Here are the percentages of binge drinkers in the populations of 120 U.S. metropolitan areas.:

Northeast

Bergen-Passaic, N.J. ... 10.0 +/- 2.5

Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, Mass.-N.H. ... 17.6 +/- 1.4

Burlington, Vt. ... 19.6 +/- 2.5

Hartford, Conn. ... 14.3 +/- 2.1

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, N.J. ... 12.5 +/- 3.3

Monmouth-Ocean, N.J. ... 14.1 +/- 3.2

Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. ... 11.6 +/- 2.6

New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, Conn. ... 14.2 +/- 1.9

New York, N.Y. ... 9.3 +/- 1.3

Newark, N.J. ... 11.2 +/- 2.2

Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. ... 14.6 +/- 1.7

Pittsburgh, Pa. ... 16.3 +/- 2.3

Portland, Maine ... 15.3 +/- 3.3

Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, R.I. ... 14.6 +/- 1.3

Rochester, N.Y. ... 15.5 +/- 4.0

Springfield, Mass. ... 20.1 +/- 4.8

Median (range) ... 14.5 (9.3, 20.1)

Midwest

Bismarck, N.D. ... 18.6 +/- 3.4

Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... 20.6 +/- 4.9

Chicago, Ill. ... 16.8 +/- 2.0

Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind. ... 12.5 +/- 2.3

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio ... 8.8 +/- 2.4

Columbus, Ohio ... 11.0 +/- 3.2

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa, Ill. ... 21.1 +/- 6.3

Des Moines, Iowa ... 18.2 +/- 2.7

Detroit, Mich. ... 20.0 +/- 2.1

Duluth-Superior, Minn.-Wis. ... 20.3 +/- 4.3

Evansville-Henderson, Ind.-Ky. ... 13.6 +/- 4.7

Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn. ... 17.7 +/- 3.1

Fort Wayne, Ind. ... 14.1 +/- 3.7

Gary, Ind. ... 16.3 +/- 4.5

Grand Forks, N.D.-Minn. ... 23.4 +/- 5.5

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Mich. ... 18.1 +/- 3.5

Indianapolis, Ind. ... 15.1 +/- 2.6

Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. ... 15.6 +/- 2.1

Lincoln, Neb. ... 20.1 +/- 4.4

Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wis. ... 22.7 +/- 3.3

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis. ... 16.2 +/- 1.2

Omaha, Neb-Iowa ... 17.2 +/- 2.0

Rapid City, S.D. ... 16.9 +/- 3.2

Sioux Falls, S.D. ... 21.4 +/- 2.6

South Bend, Ind. ... 14.5 +/- 3.9

St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. ... 17.2 +/- 2.4

Wichita, Kan. ... 11.0 +/- 2.3

Median (range) ... 17.2 (8.8, 23.4)

South

Atlanta, Ga. ... 10.8 +/- 1.6

Augusta-Aiken, Ga.-S.C. ... 9.2 +/- 4.5

Austin-San Marcos, Texas ... 22.6 +/- 4.8

Baltimore, Md. ... 11.9 +/- 1.5

Baton Rouge, La. ... 16.3 +/- 3.5

Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, Miss. ... 13.5 +/- 3.9

Birmingham, Ala. ... 12.9 +/- 2.5

Charleston, W.Va. ... 8.7 +/- 2.3

Charleston-North Charleston, S.C. ... 13.7 +/- 3.3

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, N.C.-S.C. ... 11.8 +/- 2.5

