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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2018 Apr;54(4):486–496. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.12.021

Table 3.

Binge-drinking Prevalence,a,b Frequency,c Intensity,d and Total Binge Drinkse Among Adults Aged >18 Yearsf by State, U.S., 2015

State Binge-drinking prevalence, % (95% CI) Frequency of binge-drinking episodes among binge drinkers Total annual bingedrinking episodesg Binge drinking intensity Total annual binge drinks Total annual binge drinks per adult Total annual binge drinks per binge drinker
Alabama 12.2(11.1,13.5) 59.8 23,217,261 7.3 215,130,596 57.3 525.3
Alaska 20.0(17.8, 22.3) 56.4 5,656,725 7.8 62,353,929 112.9 594.2
Arizona 15.0(13.7,16.4) 56.9 36,815,789 7.1 332,224,029 63.8 483.4
Arkansas 15.2(13.1,17.4) 69.6 20,791,529 8.3 253,486,160 111.5 841.0
California 16.7 (15.9,17.6) 48.0 202,969,409 6.5 1,744,778,272 58.1 391.8
Colorado 18.1(16.9,19.3) 48.6 32,082,519 6.6 282,191,317 67.2 423.8
Connecticut 18.3(17.1,19.5) 55.2 23,497,017 7.0 258,815,692 91.6 593.6
Delaware 15.8(13.9,17.8) 48.6 5,168,982 7.0 43,135,014 58.2 412.8
District of Columbia 24.4(21.8, 27.3) 46.1 5,576,820 6.2 43,879,257 79.2 316.9
Florida 17.2(15.9,18.6) 52.1 118,113,079 6.8 1,037,830,998 64.2 453.1
Georgia 15.8(14.2,17.5) 58.4 63,065,616 6.9 514,273,516 66.7 466.8
Hawaii 19.8(18.3, 21.3) 65.1 12,160,323 7.6 120,381,961 107.4 611.7
Idaho 14.8(13.4,16.5) 58.1 8,630,314 7.4 82,338,810 67.4 504.8
Illinois 20.8(19.3, 22.4) 50.6 94,986,862 7.1 866,676,037 87.5 453.2
Indiana 16.6(15.0,18.2) 53.1 39,397,102 7.2 404,893,463 80.3 541.3
Iowa 21.3(19.8, 22.9) 55.1 21,842,807 7.6 202,142,522 84.4 449.2
Kansas 16.5(15.8,17.2) 54.4 15,910,168 7.0 135,312,443 61.7 428.8
Kentucky 16.1(14.6,17.7) 72.8 32,975,801 7.8 321,470,006 94.2 652.8
Louisiana 18.0(16.3,19.7) 58.4 30,947,527 7.6 303,589,086 85.4 543.9
Maine 20.2(18.7, 21.8) 57.5 9,829,393 7.4 88,357,485 82.4 489.5
Maryland 14.7 (13.2, 16.3) 59.3 33,973,891 6.6 272,678,552 58.5 444.5
Massachusetts 18.7 (17.5, 20.0) 52.7 47,288,417 6.5 417,282,007 77.2 488.3
Michigan 19.8(18.7, 21.1) 60.3 77,429,336 7.3 775,554,320 100.5 575.8
Minnesota 20.5(19.7, 21.4) 47.8 36,321,935 7.2 325,795,877 77.5 419.3
Mississippi 12.5(11.1,14.1) 64.3 16,661,059 7.6 210,378,008 92.9 831.8
Missouri 17.7 (16.2,19.2) 64.5 43,445,143 7.8 397,708,743 84.8 533.0
Montana 21.3(19.6, 23.2) 55.4 8,150,629 7.2 67,490,635 83.7 445.6
Nebraska 20.4(19.3, 21.5) 50.3 12,763,532 7.2 118,457,501 83.1 447.5
Nevada 14.5(12.4,16.9) 64.7 15,837,027 7.2 137,824,102 62.0 468.6
New 17.8(16.2,19.5) 49.8 8,245,356 6.4 70,267,911 65.9 425.6
Hampshire
New Jersey 17.0(15.7,18.4) 43.2 44,184,772 6.9 366,271,396 52.6 354.9
New Mexico 13.6(12.1,15.2) 49.8 9,151,667 7.2 82,012,459 51.6 425.9
New York 17.6(16.6,18.7) 47.9 107,790,058 6.8 875,103,091 56.2 369.8
North Carolina 14.6(13.5,15.7) 52.1 50,169,400 6.4 424,768,408 54.8 422.6
North Dakota 24.9(23.1, 26.7) 50.5 6,746,882 7.7 75,169,030 128.9 564.3
Ohio 19.5(18.1, 21.0) 51.4 77,616,428 7.7 919,978,898 102.4 591.7
Oklahoma 13.6(12.3,15.1) 62.5 20,239,289 7.5 178,841,984 60.6 493.2
Oregon 17.7 (16.2,19.2) 52.0 24,832,806 6.3 186,307,663 58.8 384.6
Pennsylvania 18.5(17.0, 20.0) 48.9 76,331,864 7.0 706,904,786 69.9 441.8
Rhode Island 17.0(15.4,18.8) 54.0 6,370,912 7.0 63,035,011 74.6 504.9
South Carolina 16.3(15.3,17.5) 61.9 32,140,181 7.4 305,869,730 80.4 561.7
South Dakota 17.9(16.3,19.6) 47.0 4,963,768 7.6 43,633,055 67.4 416.6
Tennessee 10.9 (9.5, 12.4) 63.9 30,964,037 7.0 249,954,016 49.0 509.8
Texas 16.1(14.9,17.3) 51.7 150,284,697 7.2 1,386,402,139 68.4 472.8
Utah 11.4(10.7,12.2) 55.9 11,610,783 7.3 96,298,123 46.2 418.2
Vermont 19.0 (17.6, 20.6) 55.2 4,432,492 6.8 41,339,473 81.7 501.5
Virginia 17.0 (15.8,18.2) 52.5 51,026,215 7.1 488,627,713 75.0 483.9
Washington 16.6 (15.7,17.5) 50.1 40,870,916 6.2 316,195,086 56.9 378.3
West Virginia 11.8 (10.7,13.1) 53.2 7,822,466 7.9 74,714,179 51.0 500.5
Wisconsin 24.4 (22.7, 26.2) 51.3 49,266,263 7.2 471,484,200 105.3 488.4
Wyoming 16.9 (15.1, 18.9) 56.7 3,683,677 7.0 28,123,508 62.9 413.9
a

Age-adjusted to 2000 U.S. projected population (distribution #916).

b

Total number of respondents who reported at least one binge-drinking episode during the past 30 days divided by the total number of respondents.

c

Average number of binge-drinking episodes reported by all binge drinkers.

d

Average largest number of drinks consumed by binge drinkers on any occasion during the past 30 days.

e

Total annual binge drinks was calculated by multiplying the frequency of binge drinking (i.e., total annual number of binge-drinking episodes) by the binge-drinking intensity of each binge drinker (i.e., the largest number of drinks consumed by binge drinkers on any occasion). Total annual binge drinks per adult was calculated by dividing total binge drinks by the weighted total population. Total annual binge drinks per binge drinker was calculated by dividing total annual binge drinks by the weighted total population of binge drinkers.

f

Including respondents aged 18–20 years who are under the legal drinking age.