America's 25 drunkest cities
It's bottoms up in these 25 drunkest cities in America.
To find out which cities drink the most during the year, The Daily Beast analyzed the average number of drinks per month per adult and a city's percentages of heavy and binge drinkers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are the 25 drunkest cities in America:
To find out which cities drink the most during the year, The Daily Beast analyzed the average number of drinks per month per adult and a city's percentages of heavy and binge drinkers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are the 25 drunkest cities in America:
25. Burlington, Vt. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.2
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 19.4%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 7.5%
24. Cleveland -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.1
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 20.4%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 6.5%
23. St. Louis -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.4
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 18.0%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 6.1%
22. Buffalo, N.Y. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.3
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 19.4%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 8.7%
21. Las Vegas -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.5
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 17.5%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5.1%
20. Fargo, N.D. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.7
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 16.6%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 3.8%
19. Philadelphia -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 14.9
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 14.7%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 3.2%
18. San Francisco -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.3
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 14.0%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 6.1%
17. Reno, Nev. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.6
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 18.1%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 8.5%
16. Baton Rouge, La. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 14.8
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 15.5%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 4.9%
15. Denver -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 14.4
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 16.8%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5.1%
14. Springfield, Mass. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.6
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 19.5%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 9.2%
13. Baltimore -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 14.7
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 16.3%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 4.8%
12. Omaha, Neb. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.6
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 19.5%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5.9%
11. Minneapolis-St. Paul -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 13.8
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 18.1%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 4.1%
10. Providence, R.I. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 14.1
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 17.6%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5.7%
9. Washington, D.C. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.6
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 14.5%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5%
8. Chicago -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.0
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 17.2%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 6.1%
7. New Orleans -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.1
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 16.8%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5.4%
6. Hartford-New Haven, Conn. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.2
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 16.5%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 3.6%
5. Austin, Texas -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 14.6
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 18.4%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5%
4. Charleston, S.C. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.3
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 17.3%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 8.7%
3. Milwaukee, Wis. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.2
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 18.9%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 6.7%
2. Norfolk, Va. -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.1
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 19.9%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 5.2%
1. Boston -- Average alcoholic drinks consumed by adults per month: 15.6
Percentage of population classified as binge drinkers: 20.1%
Percentage of population classified as heavy drinkers: 7.4%
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