Chattanooga, Tenn. ... 4.4 +/- 2.0

Columbia, S.C. ... 12.8 +/- 2.8

Dallas, Texas ... 15.6 +/- 2.9

Daytona Beach, Fla. ... 14.7 +/- 4.3

Dover, Del. ... 13.0 +/- 2.0

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark. ... 9.9 +/- 3.0

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... 11.8 +/- 2.5

Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas ... 19.4 +/- 4.3

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, N.C. ... 9.6 +/- 2.5

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C. ... 8.8 +/- 1.9

Hagerstown, M.d. ... 8.8 +/- 3.5

Houston, Texas ... 17.5 +/- 2.8

Huntington-Ashland, WV-Ky-Ohio ... 6.5 +/- 2.3

Jackson, Miss. ... 11.1 +/- 3.0

Jacksonville, Fla. ... 12.6 +/- 2.9

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, Tenn.-Va. ... 6.9 +/- 2.8

Knoxville, Tenn. ... 7.2 +/- 2.1

Lexington, Ky. ... 10.0 +/- 2.7

Little Rock-North Little Rock, Ark. ... 11.5 +/-2.4

Louisville, Ky.-Ind. ... 12.4 +/- 2.1

Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss. ... 9.4 +/- 2.0

Miami, Fla. ... 10.0 +/- 2.4

Mobile, Ala. ... 13.2 +/- 3.5

Nashville, Tenn. ... 10.4 +/- 2.1

New Orleans, La. ... 16.4 +/- 2.8

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Va.-N.C. ... 14.1 +/- 2.6

Oklahoma City, Okla. ... 9.6 +/- 1.9

Orlando, Fla. ... 14.6 +/- 3.0

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C. ... 11.4 +/- 2.5

Richmond-Petersburg, Va. ... 15.9 +/- 3.1

San Antonio, Texas ... 23.9 +/- 5.1

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. ... 12.8 +/- 2.3

Tulsa, Okla. ... 7.4 +/- 2.0

Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. ... 11.5 +/- 1.4

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla. ... 12.9 +/- 2.8

Wilmington-Newark, Del.-Md. ... 16.3 +/- 2.4

Median (range) ... 11.9(4.4, 23.9)

West

Albuquerque, N.M. ... 15.2 +/- 2.1

Billings, Mont. ... 10.9 +/- 3.2

Boise City, Idaho ... 17.0 +/- 2.2

Casper, Wyo. ... 15.1 +/- 3.1

Cheyenne, Wyo. ... 14.5 +/- 2.8

Colorado Springs, Colo. ... 13.7 +/- 3.7

Denver, Colo. ... 16.5 +/- 2.0

Eugene-Springfield, Ore. ... 14.7 +/- 4.9

Honolulu, Hawaii ... 14.0 +/- 1.6

Las Cruces, N.M. ... 16.9 +/- 3.9

Las Vegas, Nev.-Ariz. ... 18.7 +/- 2.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. ... 15.3 +/- 1.9

Oakland, Calif. ... 14.8 +/- 3.4

Orange County, Calif. ... 16.5 +/- 3.3

Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. ... 9.3 +/- 2.1

Pocatello, Idaho ... 14.4 +/- 2.9

Portland-Vancouver, Ore.-Wash. ... 14.9 +/- 1.6

Provo-Orem, Utah ... 4.6 +/- 4.5

Reno, Nev. ... 9.2 +/- 4.5

Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif. ... 9.2 +/- 4.5

Sacramento, Calif. ... 17.0 +/- 4.5

Salem, Ore. ... 9.6 +/- 3.3

Salt Lake City-Ogden, Utah ... 10.4 +/- 1.4

San Diego, Calif. ... 14.9 +/- 2.9

San Francisco, Calif. ... 17.3 +/- 4.3

San Jose, Calif. ... 16.0 +/- 4.2

Santa Fe, N.M. ... 15.9 +/- 4.7

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. ... 14.9 +/- 1.7

Spokane, Wash. ... 19.6 +/- 4.1

Tacoma, Wash. ... 13.5 +/- 2.9

Tucson, Ariz. ... 8.6 +/- 2.3

Median (range) ... 14.9(4.6, 20.0)

National Median (range) ... 14.5 (4.4, 23.9)

Source: American Journal of Public Health