In 2023, The state of Colorado reported 16,427 DUI arrests. According to the Colorado State Patrol, the highest number came from El Paso County (518). Did you know that according to intoxistates.com, El Paso County isn't even in the top ten among Colorado counties for excessive drinking?

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Keep reading to learn which counties in Colorado are at the top of the list for excessive drinking, and which counties are considered some of the driest in the Centennial State.

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Crunching Colorado’s Numbers

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So based on CDC definitions the website intoxistates.com has worked together a map of excessive drinking by county. You can see the full map of the entire country here (including Colorado). The data comes from the most recent sets of the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, plus, a County Health Rankings and Roadmaps program. Find a download of the full data here.

Colorado's Drunkest Counties

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According to intoxistates.com, of the 5.8 million people living in Colorado, roughly 21.41% of Centennial State residents are classified as excessive consumers of alcohol. See the complete top ten 'drunkest' counties in Colorado in the gallery below.

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Colorado's Driest Counties

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Colorado's Costila County might be the poorest in Colorado, but at least they don't have to worry about people calling them the drunkest. The county reports 14.63% of residents as 'excessive drinkers' which is the lowest in the state of Colorado.

Shout out to Delta, Colorado, for making the list of driest counties in the state. Delta County ended up as the 8th driest county in the state with only 16.48% of residents landing in the category of excessive drinkers.

See the 10 Drunkest Counties In The State of Colorado

See the Colorado counties with the least and most amounts of excessive drinking in 2024 as determined by the website IntoxiStates.com. They used the latest data from the CDC and County Health Rankings to put together the ten drunkest and driest counties in each state. See Colorado's top tens in the gallery below:

Gallery Credit: Wesley Adams

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