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US states by binge drinking in adults

District of Columbia had the highest binge drinking in adults of 49 states in 2023, at 27.1%. Utah had the lowest, at 11.9%. The median was 15.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest27.1District of Columbia
Lowest11.9Utah
Median15.249 states

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 12.9 %Alaska: 17 %Arizona: 14.5 %Arkansas: 13.5 %California: 14.2 %Colorado: 18 %Connecticut: 14.8 %Delaware: 13.6 %District of Columbia: 27.1 %Florida: 14.3 %Georgia: 13.9 %Hawaii: 18.2 %Idaho: 14.8 %Illinois: 18.1 %Indiana: 15.2 %Iowa: 20.5 %Kansas: 16 %Louisiana: 15.9 %Maine: 15 %Maryland: 12.9 %Massachusetts: 16.4 %Michigan: 15.2 %Minnesota: 17 %Mississippi: 13.1 %Missouri: 16.3 %Montana: 19.5 %Nebraska: 19 %Nevada: 15.9 %New Hampshire: 15.5 %New Jersey: 14.6 %New Mexico: 12.5 %New York: 14.9 %North Carolina: 13.6 %North Dakota: 21.2 %Ohio: 15.6 %Oklahoma: 13.7 %Oregon: 14.5 %Rhode Island: 16.4 %South Carolina: 14.5 %South Dakota: 19.8 %Tennessee: 13.6 %Texas: 17 %Utah: 11.9 %Vermont: 15.7 %Virginia: 13 %Washington: 15.6 %West Virginia: 12.5 %Wisconsin: 18.4 %Wyoming: 14.5 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

District of Columbia: 27.1 %District of Columbia27.1North Dakota: 21.2 %North Dakota21.2Iowa: 20.5 %Iowa20.5South Dakota: 19.8 %South Dakota19.8Montana: 19.5 %Montana19.5Nebraska: 19 %Nebraska19Wisconsin: 18.4 %Wisconsin18.4Hawaii: 18.2 %Hawaii18.2Illinois: 18.1 %Illinois18.1Colorado: 18 %Colorado18Alaska: 17 %Alaska17Minnesota: 17 %Minnesota17Texas: 17 %Texas17Massachusetts: 16.4 %Massachusetts16.4Rhode Island: 16.4 %Rhode Island16.4Missouri: 16.3 %Missouri16.3Kansas: 16 %Kansas16Louisiana: 15.9 %Louisiana15.9Nevada: 15.9 %Nevada15.9Vermont: 15.7 %Vermont15.7Ohio: 15.6 %Ohio15.6Washington: 15.6 %Washington15.6New Hampshire: 15.5 %New Hampshire15.5Indiana: 15.2 %Indiana15.2Michigan: 15.2 %Michigan15.2Maine: 15 %Maine15New York: 14.9 %New York14.9Connecticut: 14.8 %Connecticut14.8Idaho: 14.8 %Idaho14.8New Jersey: 14.6 %New Jersey14.6Arizona: 14.5 %Arizona14.5Oregon: 14.5 %Oregon14.5South Carolina: 14.5 %South Carolina14.5Wyoming: 14.5 %Wyoming14.5Florida: 14.3 %Florida14.3California: 14.2 %California14.2Georgia: 13.9 %Georgia13.9Oklahoma: 13.7 %Oklahoma13.7Delaware: 13.6 %Delaware13.6North Carolina: 13.6 %North Carolina13.6Tennessee: 13.6 %Tennessee13.6Arkansas: 13.5 %Arkansas13.5Mississippi: 13.1 %Mississippi13.1Virginia: 13 %Virginia13Alabama: 12.9 %Alabama12.9Maryland: 12.9 %Maryland12.9New Mexico: 12.5 %New Mexico12.5West Virginia: 12.5 %West Virginia12.5Utah: 11.9 %Utah11.9District of Columbia: 27.1 %District of Columbia27.1North Dakota: 21.2 %North Dakota21.2Iowa: 20.5 %Iowa20.5South Dakota: 19.8 %South Dakota19.8Montana: 19.5 %Montana19.5Nebraska: 19 %Nebraska19Wisconsin: 18.4 %Wisconsin18.4Hawaii: 18.2 %Hawaii18.2Illinois: 18.1 %Illinois18.1Colorado: 18 %Colorado18Alaska: 17 %Alaska17Minnesota: 17 %Minnesota17Texas: 17 %Texas17Massachusetts: 16.4 %Massachusetts16.4Rhode Island: 16.4 %Rhode Island16.4Missouri: 16.3 %Missouri16.3Kansas: 16 %Kansas16Louisiana: 15.9 %Louisiana15.9Nevada: 15.9 %Nevada15.9Vermont: 15.7 %Vermont15.7Ohio: 15.6 %Ohio15.6Washington: 15.6 %Washington15.6New Hampshire: 15.5 %New Hampshire15.5Indiana: 15.2 %Indiana15.2Michigan: 15.2 %Michigan15.2Maine: 15 %Maine15New York: 14.9 %New York14.9Connecticut: 14.8 %Connecticut14.8Idaho: 14.8 %Idaho14.8New Jersey: 14.6 %New Jersey14.6Arizona: 14.5 %Arizona14.5Oregon: 14.5 %Oregon14.5South Carolina: 14.5 %South Carolina14.5Wyoming: 14.5 %Wyoming14.5Florida: 14.3 %Florida14.3California: 14.2 %California14.2Georgia: 13.9 %Georgia13.9Oklahoma: 13.7 %Oklahoma13.7Delaware: 13.6 %Delaware13.6North Carolina: 13.6 %North Carolina13.6Tennessee: 13.6 %Tennessee13.6Arkansas: 13.5 %Arkansas13.5Mississippi: 13.1 %Mississippi13.1Virginia: 13 %Virginia13Alabama: 12.9 %Alabama12.9Maryland: 12.9 %Maryland12.9New Mexico: 12.5 %New Mexico12.5West Virginia: 12.5 %West Virginia12.5Utah: 11.9 %Utah11.9
%. 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

