New Report: 'Drunkest' Towns in Each State, Including N.J.

A new report has identified the "drunkest" cities in each state, including N.J., citing binge drinking as among the nation's biggest health crises.

Citing statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, data-compiler 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the metropolitan areas reporting the highest levels of binge and heavy drinking in each state (a similar list showed the top 100 towns in New Jersey for drinking behavior - see below).

Appleton, the drunkest city in Wisconsin, leads the nation with 26.8 percent of adults reporting excessive drinking in the metropolitan area. The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee metro area, where 13.5 percent of adults report such a drinking habit, is the "booziest city" in Tennessee, according to the report.

Nationwide, 87.6 percent of adults have drank alcohol at some point in their lives, while 71.0 percent consumed alcohol in the past year. A little more than 56 percent say they drank in the past month and 18 percent of adults report excessive drinking, according to the report.

Trenton was identified as the New Jersey city that was the "drunkest," saying the percentage of adults binge or heavy drinking is 18.2 and the percentage of alcohol related driving deaths is 23.6 percent.

"In Trenton, 18.2% of adults report binge or heavy drinking, a slightly larger share than across New Jersey and the country as a whole," according to the report. "According to the CDC, excessive alcohol consumption is more likely among households earning $75,000 or more per year. Trenton, one of the highest income areas in the country, fits this pattern. The median household income in Trenton of $72,417 a year is roughly in line with the state median income but well above the national median income of $55,775 annually."

See the whole report here.

Last year, Roadsnacks.net, which provided a list of N.J. Towns with the highest rate of Ashley Madison ”cheaters,” differed in its compilation a list of the ”drunkest” towns based on the number of available places to buy booze, and by how often people are talking about drinking.

The study noted that New Jersey ”is right in the middle in the nation in terms of the amount of beer and spirits consumed every year.”

Here is the list:

1. Atlantic City
2. Belmar
3. Morristown
4. Red Bank
5. Highlands
6. Butler
7. Asbury Park
8. Wildwood
9. Hoboken
10. Hackettstown
11. Paulsboro
12. Keyport
13. Burlington
14. Newton
15. Margate
16. Phillipsburg
17. Matawan
18. Gloucester City
19. East Rutherford
20. Wharton
21. Edgewater
22. Penns Grove
23. Mount Arlington
24. Princeton
25. Kenilworth
26. Marlton
27. Clementon
28. Franklin
29. Hackensack
30. Amesburg
31. Palmyra
32. Dunellen
33. Caldwell
34. Raritan
35. Forked River (section of Lacey Township)
36. Long Branch
37. Madison
38. Manasquan
39. Carlstadt
40. Hammonton
41. Dover
42. Bound Brook
43. Eatontown
44. Morris Plains
45. Freehold
46. Keansburg
47. Harrison
48. Ocean City
49. Lodi
50. Hightstown
51. Berlin
52. Montvale
53. Manville
54. Middlesex
55. Bogota
56. Wallington
57. Absecon
58. Westwood
59. Bernardsville
60. Boonton
61. Summit
62. Jersey City
63. Woodbury
64. Clifton
65. Millville
66. Ramsey
67. Woodbridge
68. Pompton Lakes
69. Northfield
70. Maywood
71. Cliffside Park
72. Paramus
73. Hasbrouck Heights
74. Union Beach
75. Browns Mills
76. Bayonne
77. Newark
78. Milltown
79. Little Ferry
80. Guttenberg
81. Trenton
82. Rahway
83. Ventnor
84. Spotswood
85. Fort Lee
86. Linden
87. Garfield
88. Chatham
89. Mendham
90. Haledon
91. Lincoln Park
92. Barrington
93. New Brunswick
94. Fanwood
95. Vineland
96. North Arlington
97. Union City
98. Budd Lake
99. Elmwood Park
100. Pennsville

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