The Daily Beast is back with their second annual list of The “Drunkest” Cities in the U.S.! They looked at residents’ drinking habits in over 200 cities, from the average number of alcoholic drinks per month to percent of residents who are either binge drinkers or heavy drinkers according to the most recent data from the CDC. They narrowed it down to the 25 booziest places in the U.S.
The drunkest city dwellers drink up an average of 15.5 cocktails a month, and 1/5 of them are binge drinkers. Think it’s your city? Find out below, and see which other cities are throwing em back!
Here’s the complete list:
25. Houston: 14.3 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.1% of population are heavy drinkers; 15.4% are binge drinkers
24. Norfolk, Va.: 13.5 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 5.2% are heavy drinkers; 20.2% are binge drinkers
23. Cleveland: 13.2 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.3% are heavy drinkers; 18.2% are binge drinkers
22. San Francisco: 14.9 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.1% are heavy drinkers; 14% are binge drinkers
21. Providence, R.I.: 13.9 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 5.7% are heavy drinkers; 17.6% are binge drinkers
20. Bismarck, N.D.: 14.3 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 4.7% are heavy drinkers; 18.4% are binge drinkers
19. Seattle: 14.1 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.1% of population are heavy drinkers; 16.9% are binge drinkers
18. Lincoln, Neb.: 13.4 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 5.9% of population are heavy drinkers; 22.7% are binge drinkers
17. Sioux Falls, S.D.: 13.3 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.4% of population are heavy drinkers; 19% are binge drinkers
16. Buffalo, N.Y.: 13.1 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 8.7% of population are heavy drinkers; 19.4% are binge drinkers
15. Ft. Myers, Fla.: 13.9 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 9.5% of population are heavy drinkers; 15.6% are binge drinkers
14. Las Vegas: 14.6 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 5.1% of population are heavy drinkers; 17.5% are binge drinkers
13. Denver: 15.3 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 5.1% of population are heavy drinkers; 16.8% are binge drinkers
12. Charleston, S.C.: 13.8 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 8.7% of population are heavy drinkers; 17.3% are binge drinkers
11.Burlington, Vt.: 13.5 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 7.5% of population are heavy drinkers; 19.4% are binge drinkers
10. Tucson, Ariz.: 14.2 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 8% of population are heavy drinkers; 16.8% are binge drinkers
9. San Diego: 14.1 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 7.3% of population are heavy drinkers; 17.7 are binge drinkers
8. St. Louis: 14.4 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.1% of population are heavy drinkers; 18% are binge drinkers
7. Austin, Tex.: 15.5 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 5% of population are heavy drinkers; 18.4% are binge drinkers
6. Chicago: 15.5 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.1% of population are heavy drinkers; 17.2% are binge drinkers
5. San Antonio: 14.2 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 8.2% of population are heavy drinkers; 19.4% are binge drinkers
4. Reno, Nev.: 14.5 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 8.5% of population are heavy drinkers; 18.1% are binge drinkers
3. Milwaukee: 15.7 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 6.7% of population are heavy drinkers; 18.9% are binge drinkers
2. Springfield, Mass.: 14.6 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 9.2% of population are heavy drinkers; 19.5% are binge drinkers
1. Boston: 15.5 average monthly drinks consumed per person; 7.4% of population are heavy drinkers; 20.1% are binge drinkers
