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?
- Fresno, California
- Reno, Nevada
- Billings, Montana
- Riverside, California
- Austin, Texas
- St. Louis, Missouri
- San Antonio, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- Tucson, Arizona
- Bakersfield, California
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Modesto, California
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Sacramento, California
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Toledo, Ohio
- Aurora, Colorado
- El Paso, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Fargo, North Dakota
- San Diego, California
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Tampa, Florida
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Detroit, Michigan
- Boise City, Idaho
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Washington DC
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Portland, Oregon
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Wichita, Kansas
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Burlington, Vermont
- Houston, Texas
- Los Angeles, California
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Orlando, Florida
- Spokane, Washington
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Arlington, Texas
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Anaheim, California
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Seattle, Washington
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Buffalo, New York
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Cincinatti, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Oakland, California
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Dallas, Texas
- Richmond, Virginia
- San Jose, California
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Columbus, Ohio
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Chicago, Illinios
- San Francisco, California
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Portland, Maine
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- New York, New York
- Durham, North Carolina
- Newark, New Jersey
- Miami, Florida
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Rochester, New York
- Yonkers, New York
- Boston, Massachusetts