# US states by heavy drinking in adults, 2025

All 48 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2025, so the places are comparable. 3 states have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `adult_heavy_drinking_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults aged 18 and over who are heavy drinkers: men having more than 14 drinks a week and women more than 7 drinks a week, on average over the past 30 days. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), heavy drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall (https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_RFDRHV4%27%2C%27_RFDRHV5%27%2C%27_RFDRHV6%27%2C%27_RFDRHV7%27%2C%27_RFDRHV8%27%2C%27_RFDRHV9%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP046%27%2C%27RESP206%27%29+AND+breakoutid%3D%27BO1%27+AND+data_value_type%3D%27Crude+Prevalence%27)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data, 2011 to present (dttw-5yxu), heavy drinking in adults, crude prevalence, overall. https://data.cdc.gov/resource/dttw-5yxu.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=questionid+in+%28%27_RFDRHV4%27%2C%27_RFDRHV5%27%2C%27_RFDRHV6%27%2C%27_RFDRHV7%27%2C%27_RFDRHV8%27%2C%27_RFDRHV9%27%29+AND+responseid+in+%28%27RESP046%27%2C%27RESP206%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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-heavy-drinking-rate/us-states

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Montana | 7.7 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 7.3 |
| 3 | Vermont | 7.2 |
| 4 | Alaska | 7 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 6.7 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 6.6 |
| 7 | Iowa | 6.6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 6.6 |
| 9 | Maine | 6.3 |
| 10 | Oregon | 6.3 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 6 |
| 12 | Colorado | 5.9 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 5.9 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 5.9 |
| 15 | Idaho | 5.9 |
| 16 | Missouri | 5.8 |
| 17 | Florida | 5.8 |
| 18 | North Dakota | 5.7 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 5.6 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | 5.6 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 5.5 |
| 22 | Texas | 5.5 |
| 23 | Illinois | 5.4 |
| 24 | Delaware | 5.4 |
| 25 | Ohio | 5.2 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 5.2 |
| 27 | Virginia | 5.1 |
| 28 | Kansas | 5.1 |
| 28 | Washington | 5.1 |
| 30 | Connecticut | 5 |
| 31 | Arizona | 5 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 5 |
| 33 | Georgia | 4.9 |
| 34 | Massachusetts | 4.9 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 4.8 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 4.6 |
| 36 | Indiana | 4.6 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | 4.6 |
| 39 | Michigan | 4.5 |
| 40 | Tennessee | 4.5 |
| 41 | New York | 4.4 |
| 42 | Maryland | 4.3 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 4.2 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 4.1 |
| 45 | Alabama | 3.7 |
| 46 | Utah | 3.4 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 3.4 |
| 48 | New Jersey | 3.4 |