Iowa Is Home To 6 Of The Drunkest Counties In America

A recent study looked at the 50 drunkest counties in America. Iowa is home to 6 of the drunkest counties in all of the USA. Today we will be looking at all 6 of those spots in Iowa while also checking out the other counties in other states.

It looks like the upper Midwest is taking home the gold when it comes to the drunkest counties in the US. You can see more about that here. All 50 of the drunkest counties in the US are in the upper Midwest.

How They Got The Numbers

This study found the 50 drunkest counties in the U.S out of 3,106 counties using data from the 2021 County Health Rankings and Roadmap report. Wow out of that many counties I can't believe Iowa and Wisconsin make up over 75% of the drunkest numbers.

In every county on the list, more than one in four adults drinks excessively. Nationwide, fewer than one in five adults drinks excessively.

You can learn more here.

The Drunkest Iowa Counties

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47. Lyon County, Iowa

46. Delaware County, Iowa

41. Benton County, Iowa

19. Clinton County, Iowa

14. Dubuque County, Iowa

12. Winneshiek County, Iowa

While Iowa is in second, Wisconsin has the biggest lead. The top 11 drunkest spots are all in Wisconsin.

In total 6 Iowa counties made it into the top 50. The state of Wisconsin is home to 41 and the other three spots are split between Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

More Drunk Counties

The top five counties are again all in Wisconsin, and are as follows:

1. Outagamie County, Wisconsin
2. Calumet County, Wisconsin (29.8% of adults report binge or heavy drinking)
3. Walworth County, Wisconsin (29.3% of adults report binge or heavy drinking)
4. Pierce County, Wisconsin (28.9% of adults report binge or heavy drinking)
5. Polk County, Wisconsin (28.8% of adults report binge or heavy drinking)

You can see the full list here.