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

Monongalia County had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 55 counties in 2023, at 18.2%. Summers County had the lowest, at 11.7%. The median was 13.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.2Monongalia County
Lowest11.7Summers County
Median13.355 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 13.6 %Berkeley County: 14.7 %Boone County: 13.6 %Braxton County: 12.9 %Brooke County: 14.1 %Cabell County: 14.1 %Calhoun County: 12 %Clay County: 12.8 %Doddridge County: 14.5 %Fayette County: 13.1 %Gilmer County: 15.3 %Grant County: 13.1 %Greenbrier County: 12.9 %Hampshire County: 13.4 %Hancock County: 13.3 %Hardy County: 12.9 %Harrison County: 13.3 %Jackson County: 13.5 %Jefferson County: 13.7 %Kanawha County: 14.4 %Lewis County: 13.9 %Lincoln County: 12.8 %Logan County: 13 %McDowell County: 12.3 %Marion County: 15.9 %Marshall County: 14.1 %Mason County: 12.7 %Mercer County: 13 %Mineral County: 14.8 %Mingo County: 12.3 %Monongalia County: 18.2 %Monroe County: 12.8 %Morgan County: 13 %Nicholas County: 13 %Ohio County: 15.1 %Pendleton County: 12.4 %Pleasants County: 15.1 %Pocahontas County: 12.2 %Preston County: 15.6 %Putnam County: 14.5 %Raleigh County: 13.2 %Randolph County: 14.3 %Ritchie County: 13.1 %Roane County: 12.3 %Summers County: 11.7 %Taylor County: 14.2 %Tucker County: 12.9 %Tyler County: 12.9 %Upshur County: 14 %Wayne County: 13.8 %Webster County: 12.3 %Wetzel County: 13.6 %Wirt County: 13.2 %Wood County: 14.6 %Wyoming County: 12.9 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Monongalia County: 18.2 %Monongalia County18.2Marion County: 15.9 %Marion County15.9Preston County: 15.6 %Preston County15.6Gilmer County: 15.3 %Gilmer County15.3Ohio County: 15.1 %Ohio County15.1Pleasants County: 15.1 %Pleasants County15.1Mineral County: 14.8 %Mineral County14.8Berkeley County: 14.7 %Berkeley County14.7Wood County: 14.6 %Wood County14.6Doddridge County: 14.5 %Doddridge County14.5Putnam County: 14.5 %Putnam County14.5Kanawha County: 14.4 %Kanawha County14.4Randolph County: 14.3 %Randolph County14.3Taylor County: 14.2 %Taylor County14.2Brooke County: 14.1 %Brooke County14.1Cabell County: 14.1 %Cabell County14.1Marshall County: 14.1 %Marshall County14.1Upshur County: 14 %Upshur County14Lewis County: 13.9 %Lewis County13.9Wayne County: 13.8 %Wayne County13.8Jefferson County: 13.7 %Jefferson County13.7Barbour County: 13.6 %Barbour County13.6Boone County: 13.6 %Boone County13.6Wetzel County: 13.6 %Wetzel County13.6Jackson County: 13.5 %Jackson County13.5Hampshire County: 13.4 %Hampshire County13.4Hancock County: 13.3 %Hancock County13.3Harrison County: 13.3 %Harrison County13.3Raleigh County: 13.2 %Raleigh County13.2Wirt County: 13.2 %Wirt County13.2Fayette County: 13.1 %Fayette County13.1Grant County: 13.1 %Grant County13.1Ritchie County: 13.1 %Ritchie County13.1Logan County: 13 %Logan County13Mercer County: 13 %Mercer County13Morgan County: 13 %Morgan County13Nicholas County: 13 %Nicholas County13Braxton County: 12.9 %Braxton County12.9Greenbrier County: 12.9 %Greenbrier County12.9Hardy County: 12.9 %Hardy County12.9Tucker County: 12.9 %Tucker County12.9Tyler County: 12.9 %Tyler County12.9Wyoming County: 12.9 %Wyoming County12.9Clay County: 12.8 %Clay County12.8Lincoln County: 12.8 %Lincoln County12.8Monroe County: 12.8 %Monroe County12.8Mason County: 12.7 %Mason County12.7Pendleton County: 12.4 %Pendleton County12.4McDowell County: 12.3 %McDowell County12.3Mingo County: 12.3 %Mingo County12.3Roane County: 12.3 %Roane County12.3Webster County: 12.3 %Webster County12.3Pocahontas County: 12.2 %Pocahontas County12.2Calhoun County: 12 %Calhoun County12Summers County: 11.7 %Summers County11.7Monongalia County: 18.2 %Monongalia County18.2Marion County: 15.9 %Marion County15.9Preston County: 15.6 %Preston County15.6Gilmer County: 15.3 %Gilmer County15.3Ohio County: 15.1 %Ohio County15.1Pleasants County: 