Special Report

City With the Highest Excessive Drinking Rate in Every State

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Massachusetts: Barnstable Town
> Adults who drink excessively: 26.5% — #8 out of 382 US metro areas
> Adults who drink excessively in Massachusetts: 23.5% — #6 out of 50
> Driving deaths involving alcohol: 37.3% — #34 out of 382 US metro areas
> Driving deaths involving alcohol in Massachusetts: 30.2% — #22 out of 50
> Median household income: $85,042 — #16 out of 382 US metro areas
> Median household income in Massachusetts: $85,843 — #2 out of 50
> MSA population: 212,990

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Michigan: Monroe
> Adults who drink excessively: 22.8% — #40 out of 382 US metro areas
> Adults who drink excessively in Michigan: 20.9% — #13 out of 50
> Driving deaths involving alcohol: 40.6% — #14 out of 382 US metro areas
> Driving deaths involving alcohol in Michigan: 29.3% — #26 out of 50
> Median household income: $62,839 — #128 out of 382 US metro areas
> Median household income in Michigan: $59,584 — #32 out of 50
> MSA population: 150,500

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Minnesota: Duluth
> Adults who drink excessively: 25.2% — #16 out of 382 US metro areas
> Adults who drink excessively in Minnesota: 23.2% — #7 out of 50
> Driving deaths involving alcohol: 34.5% — #67 out of 382 US metro areas
> Driving deaths involving alcohol in Minnesota: 29.7% — #25 out of 50
> Median household income: $60,316 — #182 out of 382 US metro areas
> Median household income in Minnesota: $74,593 — #13 out of 50
> MSA population: 289,383

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Mississippi: Gulfport-Biloxi
> Adults who drink excessively: 16.6% — #319 out of 382 US metro areas
> Adults who drink excessively in Mississippi: 14.8% — #48 out of 50
> Driving deaths involving alcohol: 21.4% — #320 out of 382 US metro areas
> Driving deaths involving alcohol in Mississippi: 19.6% — #49 out of 50
> Median household income: $50,642 — #310 out of 382 US metro areas
> Median household income in Mississippi: $45,792 — #50 out of 50
> MSA population: 417,665

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Missouri: St. Louis
> Adults who drink excessively: 21.6% — #71 out of 382 US metro areas
> Adults who drink excessively in Missouri: 20.5% — #14 out of 50
> Driving deaths involving alcohol: 30.4% — #144 out of 382 US metro areas
> Driving deaths involving alcohol in Missouri: 27.1% — #31 out of 50
> Median household income: $66,417 — #98 out of 382 US metro areas
> Median household income in Missouri: $57,409 — #38 out of 50
> MSA population: 2,801,423

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