |
| 10 | Alexandria city | 16.1 |
| 10 | Charlottesville city | 16.1 |
| 10 | Falls Church city | 16.1 |
| 13 | Fauquier County | 15.9 |
| 13 | Poquoson city | 15.9 |
| 15 | King William County | 15.8 |
| 15 | Stafford County | 15.8 |
| 17 | Manassas city | 15.7 |
| 17 | Powhatan County | 15.7 |
| 19 | King George County | 15.6 |
| 19 | New Kent County | 15.6 |
| 19 | Richmond city | 15.6 |
| 22 | Warren County | 15.5 |
| 23 | Virginia Beach city | 15.4 |
| 24 | Salem city | 15.3 |
| 25 | Buena Vista city | 15.1 |
| 25 | Culpeper County | 15.1 |
| 25 | Frederick County | 15.1 |
| 25 | Greene County | 15.1 |
| 25 | Lynchburg city | 15.1 |
| 25 | Prince Edward County | 15.1 |
| 25 | Prince William County | 15.1 |
| 25 | Spotsylvania County | 15.1 |
| 33 | Albemarle County | 15 |
| 33 | Chesapeake city | 15 |
| 33 | Hanover County | 15 |
| 36 | Bland County | 14.8 |
| 37 | Clarke County | 14.7 |
| 37 | Giles County | 14.7 |
| 37 | Rockingham County | 14.7 |
| 37 | Staunton city | 14.7 |
| 37 | York County | 14.7 |
| 42 | Botetourt County | 14.6 |
| 42 | Fairfax city | 14.6 |
| 42 | Goochland County | 14.6 |
| 42 | Winchester city | 14.6 |
| 46 | Caroline County | 14.5 |
| 46 | Colonial Heights city | 14.5 |
| 46 | Manassas Park city | 14.5 |
| 49 | Gloucester County | 14.4 |
| 49 | Norton city | 14.4 |
| 49 | Richmond County | 14.4 |
| 49 | Roanoke city | 14.4 |
| 49 | Waynesboro city | 14.4 |
| 54 | Bedford County | 14.3 |
| 54 | Fluvanna County | 14.3 |
| 54 | Page County | 14.3 |
| 57 | Campbell County | 14.2 |
| 57 | Louisa County | 14.2 |
| 57 | Wise County | 14.2 |
| 57 | Wythe County | 14.2 |
| 61 | Augusta County | 14.1 |
| 61 | Floyd County | 14.1 |
| 61 | Madison County | 14.1 |
| 64 | Craig County | 14 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 14 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 14 |
| 64 | Loudoun County | 14 |
| 64 | Orange County | 14 |
| 64 | Pulaski County | 14 |
| 64 | Roanoke County | 14 |
| 64 | Shenandoah County | 14 |
| 72 | Appomattox County | 13.9 |
| 72 | Fairfax County | 13.9 |
| 72 | Washington County | 13.9 |
| 75 | Chesterfield County | 13.8 |
| 75 | Greensville County | 13.8 |
| 75 | Isle of Wight County | 13.8 |
| 75 | Smyth County | 13.8 |
| 79 | Bristol city | 13.7 |
| 79 | Galax city | 13.7 |
| 79 | Portsmouth city | 13.7 |
| 82 | Alleghany County | 13.6 |
| 82 | Amherst County | 13.6 |
| 82 | Buckingham County | 13.6 |
| 82 | Covington city | 13.6 |
| 82 | Newport News city | 13.6 |
| 82 | Nottoway County | 13.6 |
| 82 | Rockbridge County | 13.6 |
| 82 | Tazewell County | 13.6 |
| 90 | Amelia County | 13.5 |
| 90 | James City County | 13.5 |
| 90 | Sussex County | 13.5 |
| 93 | Henrico County | 13.4 |
| 93 | Russell County | 13.4 |
| 93 | Southampton County | 13.4 |
| 96 | Dickenson County | 13.3 |
| 96 | Lee County | 13.3 |
| 98 | Scott County | 13.2 |
| 99 | Carroll County | 13.1 |
| 99 | Rappahannock County | 13.1 |
| 99 | Suffolk city | 13.1 |
| 102 | Buchanan County | 13 |
| 102 | Hampton city | 13 |
| 104 | Grayson County | 12.9 |
| 105 | King and Queen County | 12.8 |
| 105 | Patrick County | 12.8 |
| 107 | Cumberland County | 12.7 |
| 107 | Lunenburg County | 12.7 |
| 107 | Pittsylvania County | 12.7 |
| 110 | Mathews County | 12.5 |
| 111 | Nelson County | 12.3 |
| 112 | Bath County | 12.2 |
| 113 | Charlotte County | 12.1 |
| 113 | Henry County | 12.1 |
| 113 | Highland County | 12.1 |
| 113 | Hopewell city | 12.1 |
| 113 | Surry County | 12.1 |
| 118 | Brunswick County | 12 |
| 119 | Martinsville city | 11.9 |
| 120 | Essex County | 11.8 |
| 120 | Westmoreland County | 11.8 |
| 122 | Middlesex County | 11.7 |
| 123 | Accomack County | 11.6 |
| 124 | Charles City County | 11.5 |
| 124 | Mecklenburg County | 11.5 |
| 126 | Franklin city | 11.3 |
| 127 | Halifax County | 11.2 |
| 127 | Northampton County | 11.2 |
| 129 | Northumberland County | 11.1 |
| 130 | Danville city | 11 |
| 130 | Petersburg city | 11 |
| 132 | Emporia city | 10.6 |
| 133 | Lancaster County | 10.3 |