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

All 55 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/west-virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Monongalia County | 18.2 |
| 2 | Marion County | 15.9 |
| 3 | Preston County | 15.6 |
| 4 | Gilmer County | 15.3 |
| 5 | Ohio County | 15.1 |
| 5 | Pleasants County | 15.1 |
| 7 | Mineral County | 14.8 |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 14.7 |
| 9 | Wood County | 14.6 |
| 10 | Doddridge County | 14.5 |
| 10 | Putnam County | 14.5 |
| 12 | Kanawha County | 14.4 |
| 13 | Randolph County | 14.3 |
| 14 | Taylor County | 14.2 |
| 15 | Brooke County | 14.1 |
| 15 | Cabell County | 14.1 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 14.1 |
| 18 | Upshur County | 14 |
| 19 | Lewis County | 13.9 |
| 20 | Wayne County | 13.8 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | 13.7 |
| 22 | Barbour County | 13.6 |
| 22 | Boone County | 13.6 |
| 22 | Wetzel County | 13.6 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 13.5 |
| 26 | Hampshire County | 13.4 |
| 27 | Hancock County | 13.3 |
| 27 | Harrison County | 13.3 |
| 29 | Raleigh County | 13.2 |
| 29 | Wirt County | 13.2 |
| 31 | Fayette County | 13.1 |
| 31 | Grant County | 13.1 |
| 31 | Ritchie County | 13.1 |
| 34 | Logan County | 13 |
| 34 | Mercer County | 13 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 13 |
| 34 | Nicholas County | 13 |
| 38 | Braxton County | 12.9 |
| 38 | Greenbrier County | 12.9 |
| 38 | Hardy County | 12.9 |
| 38 | Tucker County | 12.9 |
| 38 | Tyler County | 12.9 |
| 38 | Wyoming County | 12.9 |
| 44 | Clay County | 12.8 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 12.8 |
| 44 | Monroe County | 12.8 |
| 47 | Mason County | 12.7 |
| 48 | Pendleton County | 12.4 |
| 49 | McDowell County | 12.3 |
| 49 | Mingo County | 12.3 |
| 49 | Roane County | 12.3 |
| 49 | Webster County | 12.3 |
| 53 | Pocahontas County | 12.2 |
| 54 | Calhoun County | 12 |
| 55 | Summers County | 11.7 |