Health & Fitness

10 'Drunkest' Cities in Virginia

Two Top 10 lists take different routes to the bottom of this glass. Here's the rankings and how they were determined.

How would you rank the drunkest cities in Virginia?

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

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

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Here’s the findings:

  1. Middlesex County
  2. Southhampton County
  3. Nottoway County
  4. Powhatan County
  5. City of Alexandria
  6. City of Virginia Beach
  7. Lancaster County
  8. Arlington County
  9. Loudoun County
  10. Prince William County

If your town didn’t make that list, you’re not out of the woods yet. The 10 Drunkest Cities in Virginia 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 133 communities around the state.

Here’s their list:

  1. Charlottesville
  2. Winchester
  3. Virginia Beach
  4. Fredericksburg
  5. Bristol
  6. Richmond
  7. Leesburg
  8. Roanoke
  9. Abingdon
  10. Arlington

See the complete list at RoadSnacks.

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