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Prevalence of binge drinking and heavy drinking among adults in the United States, 1993–2009.

	Median Prevalence %
	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Binge Drinking	14.2	14.1	14.5	14.9	14.8	16.3	16.5	15.1	14.4	15.4	15.8	15.6	15.7
Heavy Drinking	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.7	5.1	5.9	5.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.2	5.1	5.1

Notes:

The source for these data is CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm.

Data included are those from states (including the District of Columbia) in applicable years. Data points represent the median prevalence of states participating in any year.

Data are not available for the following years: 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.

 

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Age-adjusted¹ prevalence of binge drinking among adults aged 18 years and older, by state, United States, 2010.

State	%
First Tertile (Light Red)
Utah	10.9
West Virginia	10.9
Arkansas	11.8
Mississippi	12.1
Alabama	13.3
New Mexico	14.2
North Carolina	14.7
Oklahoma	14.9
Kentucky	15.0
Idaho	15.2
Georgia	15.4
New Jersey	15.7
South Carolina	15.7
Louisiana	16.4
California	16.5
Indiana	16.5
Florida	16.7
Second Tertile: (Medium Red)
Wyoming	16.9
Maryland	17.1
Texas	17.3
Missouri	17.4
Nevada	17.4
Kansas	17.6
Michigan	17.7
Virginia	17.7
Colorado	17.9
Oregon	17.9
Connecticut	18.1
New Hampshire	18.2
Rhode Island	18.2
Washington	18.2
New York	18.3
Arizona	18.6
Third Tertile: (Dark Red)
Hawaii	19.1
Pennsylvania	19.3
Delaware	19.5
Maine	19.7
Ohio	19.8
Minnesota	20.1
Vermont	20.2
Alaska	21.2
Illinois	21.4
Iowa	21.5
Montana	21.5
Massachusetts	21.7
District of Columbia	21.9
North Dakota	21.9
Nebraska	22.3
Wisconsin	25.6

Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Combined Landline and Cellular Telephone Developmental Dataset, Adults Aged 18 Years and Older.

 

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Age-adjusted¹ intensity* of binge drinking among adults aged 18 years and older, by state, United States, 2010.

State	%
First Tertile (Light Red)
District of Columbia	6.0
Alaska	6.8
Maryland	6.8
New Jersey	6.8
Oregon	6.8
Alabama	6.9
Illinois	6.9
Washington	6.9
California	7.0
Colorado	7.0
Kansas	7.0
Michigan	7.0
New York	7.0
Connecticut	7.1
Vermont	7.1
Second Tertile: (Medium Red)
Rhode Island	7.2
Virginia	7.2
Florida	7.3
Georgia	7.3
Delaware	7.4
Minnesota	7.4
New Hampshire	7.4
North Carolina	7.4
Pennsylvania	7.4
Idaho	7.6
Massachusetts	7.6
Arkansas	7.7
Montana	7.7
Texas	7.7
Wyoming	7.7
Third Tertile: (Dark Red)
Arizona	7.8
Nebraska	7.8
Nevada	7.8
Ohio	7.8
Oklahoma	7.8
Maine	7.9
New Mexico	7.9
South Carolina	7.9
Utah	7.9
Iowa	8.0
Indiana	8.1
Mississippi	8.1
Missouri	8.1
North Dakota	8.3
Kentucky	8.4
Louisiana	8.5
Hawaii	8.7
West Virginia	8.7
Wisconsin	9.0

*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 Combined Landline and Cellular Telephone Developmental Dataset, Adults Aged 18 Years and Older.

¹Prevalence and intensity data were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Census standard population. Respondents were from 48 states (excluding South Dakota and Tennessee) and the District of Columbia.

The source for these data is CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Information about the BRFSS is available at http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm.