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

Kittitas County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 39 counties in 2023, at 18%. Pacific County had the lowest, at 13.2%. The median was 15.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest18Kittitas County
Lowest13.2Pacific County
Median15.839 counties

All counties, 2023

Kittitas County: 18 %Kittitas County18Whitman County: 18 %Whitman County18Whatcom County: 17.9 %Whatcom County17.9Grant County: 17.7 %Grant County17.7Spokane County: 17.4 %Spokane County17.4King County: 17.1 %King County17.1Kitsap County: 17.1 %Kitsap County17.1Pierce County: 17.1 %Pierce County17.1Benton County: 16.9 %Benton County16.9Douglas County: 16.5 %Douglas County16.5Franklin County: 16.5 %Franklin County16.5Lincoln County: 16.5 %Lincoln County16.5Clark County: 16.4 %Clark County16.4Cowlitz County: 16.3 %Cowlitz County16.3Walla Walla County: 16.1 %Walla Walla County16.1Lewis County: 16 %Lewis County16Mason County: 16 %Mason County16Snohomish County: 16 %Snohomish County16Skamania County: 15.9 %Skamania County15.9Skagit County: 15.8 %Skagit County15.8Adams County: 15.7 %Adams County15.7Asotin County: 15.7 %Asotin County15.7Chelan County: 15.7 %Chelan County15.7Yakima County: 15.7 %Yakima County15.7Grays Harbor County: 15.4 %Grays Harbor County15.4Klickitat County: 15.4 %Klickitat County15.4Stevens County: 15.2 %Stevens County15.2Garfield County: 15 %Garfield County15Okanogan County: 14.8 %Okanogan County14.8Columbia County: 14.5 %Columbia County14.5Thurston County: 14.5 %Thurston County14.5Pend Oreille County: 14.3 %Pend Oreille County14.3Island County: 14.2 %Island County14.2Ferry County: 14 %Ferry County14San Juan County: 14 %San Juan County14Clallam County: 13.9 %Clallam County13.9Jefferson County: 13.4 %Jefferson County13.4Wahkiakum County: 13.3 %Wahkiakum County13.3Pacific County: 13.2 %Pacific County13.2
%. 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
1Kittitas County180 pts
1Whitman County18-2.3 pts
3Whatcom County17.9-1.3 pts
4Grant County17.7+2.5 pts
5Spokane County17.40 pts
6King County17.1-1.4 pts
6Kitsap County17.1-0.7 pts
6Pierce County17.1-0.6 pts
9Benton County16.9-1.5 pts
10Douglas County16.5-1.3 pts
10Franklin County16.5-1.7 pts
10Lincoln County16.5+1 pts
13Clark County16.4-0.4 pts
14Cowlitz County16.3+0.7 pts
15Walla Walla County16.1-1.6 pts
16Lewis County16-0.5 pts
16Mason County16-1.3 pts
16Snohomish County16+1.1 pts
19Skamania County15.9-0.7 pts
20Skagit County15.8-0.7 pts
21Adams County15.7+0.4 pts
21Asotin County15.7-1.1 pts
21Chelan County15.7-1.6 pts
21Yakima County15.7-1 pts
25Grays Harbor County15.4-1.3 pts
25Klickitat County15.4+0.1 pts
27Stevens County15.2-1.3 pts
28Garfield County15-0.7 pts
29Okanogan County14.8-1.7 pts
30Columbia County14.5-0.5 pts
30Thurston County14.5-1.2 pts
32Pend Oreille County14.3-1 pts
33Island County14.2-2.6 pts
34Ferry County140 pts
34San Juan County14-0.3 pts
36Clallam County13.9-0.7 pts
37Jefferson County13.4+0.5 pts
38Wahkiakum County13.3-0.9 pts
39Pacific County13.2-0.9 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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 Washington by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Washington by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. 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/washington-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Washington by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties.

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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 Washington by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kittitas County, with 18% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Pacific County, with 13.2% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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