Find Out the Drunkest City in Washington State

If I were to ask you what the drunkest city in Washington state was, what would you think it is? Well, after crunching numbers of binge-drinking and alcohol-related driving deaths, 247wallst.com has the answer.

Congratulations, Longview! You are the drunkest city in Washington.

More than two in five driving fatalities in Washington are alcohol-related, the sixth highest percentage of all states. In Longview, the metro area reporting the highest level of excessive drinking, the incidence of alcohol-related driving deaths is even higher, at 47.5 percent. Also, while metro areas reporting high levels of excessive drinking do not necessarily report poor health outcomes, more than 18 percent of adults in the Longview area report poor or fair health. This is higher than both the state and national shares.

So the good thing is that the drunkest city in Washington is on the other side of the mountains, but it doesn't mean any of our towns need to catch up to Longview. Let's do what we can do keep our drunkenness to a minimum.