RankStates2023 (%)Change on 2022
1District of Columbia27.1+1.2 pts
2North Dakota21.2-1.6 pts
3Iowa20.5-1 pts
4South Dakota19.8+0.4 pts
5Montana19.5-2.1 pts
6Nebraska19-0.3 pts
7Wisconsin18.4-1.9 pts
8Hawaii18.20 pts
9Illinois18.1+1 pts
10Colorado18-1.2 pts
11Alaska17-0.9 pts
11Minnesota17-2.7 pts
11Texas17+0.5 pts
14Massachusetts16.4-0.8 pts
14Rhode Island16.4-0.7 pts
16Missouri16.3-2.5 pts
17Kansas16-1 pts
18Louisiana15.9-1 pts
18Nevada15.9-1.7 pts
20Vermont15.7-2.4 pts
21Ohio15.6-2.7 pts
21Washington15.6-0.1 pts
23New Hampshire15.5-1.5 pts
24Indiana15.2+0.7 pts
24Michigan15.2-1.8 pts
26Maine15-0.4 pts
27New York14.9-1.7 pts
28Connecticut14.8-1 pts
28Idaho14.8-0.7 pts
30New Jersey14.6-0.8 pts
31Arizona14.5-2.8 pts
31Oregon14.5-3.5 pts
31South Carolina14.5-2 pts
31Wyoming14.5-3.9 pts
35Florida14.3-0.4 pts
36California14.2-3.3 pts
37Georgia13.9-0.5 pts
38Oklahoma13.7+0.2 pts
39Delaware13.6-0.4 pts
39North Carolina13.6-3 pts
39Tennessee13.6-1.5 pts
42Arkansas13.5-2.4 pts
43Mississippi13.1-0.4 pts
44Virginia13-3.8 pts
45Alabama12.9+0.2 pts
45Maryland12.9-0.6 pts
47New Mexico12.5-2.8 pts
47West Virginia12.5-1.2 pts
49Utah11.9-0.9 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. 2 states with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest binge drinking in adults?

District of Columbia, with 27.1% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which state has the lowest binge drinking in adults?

Utah, with 11.9% in 2023.

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. 2 states have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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