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US states by binge drinking in adults, 2025

District of Columbia had the highest binge drinking in adults of 48 states in 2025, at 24.1%. Utah had the lowest, at 11.1%. The median was 14%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest24.1District of Columbia
Lowest11.1Utah
Median1448 states

Map of states, 2025

Alabama: 11.9 %Alaska: 16.2 %Arizona: 13.6 %Arkansas: 11.4 %Colorado: 16.2 %Connecticut: 13.8 %Delaware: 13.3 %District of Columbia: 24.1 %Florida: 12.7 %Georgia: 12.5 %Hawaii: 15.1 %Idaho: 14.1 %Illinois: 15.6 %Indiana: 14 %Iowa: 17.8 %Kansas: 14.7 %Kentucky: 11.6 %Louisiana: 15.3 %Maine: 13.4 %Maryland: 12.7 %Massachusetts: 13.9 %Michigan: 13.6 %Minnesota: 15.7 %Missouri: 14.7 %Montana: 18.4 %Nebraska: 18.2 %New Hampshire: 14.3 %New Jersey: 14 %New Mexico: 13.3 %New York: 13.5 %North Carolina: 11.8 %North Dakota: 18.7 %Ohio: 14.2 %Oklahoma: 11.5 %Oregon: 14.2 %Pennsylvania: 14.1 %Rhode Island: 16.1 %South Carolina: 15.8 %South Dakota: 17.6 %Tennessee: 12.9 %Texas: 14.7 %Utah: 11.1 %Vermont: 15.5 %Virginia: 13.5 %Washington: 13.6 %West Virginia: 12.5 %Wisconsin: 17.6 %Wyoming: 13.4 %
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%, 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2025

