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

Whitman County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 39 counties in 2022, at 20.3%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 16.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20.3Whitman County
Median16.539 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 15.3 %Asotin County: 16.8 %Benton County: 18.4 %Chelan County: 17.3 %Clallam County: 14.6 %Clark County: 16.8 %Columbia County: 15 %Cowlitz County: 15.6 %Douglas County: 17.8 %Ferry County: 14 %Franklin County: 18.2 %Garfield County: 15.7 %Grant County: 15.2 %Grays Harbor County: 16.7 %Island County: 16.8 %Jefferson County: 12.9 %King County: 18.5 %Kitsap County: 17.8 %Kittitas County: 18 %Klickitat County: 15.3 %Lewis County: 16.5 %Lincoln County: 15.5 %Mason County: 17.3 %Okanogan County: 16.5 %Pacific County: 14.1 %Pend Oreille County: 15.3 %Pierce County: 17.7 %San Juan County: 14.3 %Skagit County: 16.5 %Skamania County: 16.6 %Snohomish County: 14.9 %Spokane County: 17.4 %Stevens County: 16.5 %Thurston County: 15.7 %Wahkiakum County: 14.2 %Walla Walla County: 17.7 %Whatcom County: 19.2 %Whitman County: 20.3 %Yakima County: 16.7 %
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%, 2022. 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.

All counties, 2022

Whitman County: 20.3 %Whitman County20.3Whatcom County: 19.2 %Whatcom County19.2King County: 18.5 %King County18.5Benton County: 18.4 %Benton County18.4Franklin County: 18.2 %Franklin County18.2Kittitas County: 18 %Kittitas County18Douglas County: 17.8 %Douglas County17.8Kitsap County: 17.8 %Kitsap County17.8Pierce County: 17.7 %Pierce County17.7Walla Walla County: 17.7 %Walla Walla County17.7Spokane County: 17.4 %Spokane County17.4Chelan County: 17.3 %Chelan County17.3Mason County: 17.3 %Mason County17.3Asotin County: 16.8 %Asotin County16.8Clark County: 16.8 %Clark County16.8Island County: 16.8 %Island County16.8Grays Harbor County: 16.7 %Grays Harbor County16.7Yakima County: 16.7 %Yakima County16.7Skamania County: 16.6 %Skamania County16.6Lewis County: 16.5 %Lewis County16.5Okanogan County: 16.5 %Okanogan County16.5Skagit County: 16.5 %Skagit County16.5Stevens County: 16.5 %Stevens County16.5Garfield County: 15.7 %Garfield County15.7Thurston County: 15.7 %Thurston County15.7Cowlitz County: 15.6 %Cowlitz County15.6Lincoln County: 15.5 %Lincoln County15.5Adams County: 15.3 %Adams County15.3Klickitat County: 15.3 %Klickitat County15.3Pend Oreille County: 15.3 %Pend Oreille County15.3Grant County: 15.2 %Grant County15.2Columbia County: 15 %Columbia County15Snohomish County: 14.9 %Snohomish County14.9Clallam County: 14.6 %Clallam County14.6San Juan County: 14.3 %San Juan County14.3Wahkiakum County: 14.2 %Wahkiakum County14.2Pacific County: 14.1 %Pacific County14.1Ferry County: 14 %Ferry County14Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jefferson County12.9Whitman County: 20.3 %Whitman County20.3Whatcom County: 19.2 %Whatcom County19.2King County: 18.5 %King County18.5Benton County: 18.4 %Benton County18.4Franklin County: 18.2 %Franklin County18.2Kittitas County: 18 %Kittitas County18Douglas County: 17.8 %Douglas County17.8Kitsap County: 17.8 %Kitsap County17.8Pierce County: 17.7 %Pierce County17.7Walla Walla County: 17.7 %Walla Walla County17.7Spokane County: 17.4 %Spokane County17.4Chelan County: 17.3 %Chelan County17.3Mason County: 17.3 %Mason County17.3Asotin County: 16.8 %Asotin County16.8Clark County: 16.8 %Clark County16.8Island County: 16.8 %Island County16.8Grays Harbor County: 16.7 %Grays Harbor County16.7Yakima County: 16.7 %Yakima County16.7Skamania County: 16.6 %Skamania County16.6Lewis County: 16.5 %Lewis County16.5Okanogan County: 16.5 %Okanogan County16.5Skagit County: 16.5 %Skagit County16.5Stevens County: 16.5 %Stevens County16.5Garfield County: 15.7 %Garfield County15.7Thurston County: 15.7 %Thurston County15.7Cowlitz County: 15.6 %Cowlitz County15.6Lincoln County: 15.5 %Lincoln County15.5Adams County: 15.3 %Adams County15.3Klickitat County: 15.3 %Klickitat County15.3Pend Oreille County: 15.3 %Pend Oreille County15.3Grant County: 15.2 %Grant County15.2Columbia County: 15 %Columbia County15Snohomish County: 14.9 %Snohomish County14.9Clallam County: 14.6 %Clallam County14.6San Juan County: 14.3 %San Juan County14.3Wahkiakum County: 14.2 %Wahkiakum County14.2Pacific County: 14.1 %Pacific County14.1Ferry County: 14 %Ferry County14Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jefferson County12.9
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Whitman County20.3+2.3 pts
2Whatcom County19.2+2.4 pts
3King County18.5+1.7 pts
4Benton County18.4+1.5 pts
5Franklin County18.2+1.5 pts
6Kittitas County18+0.5 pts
7Douglas County17.8+1.4 pts
7Kitsap County17.8+1.5 pts
9Pierce County17.7+1.2 pts
9Walla Walla County17.7+1.3 pts
11Spokane County17.40 pts
12Chelan County17.3+1.7 pts
12Mason County17.3+2.3 pts
14Asotin County16.8+1.8 pts
14Clark County16.8-0.4 pts
14Island County16.8+2.1 pts
17Grays Harbor County16.7+2.5 pts
17Yakima County16.7+1.8 pts
19Skamania County16.6+1.3 pts
20Lewis County16.5+2.1 pts
20Okanogan County16.5+2.1 pts
20Skagit County16.5+1.2 pts
20Stevens County16.5+3.1 pts
24Garfield County15.7+1.4 pts
24Thurston County15.7-0.1 pts
26Cowlitz County15.6+0.5 pts
27Lincoln County15.5+0.3 pts
28Adams County15.3+0.9 pts
28Klickitat County15.3-0.1 pts
28Pend Oreille County15.3+0.7 pts
31Grant County15.2-0.9 pts
32Columbia County15+1.8 pts
33Snohomish County14.90 pts
34Clallam County14.6+0.4 pts
35San Juan County14.3+0.7 pts
36Wahkiakum County14.2+1 pts
37Pacific County14.1+1 pts
38Ferry County14+1 pts
39Jefferson County12.9+0.9 pts

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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.

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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 Washington by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Whitman County, with 20.3% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Jefferson County, with 12.9% in 2022.

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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.

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