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US states by binge drinking in adults

District of Columbia had the highest binge drinking in adults of 51 states in 2022, at 25.9%. Alabama had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 17%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.9District of Columbia
Lowest12.7Alabama
Median1751 states

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 12.7 %Alaska: 17.9 %Arizona: 17.3 %Arkansas: 15.9 %California: 17.5 %Colorado: 19.2 %Connecticut: 15.8 %Delaware: 14 %District of Columbia: 25.9 %Florida: 14.7 %Georgia: 14.4 %Hawaii: 18.2 %Idaho: 15.5 %Illinois: 17.1 %Indiana: 14.5 %Iowa: 21.5 %Kansas: 17 %Kentucky: 12.8 %Louisiana: 16.9 %Maine: 15.4 %Maryland: 13.5 %Massachusetts: 17.2 %Michigan: 17 %Minnesota: 19.7 %Mississippi: 13.5 %Missouri: 18.8 %Montana: 21.6 %Nebraska: 19.3 %Nevada: 17.6 %New Hampshire: 17 %New Jersey: 15.4 %New Mexico: 15.3 %New York: 16.6 %North Carolina: 16.6 %North Dakota: 22.8 %Ohio: 18.3 %Oklahoma: 13.5 %Oregon: 18 %Pennsylvania: 17 %Rhode Island: 17.1 %South Carolina: 16.5 %South Dakota: 19.4 %Tennessee: 15.1 %Texas: 16.5 %Utah: 12.8 %Vermont: 18.1 %Virginia: 16.8 %Washington: 15.7 %West Virginia: 13.7 %Wisconsin: 20.3 %Wyoming: 18.4 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

District of Columbia: 25.9 %District of Columbia25.9North Dakota: 22.8 %North Dakota22.8Montana: 21.6 %Montana21.6Iowa: 21.5 %Iowa21.5Wisconsin: 20.3 %Wisconsin20.3Minnesota: 19.7 %Minnesota19.7South Dakota: 19.4 %South Dakota19.4Nebraska: 19.3 %Nebraska19.3Colorado: 19.2 %Colorado19.2Missouri: 18.8 %Missouri18.8Wyoming: 18.4 %Wyoming18.4Ohio: 18.3 %Ohio18.3Hawaii: 18.2 %Hawaii18.2Vermont: 18.1 %Vermont18.1Oregon: 18 %Oregon18Alaska: 17.9 %Alaska17.9Nevada: 17.6 %Nevada17.6California: 17.5 %California17.5Arizona: 17.3 %Arizona17.3Massachusetts: 17.2 %Massachusetts17.2Illinois: 17.1 %Illinois17.1Rhode Island: 17.1 %Rhode Island17.1Kansas: 17 %Kansas17Michigan: 17 %Michigan17New Hampshire: 17 %New Hampshire17Pennsylvania: 17 %Pennsylvania17Louisiana: 16.9 %Louisiana16.9Virginia: 16.8 %Virginia16.8New York: 16.6 %New York16.6North Carolina: 16.6 %North Carolina16.6South Carolina: 16.5 %South Carolina16.5Texas: 16.5 %Texas16.5Arkansas: 15.9 %Arkansas15.9Connecticut: 15.8 %Connecticut15.8Washington: 15.7 %Washington15.7Idaho: 15.5 %Idaho15.5Maine: 15.4 %Maine15.4New Jersey: 15.4 %New Jersey15.4New Mexico: 15.3 %New Mexico15.3Tennessee: 15.1 %Tennessee15.1Florida: 14.7 %Florida14.7Indiana: 14.5 %Indiana14.5Georgia: 14.4 %Georgia14.4Delaware: 14 %Delaware14West Virginia: 13.7 %West Virginia13.7Maryland: 13.5 %Maryland13.5Mississippi: 13.5 %Mississippi13.5Oklahoma: 13.5 %Oklahoma13.5Kentucky: 12.8 %Kentucky12.8Utah: 12.8 %Utah12.8Alabama: 12.7 %Alabama12.7District of Columbia: 25.9 %District of Columbia25.9North Dakota: 22.8 %North Dakota22.8Montana: 21.6 %Montana21.6Iowa: 21.5 %Iowa21.5Wisconsin: 20.3 %Wisconsin20.3Minnesota: 19.7 %Minnesota19.7South Dakota: 19.4 %South Dakota19.4Nebraska: 19.3 %Nebraska19.3Colorado: 19.2 %Colorado19.2Missouri: 18.8 %Missouri18.8Wyoming: 18.4 %Wyoming18.4Ohio: 18.3 %Ohio18.3Hawaii: 18.2 %Hawaii18.2Vermont: 18.1 %Vermont18.1Oregon: 18 %Oregon18Alaska: 17.9 %Alaska17.9Nevada: 17.6 %Nevada17.6California: 17.5 %California17.5Arizona: 17.3 %Arizona17.3Massachusetts: 17.2 %Massachusetts17.2Illinois: 17.1 %Illinois17.1Rhode Island: 17.1 %Rhode Island17.1Kansas: 17 %Kansas17Michigan: 17 %Michigan17New Hampshire: 17 %New Hampshire17Pennsylvania: 17 %Pennsylvania17Louisiana: 16.9 %Louisiana16.9Virginia: 16.8 %Virginia16.8New York: 16.6 %New York16.6North Carolina: 16.6 %North Carolina16.6South Carolina: 16.5 %South Carolina16.5Texas: 16.5 %Texas16.5Arkansas: 15.9 %Arkansas15.9Connecticut: 15.8 %Connecticut15.8Washington: 15.7 %Washington15.7Idaho: 15.5 %Idaho15.5Maine: 15.4 %Maine15.4New Jersey: 15.4 %New Jersey15.4New Mexico: 15.3 %New Mexico15.3Tennessee: 15.1 %Tennessee15.1Florida: 14.7 %Florida14.7Indiana: 14.5 %Indiana14.5Georgia: 14.4 %Georgia14.4Delaware: 14 %Delaware14West Virginia: 13.7 %West Virginia13.7Maryland: 13.5 %Maryland13.5Mississippi: 13.5 %Mississippi13.5Oklahoma: 13.5 %Oklahoma13.5Kentucky: 12.8 %Kentucky12.8Utah: 12.8 %Utah12.8Alabama: 12.7 %Alabama12.7
%. 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