15.1 %Pleasants County15.1Mineral County: 14.8 %Mineral County14.8Berkeley County: 14.7 %Berkeley County14.7Wood County: 14.6 %Wood County14.6Doddridge County: 14.5 %Doddridge County14.5Putnam County: 14.5 %Putnam County14.5Kanawha County: 14.4 %Kanawha County14.4Randolph County: 14.3 %Randolph County14.3Taylor County: 14.2 %Taylor County14.2Brooke County: 14.1 %Brooke County14.1Cabell County: 14.1 %Cabell County14.1Marshall County: 14.1 %Marshall County14.1Upshur County: 14 %Upshur County14Lewis County: 13.9 %Lewis County13.9Wayne County: 13.8 %Wayne County13.8Jefferson County: 13.7 %Jefferson County13.7Barbour County: 13.6 %Barbour County13.6Boone County: 13.6 %Boone County13.6Wetzel County: 13.6 %Wetzel County13.6Jackson County: 13.5 %Jackson County13.5Hampshire County: 13.4 %Hampshire County13.4Hancock County: 13.3 %Hancock County13.3Harrison County: 13.3 %Harrison County13.3Raleigh County: 13.2 %Raleigh County13.2Wirt County: 13.2 %Wirt County13.2Fayette County: 13.1 %Fayette County13.1Grant County: 13.1 %Grant County13.1Ritchie County: 13.1 %Ritchie County13.1Logan County: 13 %Logan County13Mercer County: 13 %Mercer County13Morgan County: 13 %Morgan County13Nicholas County: 13 %Nicholas County13Braxton County: 12.9 %Braxton County12.9Greenbrier County: 12.9 %Greenbrier County12.9Hardy County: 12.9 %Hardy County12.9Tucker County: 12.9 %Tucker County12.9Tyler County: 12.9 %Tyler County12.9Wyoming County: 12.9 %Wyoming County12.9Clay County: 12.8 %Clay County12.8Lincoln County: 12.8 %Lincoln County12.8Monroe County: 12.8 %Monroe County12.8Mason County: 12.7 %Mason County12.7Pendleton County: 12.4 %Pendleton County12.4McDowell County: 12.3 %McDowell County12.3Mingo County: 12.3 %Mingo County12.3Roane County: 12.3 %Roane County12.3Webster County: 12.3 %Webster County12.3Pocahontas County: 12.2 %Pocahontas County12.2Calhoun County: 12 %Calhoun County12Summers County: 11.7 %Summers County11.7
%. 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
1Monongalia County18.2-0.7 pts
2Marion County15.9+0.2 pts
3Preston County15.6-0.2 pts
4Gilmer County15.3-1.5 pts
5Ohio County15.1-0.7 pts
5Pleasants County15.1-1.4 pts
7Mineral County14.80 pts
8Berkeley County14.7-1.3 pts
9Wood County14.6-1.3 pts
10Doddridge County14.5-1.4 pts
10Putnam County14.5-0.8 pts
12Kanawha County14.4-1.6 pts
13Randolph County14.3-1.1 pts
14Taylor County14.2-0.3 pts
15Brooke County14.1-1.4 pts
15Cabell County14.1-1.1 pts
15Marshall County14.1-1.1 pts
18Upshur County14+0.3 pts
19Lewis County13.9-0.6 pts
20Wayne County13.8+0.2 pts
21Jefferson County13.7-4 pts
22Barbour County13.6-0.6 pts
22Boone County13.6-0.4 pts
22Wetzel County13.6-1.7 pts
25Jackson County13.5-1.4 pts
26Hampshire County13.4-0.7 pts
27Hancock County13.3-1.1 pts
27Harrison County13.3-0.6 pts
29Raleigh County13.2-0.3 pts
29Wirt County13.2-0.3 pts
31Fayette County13.1-0.6 pts
31Grant County13.1-1.3 pts
31Ritchie County13.1-0.5 pts
34Logan County130 pts
34Mercer County13-0.8 pts
34Morgan County13-2.1 pts
34Nicholas County13-0.7 pts
38Braxton County12.9-1 pts
38Greenbrier County12.9-0.7 pts
38Hardy County12.9-0.7 pts
38Tucker County12.9-1.3 pts
38Tyler County12.9-1.6 pts
38Wyoming County12.90 pts
44Clay County12.8-0.6 pts
44Lincoln County12.8-0.8 pts
44Monroe County12.8-1.3 pts
47Mason County12.7-1.4 pts
48Pendleton County12.4-0.5 pts
49McDowell County12.3+0.7 pts
49Mingo County12.3-0.7 pts
49Roane County12.3-1 pts
49Webster County12.3-0.9 pts
53Pocahontas County12.2-1.8 pts
54Calhoun County12-0.7 pts
55Summers County11.7-1 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.

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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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monongalia County, with 18.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Summers County, with 11.7% 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.

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