There are places in Iowa that are notorious for heavy drinking and partying (ahem, Iowa City, ahem), but have you ever wondered what the drunkest places in Iowa really are? Well, we looked at the stats on County Health Rankings & Roadmaps to bring you the drunkest counties in the state, based off of excessive drinking reported. Some of these places will really surprise you!
- Ida County
Krswess/Wikimedia Commons Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 23%
- Appanoose County
photolibrarian/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 23%
- Tama County
Bruce Wicks/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 24%
- Scott County
Ctjf83/Wikimedia Commons Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 24%
- Clinton County
David Wilson/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 24%
- Allamakee County
Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 24%
- Bremer County
Billwhittaker/Wikimedia Commons Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 24%
- Palo Alto County
David Morris/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 25%
- Pocahontas County
Jim Hamann/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 25%
- Jackson County
CJ Oliver/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 26%
- Shelby County
jalexartis/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 26%
- Plymouth County
Bruce Wicks/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 26%
- Sac County
Louis/Fllickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 26%
- Lee County
Adam Moss/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 26%
- Calhoun County
Tom McLaughlin/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 27%
- Emmet County
Tom McLaughlin/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 28%
- Chickasaw County
Bobak Ha’Eri/Wikimedia Commons Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 30%
- Dubuque County
SD Dirk/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 31%
- Jones County
J. Stephen Conn/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 32%
- Clayton County
Justine/Flickr Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 33%
What do you think? Are there any towns that should be on this list but aren’t? Share your comments with us!
Krswess/Wikimedia Commons
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 23%
photolibrarian/Flickr
Bruce Wicks/Flickr
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 24%
Ctjf83/Wikimedia Commons
David Wilson/Flickr
Jimmy Emerson, DVM/Flickr
Billwhittaker/Wikimedia Commons
David Morris/Flickr
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 25%
Jim Hamann/Flickr
CJ Oliver/Flickr
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 26%
jalexartis/Flickr
Louis/Fllickr
Adam Moss/Flickr
Tom McLaughlin/Flickr
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 27%
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 28%
Bobak Ha’Eri/Wikimedia Commons
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 30%
SD Dirk/Flickr
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 31%
J. Stephen Conn/Flickr
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 32%
Justine/Flickr
Percentage of residents who reported excessive drinking: 33%
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