Drunkest Cities Across America

By: Tina Hodges
Published: Feb 6, 2010
Updated: Mar 18, 2010

Recent study unveils the drunkest population based on higher alcohol-related deaths and DUI arrests.

A recent study conducted by Men's Health magazine has named California the alcohol induced state of the country. It also unveiled that Fesno, California has the most death rates from liver disease and DUI arrests in the nation. Three Golden states are are among the top ten.

Reno, Nevada took the runner-up slot and Billings, Montana grabbed the bronze. Riverside and Bakersfield in California were numbers four and ten, respectively. On the other end of the spectrum, in spite of being a hub for thirsty college students, Boston is the nation%u2019s %u201Cleast drunk%u201D city, the magazine found.

Three of America%u2019s teetotaler states were in the New York metropolitan area. Men%u2019s Health drew up the list based on data such as death rates from alcoholic liver disease, booze-fueled car crashes, frequency of binge-drinking in the past month, number of DUI arrests, and severity of DUI penalties. Ironically, the states with the most alcohol GOP strongholds.

The alcoholic cities, starting with the wettest:

Fresno, Calif.
Reno, Nev.
Billings, Mont.
Riverside, Calif.
Austin, Tex.
St. Louis, Mo.
San Antonio, Tex.
Lubbock, Tex.
Tucson, Ariz.
Bakersfield, Calif.

The "least drunk" cities, starting with the dryest:

Boston, Mass.
Yonkers, N.Y.
Rochester, N.Y.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Miami, Fla.
Newark, N.J.
Durham, N.C.
New York City
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Manchester, N.H

This list brings up much debate on politics. States with the least drunk are Democrat strongholds. Some might wonder why the conservatives drink more.