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03-15-11, 11:07 PM
The Drunkest Cities in America (http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/food-drink/drunkest-cities-america)
http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/food-drink/drunkest-cities-america?cm_ven=msnetzero (http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/food-drink/drunkest-cities-america?cm_ven=msnetzero)
Drunk Town, U.S.A
The United States has a drinking problem.
The average American consumes roughly two and a half gallons of alcohol each year, giving our country the 56th highest alcohol consumption rate in the world, according to data released this year from the World Health Organizatio (http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/msbgsruprofiles.pdf)n
10th Drunkest City: Wilmington, N.C.
Wilmington is the birthplace to such great Americans as Michael Jordan and Sugar Ray Leonard, but this North Carolina city also houses more than its fair share of big drinkers as one fifth of the population falls into the binge drinking category.
9th Drunkest City: San Francisco, Calif.
Alcohol-related illnesses and injuries have proved so costly in San Francisco that legislators in this city actually tried to add a 7-cent per ounce fee (http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-09-15/bay-area/24003597_1_alcohol-fee-supervisors-david-campos-supervisors-carmen-chu) to alcohol in order to cover the costs. The city’s board of supervisors approved the measure in September, but it was ultimately vetoed by the mayor shortly after.
8th Drunkest City: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Given all the madness that takes place in the world of politics in South Carolina – from its former Governor, who went AWOL with his mistress, to Alvin Greene, the unemployed senatorial candidate – it’s perhaps no surprise that some residents here would need a drink once in a while just to make sense of it all.
7th Drunkest City: Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn.
As one of the wealthiest states (http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/money/investing/states-most-millionaires) in the country, people in Connecticut may be able to afford a few extra drinks now and then, but that doesn’t mean they should. The residents of Stamford had a wake-up call earlier this year when it was discovered that a group of high school freshmen (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/02/18/stamford-high-cracks-down-in-wake-of-alcohol-poisoning/) were found to be binge drinking, leading to at least once case of alcohol poisoning.
6th Drunkest City: Milwaukee, Wis.
Wisconsin – and Milkwaukee in particular – have repeatedly been singled out for excessive alcohol consumption over the years, and as of 2009, the state had the highest rate of binge drinking and drunk driving incidents (http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=807584). Clearly, this region still needs some help.
5th Drunkest City: Bozeman, Mont.
Montana was one of the top five most alcohol consuming states according to a previous MainStreet ranking, (link) and true to that fashion, the state can claim not one but two cities in the top five of this list as well.
4th Drunkest City: Butte-Silver Bow, Mont.
Part of the problem in Montana seems to be that many residents start binge drinking early. The state had one of the highest rates of high school binge drinking (http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/175876715.html), as of 2007.
3rd Drunkest City: Fargo, N.D.
North Dakota ranked high on our list of drunkest states (http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/moneyinvesting/news/happiness-index-south-carolina-ranks-worst) as well, but we’re still not sure why. While the rest of the country has been suffering in this economy, North Dakota continues to have one of the best employment rates and foreclosure rates of any state.
2nd Drunkest City: Kapaa, Hawaii
Many of the cities in the top of this list are located in colder parts of the country, where the best way to spend a Saturday night may be indoors with a drink, but Hawaii is the clear exception, claiming the top two spots on the list of drunkest cities. Indeed, for all the sunshine, residents in Hawaii have their fair share of trouble. The state has a higher than average number of residents with drug problems (http://hawaii.gov/health/substance-abuse/prevention-treatment/survey/adsurv.htm)
The Drunkest City: Hilo, Hawaii
Like Kapaa, Hilo may not be a household name in the mainland U.S., but the residents in these two cities may be able to drink the rest of the country under the table, for better or worse.
http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/food-drink/drunkest-cities-america?cm_ven=msnetzero (http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/food-drink/drunkest-cities-america?cm_ven=msnetzero)
Drunk Town, U.S.A
The United States has a drinking problem.
The average American consumes roughly two and a half gallons of alcohol each year, giving our country the 56th highest alcohol consumption rate in the world, according to data released this year from the World Health Organizatio (http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/msbgsruprofiles.pdf)n
10th Drunkest City: Wilmington, N.C.
Wilmington is the birthplace to such great Americans as Michael Jordan and Sugar Ray Leonard, but this North Carolina city also houses more than its fair share of big drinkers as one fifth of the population falls into the binge drinking category.
9th Drunkest City: San Francisco, Calif.
Alcohol-related illnesses and injuries have proved so costly in San Francisco that legislators in this city actually tried to add a 7-cent per ounce fee (http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-09-15/bay-area/24003597_1_alcohol-fee-supervisors-david-campos-supervisors-carmen-chu) to alcohol in order to cover the costs. The city’s board of supervisors approved the measure in September, but it was ultimately vetoed by the mayor shortly after.
8th Drunkest City: Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Given all the madness that takes place in the world of politics in South Carolina – from its former Governor, who went AWOL with his mistress, to Alvin Greene, the unemployed senatorial candidate – it’s perhaps no surprise that some residents here would need a drink once in a while just to make sense of it all.
7th Drunkest City: Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn.
As one of the wealthiest states (http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/money/investing/states-most-millionaires) in the country, people in Connecticut may be able to afford a few extra drinks now and then, but that doesn’t mean they should. The residents of Stamford had a wake-up call earlier this year when it was discovered that a group of high school freshmen (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/02/18/stamford-high-cracks-down-in-wake-of-alcohol-poisoning/) were found to be binge drinking, leading to at least once case of alcohol poisoning.
6th Drunkest City: Milwaukee, Wis.
Wisconsin – and Milkwaukee in particular – have repeatedly been singled out for excessive alcohol consumption over the years, and as of 2009, the state had the highest rate of binge drinking and drunk driving incidents (http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=807584). Clearly, this region still needs some help.
5th Drunkest City: Bozeman, Mont.
Montana was one of the top five most alcohol consuming states according to a previous MainStreet ranking, (link) and true to that fashion, the state can claim not one but two cities in the top five of this list as well.
4th Drunkest City: Butte-Silver Bow, Mont.
Part of the problem in Montana seems to be that many residents start binge drinking early. The state had one of the highest rates of high school binge drinking (http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/175876715.html), as of 2007.
3rd Drunkest City: Fargo, N.D.
North Dakota ranked high on our list of drunkest states (http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/moneyinvesting/news/happiness-index-south-carolina-ranks-worst) as well, but we’re still not sure why. While the rest of the country has been suffering in this economy, North Dakota continues to have one of the best employment rates and foreclosure rates of any state.
2nd Drunkest City: Kapaa, Hawaii
Many of the cities in the top of this list are located in colder parts of the country, where the best way to spend a Saturday night may be indoors with a drink, but Hawaii is the clear exception, claiming the top two spots on the list of drunkest cities. Indeed, for all the sunshine, residents in Hawaii have their fair share of trouble. The state has a higher than average number of residents with drug problems (http://hawaii.gov/health/substance-abuse/prevention-treatment/survey/adsurv.htm)
The Drunkest City: Hilo, Hawaii
Like Kapaa, Hilo may not be a household name in the mainland U.S., but the residents in these two cities may be able to drink the rest of the country under the table, for better or worse.