America's Drunkest and Driest Counties & Cities
The map above shows the drunkest and driest US counties based on the share of excessive drinkers.
The drunkest is Gallatin, MT where 26.8% of people are excessive drinkers.
And the driest is Utah, UT where only 9.04% of people are excessive drinkers.
The map leverages data from the latest annual datasets of the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) program.
In every county on this list, more than one in every four adults drink excessively, while nationwide, fewer than one in five do.
Counties are ranked on the share of adults who either binge drink or drink heavily.
CHR defines binge drinking as consumption of more than four drinks in a single occasion for women and more than five drinks for men, while heavy drinking is defined as more than one drink a day on average for women and more than two drinks a day for men.
Credit: mattsurelee
Edit: Some people have pointed out limitations with the map, which is fair. The county estimates come from CDC survey data and are modeled (MRP), so they're estimates, not direct measurements. Self-reporting, nonresponse, and statistical modeling can introduce error, especially near state borders. The map is best viewed as showing broad regional trends rather than precise county-to-county differences.