Congratulations, Fresno! You’re America’s Drunkest City!

It wasn’t officially a competition, but we do have a winner (according to the fine folks at MEN’S HEALTH magazine).

By an overwhelming margin, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN NAMED AMERICA’S DRUNKEST CITY out of 100 entries!  Time to celebrate!

Web Watch is sure that you’re asking how Fresno earned this vaulted honor.  It was quite easy, actually.

Men’s Health took into account the following pieces of information:

• Death rate from alcoholic liver disease
• Deaths due to DUI
• The number of DUI arrests
• The number of admitted binge drinkers in the past month
• The severity — or lack thereof — of DUI penalties 

Cities were rated on a scale with 1 being the worst in the selected category.  The lower your overall score ended up, the higher your city ranked on the “drunkest city” list.   Let’s take a look, shall we? 

We already know that Fresno, California is America’s Drunkest City — but who were the 99 runners-up?

1. Fresno, California
2. Reno, Nevada
3. Billings, Montana
4. Riverside, California
5. Austin, Texas
6. St. Louis, Missouri
7. San Antonio, Texas
8. Lubbock, Texas
9. Tucson, Arizona
10. Bakersfield, California
11. Las Vegas, Nevada
12. Modesto, California
13. Columbia, South Carolina
14. Nashville, Tennessee
15. Madison, Wisconsin
16. Colorado Springs, Colorado
17. Denver, Colorado
18. Phoenix, Arizona
19. Cheyenne, Wyoming
20. Sacramento, California
21. New Orleans, Louisiana
22. Toledo, Ohio
23. Aurora, Colorado
24. El Paso, Texas
25. Corpus Christi, Texas
26. Fargo, North Dakota
27. San Diego, California
28. Lexington, Kentucky
29. Tampa, Florida
30. Albuquerque, New Mexico
31. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
32. Tulsa, Oklahoma
33. Jacksonville, Florida
34. Detroit, Michigan
35. Boise City, Idaho
36. Kansas City, Missouri
37. Washington DC
38. Montgomery, Alabama
39. Omaha, Nebraska
40. Portland, Oregon
41. Anchorage, Alaska
42. Birmingham, Alabama
43. Greensboro, North Carolina
44. Wichita, Kansas
45. St. Petersburg, Florida
46. Burlington, Vermont
47. Houston, Texas
48. Los Angeles, California
49. Charleston, West Virginia
50. Orlando, Florida
51. Spokane, Washington
52. Lincoln, Nebraska
53. Arlington, Texas
54. Des Moines, Iowa
55. Fort Worth, Texas
56. Providence, Rhode Island
57. Anaheim, California
58. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
59. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
60. Baltimore, Maryland
61. Indianapolis, Indiana
62. Louisville, Kentucky
63. Raleigh, North Carolina
64. Seattle, Washington
65. Grand Rapids, Michigan
66. Buffalo, New York
67. Wilmington, Delaware
68. Hartford, Connecticut
69. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
70. Virginia Beach, Virginia
71. Memphis, Tennessee
72. Cincinatti, Ohio
73. Cleveland, Ohio
74. Charlotte, North Carolina
75. Oakland, California
76. Little Rock, Arkansas
77. Dallas, Texas
78. Richmond, Virginia
79. San Jose, California
80. Minneapolis, Minnesota
81. Jackson, Mississippi
82. Jersey City, New Jersey
83. Columbus, Ohio
84. Atlanta, Georgia
85. Chicago, Illinios
86. San Francisco, California
87. St. Paul, Minnesota
88. Honolulu, Hawaii
89. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
90. Portland, Maine
91. Manchester, New Hampshire
92. Fort Wayne, Indiana
93. New York, New York
94. Durham, North Carolina
95. Newark, New Jersey
96. Miami, Florida
97. Salt Lake City, Utah
98. Rochester, New York
99. Yonkers, New York
100. Boston, Massachusetts