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Age-adjusted¹ prevalence of binge drinking² among adults aged 18 years and older, by state, United States, 2015.

 

State	%
First Tertile (Light Red)
Tennessee	10.9
Utah	11.4
West Virginia	11.8
Alabama	12.2
Mississippi	12.5
New Mexico	13.6
Oklahoma	13.6
Nevada	14.5
North Carolina	14.6
Maryland	14.7
Idaho	14.8
Arizona	15.0
Arkansas	15.2
Delaware	15.8
Georgia	15.8
Kentucky	16.1
Texas	16.1
Second Tertile: (Medium Red)
South Carolina	16.3
Kansas	16.5
Indiana	16.6
Washington	16.6
California	16.7
Wyoming	16.9
New Jersey	17.0
Rhode Island	17.0
Virginia	17.0
Florida	17.2
New York	17.6
Missouri	17.7
Oregon	17.7
New Hampshire	17.8
South Dakota	17.9
Louisiana	18.0
Colorado	18.1
Third Tertile: (Dark Red)
Connecticut	18.3
Pennsylvania	18.5
Massachusetts	18.7
Vermont	19.0
Ohio	19.5
Hawaii	19.8
Michigan	19.8
Alaska	20.0
Maine	20.2
Nebraska	20.4
Minnesota	20.5
Illinois	20.8
Iowa	21.3
Montana	21.3
District of Columbia	24.4
Wisconsin	24.4
North Dakota	24.9

 

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 

¹Prevalence and intensity data were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Census standard population.

²Binge drinking is defined as 4 or more drinks for a woman or 5 or more drinks for a man on an occasion during the past 30 days.

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Age-adjusted¹ intensity* of binge drinking² among adults aged 18 years and older, by state, United States, 2015.

 

State	Number of drinks per occasion
First Tertile (Light Red)
District of Columbia	6.2
Washington	6.2
Oregon	6.3
New Hampshire	6.4
North Carolina	6.4
California	6.5
Massachusetts	6.5
Colorado	6.6
Maryland	6.6
Florida	6.8
New York	6.8
Vermont	6.8
Georgia	6.9
New Jersey	6.9
Second Tertile: (Medium Red)
Connecticut	7.0
Delaware	7.0
Kansas	7.0
Pennsylvania	7.0
Rhode Island	7.0
Tennessee	7.0
Wyoming	7.0
Arizona	7.1
Illinois	7.1
Virginia	7.1
Indiana	7.2
Minnesota	7.2
Montana	7.2
Nebraska	7.2
Nevada	7.2
New Mexico	7.2
Texas	7.2
Wisconsin	7.2
Third Tertile: (Dark Red)
Alabama	7.3
Michigan	7.3
Utah	7.3
Idaho	7.4
Maine	7.4
South Carolina	7.4
Oklahoma	7.5
Hawaii	7.6
Iowa	7.6
Louisiana	7.6
Mississippi	7.6
South Dakota	7.6
North Dakota	7.7
Ohio	7.7
Alaska	7.8
Kentucky	7.8
Missouri	7.8
West Virginia	7.9
Arkansas	8.3

 

*Intensity is defined as the average largest number of drinks consumed by binge drinkers on any occasion in the past month.

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 

¹Prevalence and intensity data were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Census standard population.

²Binge drinking is defined as 4 or more drinks for a woman or 5 or more drinks for a man on an occasion during the past 30 days.

 

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State Economic Costs of Excessive Alcohol Use, 2010
State	Total cost	Cost per drink	Cost per capita
Alabama	$3,724,300,000	$2.27	$779
Alaska	$827,200,000	$2.25	$1,165
Arizona	$5,946,400,000	$2.27	$930
Arkansas	$2,073,300,000	$2.27	$711
California	$35,010,600,000	$2.44	$940
Colorado	$5,056,500,000	$2.14	$1,005
Connecticut	$3,029,000,000	$2.04	$847
Delaware	$803,800,000	$1.64	$895
District of Columbia	$918,400,000	$2.14	$1,526
Florida	$15,322,200,000	$1.82	$815
Georgia	$6,930,900,000	$2.12	$715
Hawaii	$937,400,000	$1.58	$689
Idaho	$1,137,900,000	$1.62	$726
Illinois	$9,715,700,000	$1.86	$757
Indiana	$4,468,200,000	$1.96	$689
Iowa	$1,933,600,000	$1.59	$635
Kansas	$2,075,800,000	$2.18	$728
Kentucky	$3,194,500,000	$2.36	$736
Louisiana	$3,801,400,000	$1.91	$839
Maine	$938,700,000	$1.58	$707
Maryland	$4,964,700,000	$2.22	$860
Massachusetts	$5,634,600,000	$1.93	$861
Michigan	$8,161,700,000	$2.10	$826
Minnesota	$3,886,400,000	$1.74	$733
Mississippi	$2,277,400,000	$2.05	$768
Missouri	$4,603,600,000	$1.83	$769
Montana	$870,800,000	$1.73	$880
Nebraska	$1,166,500,000	$1.61	$639
Nevada	$2,296,300,000	$1.49	$850
New Hampshire	$959,900,000	$0.92	$729
New Jersey	$6,175,200,000	$1.70	$702
New Mexico	$2,232,900,000	$2.77	$1,084
New York	$16,330,200,000	$2.28	$843
North Carolina	$7,034,200,000	$2.11	$738
North Dakota	$487,600,000	$1.40	$725
Ohio	$8,519,800,000	$2.10	$739
Oklahoma	$3,081,200,000	$2.49	$821
Oregon	$3,520,200,000	$2.08	$919
Pennsylvania	$9,544,200,000	$1.92	$751
Rhode Island	$886,500,000	$1.82	$842
South Carolina	$3,982,900,000	$2.13	$861
South Dakota	$598,200,000	$1.59	$735
Tennessee	$4,683,800,000	$2.25	$738
Texas	$18,820,600,000	$1.99	$748
Utah	$1,636,100,000	$2.74	$592
Vermont	$513,000,000	$1.66	$820
Virginia	$6,126,000,000	$2.06	$766
Washington	$5,805,100,000	$2.23	$863
West Virginia	$1,334,900,000	$2.20	$720
Wisconsin	$4,452,900,000	$1.62	$783
Wyoming	$593,100,000	$2.33	$1,052
State median	$3,520,200,000	$2.05	$769

Source: Sacks JJ, Gonzales KR, Bouchery EE, Tomedi LE, Brewer RD. 2010 National and State Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption. Am J Prev Med 2015; 49(5):e73–e79.