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luv2fly

(2,475 posts)
Mon Oct 18, 2021, 05:26 PM Oct 2021

Top 11 "drunkest counties" in U.S. are all in Wisconsin

The top 11 “drunkest counties” in U.S. are all in Wisconsin, survey finds
41 of the top 50 are in the Badger State.

By Nick Viviani
Published: Oct. 18, 2021 at 9:42 AM CDT

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - More than half of Wisconsin counties landed on a recently published list of the “drunkest” counties in the United States. In fact, the Badger State had over four times as many counties listed in the Top 50 (41) than all other states combined.

Going down the list, Badger State counties filled the top 11 spots on the list and 90% of the top 30 counties.

The survey, conducted by 24/7 Wall St., ranked each county by their excessive drinking rates, which included adults who either binge drink or drink heavily. It defined binge drinking as four drinks for women or five drinks for men in a single session, while an average of a drink a day for women or two per day for men is considered heavy drinking.

Using those metrics, the author found 41 Wisconsin counties placed in the top 50 of the 3,143 counties (or their equivalent) in the United States. It based its rankings on the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, which the site was compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Grab a drink and read more at:

https://www.nbc15.com/2021/10/18/top-11-drunkest-counties-us-are-all-wisconsin-survey-finds/



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Top 11 "drunkest counties" in U.S. are all in Wisconsin (Original Post) luv2fly Oct 2021 OP
5 of top 10 are in the middle of Packerland. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #1
Winnebago County as well. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2021 #3
i stuck to words i can spell and format easily on my little phone. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #4
That's fair. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2021 #5
exactly, even tho i lived in FDL county 30 years on the south west area Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #6
Well that certainly explains a lot. onecaliberal Oct 2021 #2
Yep, sounds about right lol I live here and don't drink and people act like that's crazy. Luciferous Oct 2021 #7

Tetrachloride

(7,816 posts)
1. 5 of top 10 are in the middle of Packerland.
Mon Oct 18, 2021, 05:43 PM
Oct 2021

Some counties such as Dodge, Brown and Fond du Lac may have unadjusted data — they and others have significant prison populations.

i believe census data includes prisons.

Those counties might move up.

Brown County has Green Bay itself.

Dodge County has 3 full state prisons (correctional facilities).

Tetrachloride

(7,816 posts)
4. i stuck to words i can spell and format easily on my little phone.
Tue Oct 19, 2021, 10:02 AM
Oct 2021

“Winnebago” spelling has a way of going wrong.

Winnebago County probably really high after adjustment.

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