Have you ever wondered where in Georgia do people drink the most alcohol? According to statistics from Country Health Rankings & Roadmaps, the following 10 counties have 15% or more of its residents that have self-reported participating in either binge drinking or heavy drinking between the years of 2006 to 2012.
To break the ties in these rankings, we then looked at FindTheHome data to see which of these counties have the highest bars per capita; bars per 10,000 residents.
- Dawson County
Robert Elzey via Flickr Between 2006-2012, 30% of adults report binge or excessive drinking in Dawson County.
- Forsyth County
Grant via Flickr With a notable difference from Dawson County, Forsyth County has 19% of its adult population reporting excessive drinking.
- Fulton County
Richard Cawood via Flickr Home to one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, 18% of Fulton County’s adult population reported binge drinking. (Bars per capita: 5.48)
- Muscogee County
Shelby Bell via Flickr Here’s another county with 18% of the adult population reporting binge drinking. (Bars per capita: 3.54)
- Liberty County
M S via Flickr Liberty County is still one of the highest in the state, with 18% of the adult population reporting excessive drinking. (Bars per capita: 2)
- Harris County
wikipedia Harris County also has 18% of its adult population reporting excessive drinking. (Bars per capita: 0.93)
- Haralson County
Melissa Johnson via Flickr Here’s another Georgia county with 18% of the adult population reporting binge drinking.
- Richmond County
Matt via Flickr Richmond County is close behind with 17% of its adult population reporting binge drinking.
- Carroll County
Melissa Johnson via Flickr Coming down on the list, Carroll County has 16% of its population reporting excessive drinkers.
- Columbia County
evelyn via Flickr Last on our list is Columbia County, with 16% of its adult population reporting excessive drinking.
The CDC defines binge drinking as 5 or more drinks in 2 hours for men and 4 or more drinks in 2 hours for women. A shocking 1 in 6 US adults binge drink at least once per month. What do you think of this list? For more facts about binge drinking, read the CDC fact sheet.
Robert Elzey via Flickr
Between 2006-2012, 30% of adults report binge or excessive drinking in Dawson County.
Grant via Flickr
With a notable difference from Dawson County, Forsyth County has 19% of its adult population reporting excessive drinking.
Richard Cawood via Flickr
Home to one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, 18% of Fulton County’s adult population reported binge drinking. (Bars per capita: 5.48)
Shelby Bell via Flickr
Here’s another county with 18% of the adult population reporting binge drinking. (Bars per capita: 3.54)
M S via Flickr
Liberty County is still one of the highest in the state, with 18% of the adult population reporting excessive drinking. (Bars per capita: 2)
wikipedia
Harris County also has 18% of its adult population reporting excessive drinking. (Bars per capita: 0.93)
Melissa Johnson via Flickr
Here’s another Georgia county with 18% of the adult population reporting binge drinking.
Matt via Flickr
Richmond County is close behind with 17% of its adult population reporting binge drinking.
Coming down on the list, Carroll County has 16% of its population reporting excessive drinkers.
evelyn via Flickr
Last on our list is Columbia County, with 16% of its adult population reporting excessive drinking.
Disclaimer: All data in the above article is pulled from third party sources such as County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and FindTheHome. OnlyInYourState doesn’t guarantee the information above is perfectly accurate or current, although we have done our best to ensure that it is. For further questions, please consult the proper state agency.
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