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10 'Drunkest' Communities in Georgia

Two Top 10 lists look in different places to find the drunkest Ga. cities and counties. Here's the rankings and how they were determined.

How would you rank the drunkest cities in Georgia?

Two recent lists took a shot, but analyzed different numbers to find the booziest communities in the state.

The 10 Drunkest Counties in Georgia stuck to county health data on the percentage of excessive drinking per capita.

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Here’s the findings:

  1. Dawson County
  2. Forsyth County
  3. Fulton County
  4. Muscogee County
  5. Liberty County
  6. Harris County
  7. Haralson County
  8. Richmond County
  9. Carroll County
  10. Columbia County

If your county didn’t make that list, you’re not out of the woods yet. The 10 Drunkest Cities in Georgia took more of a business route to its results.

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The number crunchers at RoadSnacks collected per capita data on the number of bars, wineries and liquor stores in 100 communities around the state. They also added the number of recent drunk-related Tweets from each area and the divorce rate.

Here’s their list:

  1. Conyers
  2. College Park
  3. Athens
  4. Decatur
  5. Atlanta
  6. Brunswick
  7. Savannah
  8. Covington
  9. Kennesaw
  10. Marietta

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