Hudson Valley City Named Most Drunk In New York (Again)

Kingston is getting a bad rap on the internet for consuming too much alcohol. Maybe the city of Kingston just likes to have a good time. According to 24/7 Wall Street 25% of the population reports to binge drinking.

More than one in four adults living in the Kingston area report heavy or binge drinking, the highest share compared to the 11 other metro areas in New York, and one of the highest compared to all U.S. metro areas.

Back in October Roadsnacks also determined Kingston to be the most drunk in New York after conducting similar non-scientific research. Poughkeepsie and Middletown also appeared on that list in the number three and nine positions, respectively. 24/7 Wall Street used a different set of criteria but ultimately picked the same city.

24/7 Wall St. reviewed the percentage of men and women who report binge or heavy drinking in each state’s metro areas. Metro level data was aggregated from county level data provided by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute joint program. Health outcomes, including the number of potential life lost per 100,000 people due to premature death annually and the percentage of adults who report fair or poor health was also aggregated from county-level data obtained from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. All data are as of the most recent available year.

I think one thing that gets lost in these internet polls is they need to be taken with a grain of salt. Or in other words, not too seriously. But if you are going to rock out, just do it responsibly.

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