RankStates2022 (%)Change on 2021
1District of Columbia25.9+3.4 pts
2North Dakota22.8+2 pts
3Montana21.6+1.1 pts
4Iowa21.5+1.4 pts
5Wisconsin20.3-1.6 pts
6Minnesota19.7+1.8 pts
7South Dakota19.4-0.2 pts
8Nebraska19.3-0.2 pts
9Colorado19.2+0.5 pts
10Missouri18.8+2.2 pts
11Wyoming18.4+2.5 pts
12Ohio18.3+1.5 pts
13Hawaii18.2+1.6 pts
14Vermont18.1+1.1 pts
15Oregon18+2.2 pts
16Alaska17.9+0.4 pts
17Nevada17.6+4.9 pts
18California17.5+2.5 pts
19Arizona17.3+1.4 pts
20Massachusetts17.2+1 pts
21Illinois17.1+2.3 pts
21Rhode Island17.1-0.2 pts
23Kansas17-0.7 pts
23Michigan17+0.9 pts
23New Hampshire17+2.4 pts
23Pennsylvania17+1.7 pts
27Louisiana16.9-0.3 pts
28Virginia16.8+1.4 pts
29New York16.6+1.7 pts
29North Carolina16.6+1.3 pts
31South Carolina16.5+1.5 pts
31Texas16.5+0.1 pts
33Arkansas15.9+3.2 pts
34Connecticut15.8+2.2 pts
35Washington15.7+0.5 pts
36Idaho15.5+1.5 pts
37Maine15.4+0.2 pts
37New Jersey15.4+0.8 pts
39New Mexico15.3+2.1 pts
40Tennessee15.1+0.9 pts
41Florida14.7n/a
42Indiana14.5-0.9 pts
43Georgia14.4-0.1 pts
44Delaware14+1.1 pts
45West Virginia13.7+2.1 pts
46Maryland13.5+0.5 pts
46Mississippi13.5+1 pts
46Oklahoma13.5+1.6 pts
49Kentucky12.8+0.2 pts
49Utah12.8+1 pts
51Alabama12.7+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. 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [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?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Which state has the highest binge drinking in adults?

District of Columbia, with 25.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which state has the lowest binge drinking in adults?

Alabama, with 12.7% in 2022.

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.

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