The Drunkest States in America

The Drunkest States in America

|August 7th, 2021|

Don’t act like you don’t want to know…you’re probably part of these statistics.

Here’s the deal…

In the world of unfortunate power rankings comes this handy compilation of the nation’s drunkest states.

To identify the drunkest states in America, 24/7 Wall Street reviewed the percentage of men and women over 18 who report binge or heavy drinking in every state. Binge drinking is in this case was defined as four or more drinks in a single occasion for women and five or more for men, and heavy drinking is defined as at least eight drinks per week for women and 15 for men.

The state data came from the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute joint program.

The health data including the premature death rate, and the percentage of adults who report being in fair or poor health, also came from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR).

Health outcomes, including percentage of driving deaths that are alcohol related, and the percentage of adults who report being in fair or poor health are also from the CHR.

It wasn’t all that surprising that Utah came out as the least-drunk state in America, it has a huge Mormon population and they don’t drink alcohol at all.

But we caught off-guard by Wisconsin being ranked as the drunkest state in the US, with an enormous 24.2% of its population drinking excessively – five percent higher than the national average.

And now (drum roll please) America’s Drunkest States in descending order

  1. Wisconsin
  2. North Dakota
  3. Iowa
  4. Nebraska
  5. Minnesota
  6. Illinois
  7. Massachusetts
  8. Alaska
  9. Hawaii
  10. Montana
  11. New Hampshire
  12. Colorado
  13. Maine
  14. Ohio
  15. Wyoming
  16. Missouri
  17. Rhode Island
  18. Michigan
  19. Louisiana
  20. Texas
  21. Vermont
  22. Nevada
  23. California
  24. Pennsylvania
  25. South Dakota
  26. New York
  27. Kansas
  28. Oregon
  29. New Jersey
  30. Indiana
  31. Washington
  32. Virginia
  33. South Carolina
  34. Kentucky
  35. Florida
  36. Connecticut
  37. North Carolina
  38. Delaware
  39. Arizona
  40. Maryland
  41. Idaho
  42. New Mexico
  43. Arkansas
  44. Georgia
  45. Tennessee
  46. Oklahoma
  47. Alabama
  48. Mississippi
  49. West Virginia
  50. Utah

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