re: U.S. counties with the highest and lowest rates of excessive drinking

Posted by rickyh

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Posted on 5/28/25 at 2:26 am to DarthRebel

Are the green shaded counties all dry?

Posted by Cheese Grits

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Posted on 5/28/25 at 4:01 am to GumboPot

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Kentucky not living up to perceptions.

It said excessive, in Kentucky that is just normal.

Posted by AUTimbo

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Posted on 5/28/25 at 4:42 am to DarthRebel

Muscogee county, Ga representing!!!

Posted by Disco Ball

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Posted on 5/28/25 at 6:11 am to rickyh

quote:
Are the green shaded counties all dry?

No, just lower consumption of alcohol per capita compared to the national average.

Posted by TigerintheNO

New Orleans

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:37 pm to DarthRebel

Living somewhere that doesn't like drinking could be hazardous to your health. It makes so you want to kill yourself.

Posted by MountainTiger

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 4:46 pm to LegendInMyMind

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Wisconsin kicks the shite out of everyone in all of these type polls.

I honestly thought that La. could hold a candle to Wisky. Wrong.

Posted by CharlesLSU

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:05 pm to DarthRebel

Cousin got married in Wisky.

Those frickers are pros!

Spotted Cow beer FTW….

Posted by jizzle6609

Houston

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:11 pm to MountainTiger

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I honestly thought that La. could hold a candle to Wisky. Wrong.

North LA doesn’t drink much.

If they split this to south LA the numbers would be pretty bad I bet.

Posted by MountainTiger

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:34 pm to jizzle6609

No doubt N. La. is dragging down the average. There are probably still dry parishes there. But even the southern parishes can't hang with Wisconsin

One time when I was down in Costa Rica we took a day trip on a sailboat. There was another group from Wisconsin with us. When it was time to start doing shots of chili guaro, one of the girls in that group goes, "Oh I hate those fricking things." I said you gotta, it's tradition.She goes, oh I'll drink it; I just don't like it. I nearly proposed on the spot.

This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 5:35 pm

Posted by jizzle6609

Houston

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:39 pm to MountainTiger

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No doubt N. La. is dragging down the average. There are probably still dry parishes there. But even the southern parishes can't hang with Wisconsin One time whe

I’ve been all over and I’ve never quite seen anything like south la. Drive through daiquiris, liquor in gas stations. Then you have the casinos. Also, the only thing to do is drink even if you have hobbies like hunting and fishing haha.

That said, one of my college buddies and I have taken out people in Houston on a couple of occasions. Each time these are “hardcore” drinkers and they never last. I’ve had to take keys multiple times. The next day people don’t even know what to say to us lol. All of this is bad by the way, nothing to brag about but i find it funny.

I was also very in the middle of my addiction so there were very few people who weee outlasting me at that time.

This post was edited on 5/30/25 at 5:41 pm

Posted by calcotron

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:46 pm to DarthRebel

That is one giant drunk county in AZ

Posted by TigerintheNO

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:52 pm to calcotron

That's Coconino County, Navajo Nation

Posted by The Boat

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Posted on 5/30/25 at 5:56 pm to DarthRebel

Black people either don't drink a lot or they aren't reporting. You can overlay the Black population map with the areas of low drinking rates in the South. Surprised it's so low in the Delta. What else is there to do. Must be too tired from farming all day to drink.