As you'll see, one Colorado city among those included in the survey -- Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver-Aurora, Greeley and Fort Collins -- finishes high on all four lists. Continue to find out which one, as well as to get often-surprising alcohol-consumption info about dozens of cities nationwide.
Alcohol Consumption: Binge drinkers (males having five or more drinks on one occasion, females having four or more drinks on one occasion)
Colorado rankings: Number 5: Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area15.8 percent yes, 84.3 percent no
Number 4: Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
18.6 percent yes, 81.4 percent no
Number 3: Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area17.1 percent yes, 82.9 percent no
Number 2: Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
21.0 percent yes, 79.0 percent no
Number 1: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
26.4 percent yes, 73.6 percent no
Continue to see the binge drinking numbers for the entire U.S., plus additional rankings. Alcohol Consumption: Binge drinkers (males having five or more drinks on one occasion, females having four or more drinks on one occasion)
U.S. rankings Number 10-9 (tie): Havre, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area24.9 percent yes, 75.1 percent no
Number 10-9 (tie): Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area
24.9 percent yes, 75.1 percent no
Number 8: Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
25.0 percent yes, 75.0 percent no
Number 7: Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area25.4 percent yes, 74.6 percent no
Number 6: Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
25.9 percent yes, 74.1 percent no
Number 5: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
26.3 percent yes, 73.7 percent no
Number 4: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
26.4 percent yes, 73.6 percent no
Number 3: Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
26.9 percent yes, 73.1 percent no
Number 2: Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
28.2 percent yes, 71.8 percent no
Number 1: Columbus, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area
28.4 percent yes, 71.6 percent no
Continue to see the heavy drinking numbers for Colorado, followed by more rankings. Alcohol Consumption: Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day)
Colorado rankings Number 5: Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area5.8 percent yes, 94.3 percent no
Number 4: Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
6.0 percent yes, 94.0 percent no
Number 3: Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area6.6 percent yes, 93.4 percent no
Number 2: Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
7.1 percent yes, 92.9 percent no
Number 1: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.3 percent yes, 90.7 percent no
Continue to count down the top twenty U.S. cities by percentage of heavy drinkers. Alcohol Consumption: Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day)
U.S. rankings, part 1 Number 20-21: Columbus, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area9.0 percent yes, 91.0 percent no (tied with Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area)
Number 19-17 (tie): Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.1 percent yes, 90.9 percent no
Number 19-17 (tie): Peabody, MA
9.1 percent yes, 90.9 percent no
Number 19-17 (tie): Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.1 percent yes, 90.9 percent no
Number 16: Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.3 percent yes, 90.7 percent no
Number 15-14 (tie): Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area9.4 percent yes, 90.6 percent no
Number 15-14(tie): Hilo, HI Micropolitan Statistical Area
9.4 percent yes, 90.6 percent no
Number 13-11 (tie): Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.5 percent yes, 90.5 no
Number 13-11 (tie): Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.5 percent yes, 90.5 percent no
Number 13-11 (tie): Boston-Quincy, MA Metropolitan Division
9.5 percent yes, 90.5 percent no
Continue to count down the top twenty U.S. cities by percentage of heavy drinkers. Alcohol Consumption: Heavy drinkers (adult men having more than two drinks per day and adult women having more than one drink per day)
U.S. rankings, part 2 Number 10-8 (tie): Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area9.6 percent yes, 90.4 percent no
Number 10-8 (tie): Keene, NH Micropolitan Statistical Area
9.6 percent yes, 90.4 percent no
Number 10-8: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.6 percent yes, 90.4 percent no
Number 7: San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
9.7 percent yes, 90.3 percent no
Number 6: Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
10.0 percent yes, 90.0 percent no
Number 5: Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area10.1 percent yes, 90.0 percent no
Number 4: Kahului-Wailuku, HI Micropolitan Statistical Area
10.3 percent yes, 89.7 percent no
Number 3: Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area
10.4 percent yes, 89.6 percent no
Number 2: Brookings, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area
11.8 percent yes, 88.2 percent no
Number 1: Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
12.1 percent yes, 87.9 percent no
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