District of Columbia: 24.1 %District of Columbia24.1North Dakota: 18.7 %North Dakota18.7Montana: 18.4 %Montana18.4Nebraska: 18.2 %Nebraska18.2Iowa: 17.8 %Iowa17.8South Dakota: 17.6 %South Dakota17.6Wisconsin: 17.6 %Wisconsin17.6Alaska: 16.2 %Alaska16.2Colorado: 16.2 %Colorado16.2Rhode Island: 16.1 %Rhode Island16.1South Carolina: 15.8 %South Carolina15.8Minnesota: 15.7 %Minnesota15.7Illinois: 15.6 %Illinois15.6Vermont: 15.5 %Vermont15.5Louisiana: 15.3 %Louisiana15.3Hawaii: 15.1 %Hawaii15.1Texas: 14.7 %Texas14.7Missouri: 14.7 %Missouri14.7Kansas: 14.7 %Kansas14.7New Hampshire: 14.3 %New Hampshire14.3Ohio: 14.2 %Ohio14.2Oregon: 14.2 %Oregon14.2Idaho: 14.1 %Idaho14.1Pennsylvania: 14.1 %Pennsylvania14.1Indiana: 14 %Indiana14New Jersey: 14 %New Jersey14Massachusetts: 13.9 %Massachusetts13.9Connecticut: 13.8 %Connecticut13.8Michigan: 13.6 %Michigan13.6Washington: 13.6 %Washington13.6Arizona: 13.6 %Arizona13.6Virginia: 13.5 %Virginia13.5New York: 13.5 %New York13.5Maine: 13.4 %Maine13.4Wyoming: 13.4 %Wyoming13.4Delaware: 13.3 %Delaware13.3New Mexico: 13.3 %New Mexico13.3Tennessee: 12.9 %Tennessee12.9Maryland: 12.7 %Maryland12.7Florida: 12.7 %Florida12.7Georgia: 12.5 %Georgia12.5West Virginia: 12.5 %West Virginia12.5Alabama: 11.9 %Alabama11.9North Carolina: 11.8 %North Carolina11.8Kentucky: 11.6 %Kentucky11.6Oklahoma: 11.5 %Oklahoma11.5Arkansas: 11.4 %Arkansas11.4Utah: 11.1 %Utah11.1District of Columbia: 24.1 %District of Columbia24.1North Dakota: 18.7 %North Dakota18.7Montana: 18.4 %Montana18.4Nebraska: 18.2 %Nebraska18.2Iowa: 17.8 %Iowa17.8South Dakota: 17.6 %South Dakota17.6Wisconsin: 17.6 %Wisconsin17.6Alaska: 16.2 %Alaska16.2Colorado: 16.2 %Colorado16.2Rhode Island: 16.1 %Rhode Island16.1South Carolina: 15.8 %South Carolina15.8Minnesota: 15.7 %Minnesota15.7Illinois: 15.6 %Illinois15.6Vermont: 15.5 %Vermont15.5Louisiana: 15.3 %Louisiana15.3Hawaii: 15.1 %Hawaii15.1Texas: 14.7 %Texas14.7Missouri: 14.7 %Missouri14.7Kansas: 14.7 %Kansas14.7New Hampshire: 14.3 %New Hampshire14.3Ohio: 14.2 %Ohio14.2Oregon: 14.2 %Oregon14.2Idaho: 14.1 %Idaho14.1Pennsylvania: 14.1 %Pennsylvania14.1Indiana: 14 %Indiana14New Jersey: 14 %New Jersey14Massachusetts: 13.9 %Massachusetts13.9Connecticut: 13.8 %Connecticut13.8Michigan: 13.6 %Michigan13.6Washington: 13.6 %Washington13.6Arizona: 13.6 %Arizona13.6Virginia: 13.5 %Virginia13.5New York: 13.5 %New York13.5Maine: 13.4 %Maine13.4Wyoming: 13.4 %Wyoming13.4Delaware: 13.3 %Delaware13.3New Mexico: 13.3 %New Mexico13.3Tennessee: 12.9 %Tennessee12.9Maryland: 12.7 %Maryland12.7Florida: 12.7 %Florida12.7Georgia: 12.5 %Georgia12.5West Virginia: 12.5 %West Virginia12.5Alabama: 11.9 %Alabama11.9North Carolina: 11.8 %North Carolina11.8Kentucky: 11.6 %Kentucky11.6Oklahoma: 11.5 %Oklahoma11.5Arkansas: 11.4 %Arkansas11.4Utah: 11.1 %Utah11.1
%. Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2025 (%)Change on 2024
1District of Columbia24.1-1.2 pts
2North Dakota18.7-0.6 pts
3Montana18.4-2 pts
4Nebraska18.2-1.5 pts
5Iowa17.8-2.6 pts
6South Dakota17.6-0.4 pts
7Wisconsin17.6-1.5 pts
8Alaska16.2-2.3 pts
9Colorado16.2-1.4 pts
10Rhode Island16.1-0.8 pts
11South Carolina15.8+0.1 pts
12Minnesota15.7-2.4 pts
13Illinois15.6-2.8 pts
14Vermont15.5-1.1 pts
15Louisiana15.3-2 pts
16Hawaii15.1-0.9 pts
17Texas14.7-1.7 pts
18Missouri14.7-1.5 pts
19Kansas14.7-1.7 pts
20New Hampshire14.3-1.3 pts
21Ohio14.2-2 pts
22Oregon14.2-0.4 pts
23Idaho14.1+0.3 pts
24Pennsylvania14.1-2.3 pts
25Indiana14-0.7 pts
26New Jersey14-0.8 pts
27Massachusetts13.9-1.8 pts
28Connecticut13.8-1.3 pts
29Michigan13.6-1.8 pts
29Washington13.6-1.1 pts
31Arizona13.6-2.1 pts
32Virginia13.5-0.4 pts
33New York13.5-1.7 pts
34Maine13.4-1.1 pts
35Wyoming13.4-3.1 pts
36Delaware13.3+0.2 pts
37New Mexico13.3-2 pts
38Tennessee12.9n/a
39Maryland12.7-0.3 pts
40Florida12.7-1.7 pts
41Georgia12.5-0.9 pts
41West Virginia12.5-0.8 pts
43Alabama11.9-3.2 pts
44North Carolina11.8-1.5 pts
45Kentucky11.6-2 pts
46Oklahoma11.5-1.3 pts
47Arkansas11.4-2.9 pts
48Utah11.1-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who had 5 or more drinks (men) or 4 or more drinks (women) on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey of adults, crude prevalence. States and DC only: BRFSS publishes the median of the states rather than a national prevalence, so no national value is served. A state that did not meet BRFSS data standards in a year has no value, and CDC withholds estimates from fewer than 50 respondents or with a relative standard error above 0.3. The dataset also publishes 95% confidence intervals. The series starts in 2011, when BRFSS changed its weighting and added cell phones. BRFSS variable _RFBING5 to 2021 and _RFBING6 from 2022.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 3 states with data in other periods have no value for 2025 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall. https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_RFBING5%27%2C%27_RFBING6%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP046%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27. 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. (2026). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall (US states by binge drinking in adults, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_RFBING5%27%2C%27_RFBING6%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP046%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall, US states by binge drinking in adults, 2025. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 Sept. 2026, https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_RFBING5%27%2C%27_RFBING6%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP046%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2026. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall. US states by binge drinking in adults, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_RFBING5%27%2C%27_RFBING6%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP046%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate/us-states.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2026) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall, US states by binge drinking in adults, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_RFBING5%27%2C%27_RFBING6%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP046%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest binge drinking in adults?

District of Columbia, with 24.1% in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which state has the lowest binge drinking in adults?

Utah, with 11.1% in 2025.

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, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 states have no value for 2025 and are not ranked.

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