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Columbia, SC 13th Drunkest City in America, Survey Says

 Tony Santaella    Created:  2/4/2010 12:38:01 PM  Updated: 2/4/2010 12:39:53 PM
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Columbia, SC (USA TODAY) - Fresno, California, tops Men's Health magazine's list of America's "drunkest" cities while Boston, home to the "Cheers" bar where everyone knows your name, was deemed the "least drunk," besting even Salt Lake City.

And while Columbia, South Carolina didn't crack the top 10, it did rank 13th, and was given an "F" score by the survey.

The magazine, which will publish the list of 100 major cities in it's March edition, drew upon such data as death rates from alcoholic liver disease, booze-fueled car crashes, frequency of binge-drinking in the past month, number of DUI arrests, and severity of DUI penalties.

Top 10 "Drunkest" cities:

1. Fresno, CA

2. Reno, NV

3. Billings, MT

4. Riverside, CA

5. Austin, TX

6. St. Louis, MO

7. San Antonio, TX

8. Lubbock, TX

9. Tucson, AZ

10. Bakersfield, CA

Top 10 "Least Drunk" Cities:

1. Boston, MA

2. Yonkers, NY

3. Rochester, NY

4. Salt Lake City, UT

5. Miami, FL

6. Newark, NJ

7. Durham, NC

8. New York City

9. Fort Wayne, IN

10. Manchester, NH

See full list of drunkest cities below, including grades for each city from A  to F

1.) Fresno, CA   F
2.) Reno, NV   F
3.) Billings, MT  F
4.) Riverside, CA  F
5.) Austin, TX    F
6.) St. Louis, MO  F
7.) San Antonio, TX   F
8.) Lubbock, TX   F
9.) Tucson, AZ    F
10.) Bakersfield, CA  F
11.) Las Vegas, NV  F
12.) Modesto, CA   F
13.) Columbia, SC  F
14.) Nashville, TN   D-
15.) Madison, WI  D-
16.) Colorado Springs, CO  D-
17.) Denver, CO  D-
18.) Phoenix, AZ   D-
19.) Cheyenne, WY  D-
20.) Sacramento, CA   D-
21.) New Orleans, LA   D-
22.) Toledo, OH   D
23.) Aurora, CO  D
24.) El Paso, TX   D
25.) Corpus Christi, TX  D
26.) Fargo, ND          D
27.) San Diego, CA   D
28.) Lexington, KY  D
29.) Tampa, FL          D
30.) Albuquerque, NM  D
31.) Oklahoma City, OK  D+
32.) Tulsa, OK   D+
33.) Jacksonville, FL  D+
34.) Detroit, MI  D+
35.) Boise City, ID  D+
36.) Kansas City, MO  D+
37.) Washington, DC  D+
38.) Montgomery, AL   D+
39.) Omaha, NE           D+
40.) Portland, OR  D+
41.) Anchorage, AK   D+
42.) Birmingham, AL  D+
43.) Greensboro, NC  C-
44.) Wichita, KS   C-
45.) St. Petersburg, FL C-
46.) Burlington, VT  C-
47.) Houston, TX  C-
48.) Los Angeles, CA  C-
49.) Charleston, WV   C
50.) Orlando, FL  C
51.) Spokane, WA  C
52.) Lincoln, NE  C
53.) Arlington, TX  C
54.) Des Moines, IA   C
55.) Fort Worth, TX   C
56.) Providence, RI  C
57.) Anaheim, CA   C
58.) Milwaukee, WI  C
59.) Pittsburgh, PA  C
60.) Baltimore, MD  C
61.) Indianapolis, IN  C
62.) Louisville, KY  C
63.) Raleigh, NC  C
64.) Seattle, WA  C+
65.) Grand Rapids, MI  C+
66.) Buffalo, NY  C+
67.) Wilmington, DE  C+
68.) Hartford, CT  C+
69.) Sioux Falls, SD  C+
70.) Virginia Beach, VA  C+
71.) Memphis, TN  C+
72.) Cincinnati, OH  C+
73.) Cleveland, OH  C+
74.) Charlotte, NC  C+
75.) Oakland, CA  C+
76.) Little Rock, AR  B-
77.) Dallas, TX    B-
78.) Richmond, VA  B-
79.) San Jose, CA  B-
80.) Minneapolis, MN  B-
81.) Jackson, MS  B-
82.) Jersey City, NJ  B-
83.) Columbus, OH  B-
84.) Atlanta, GA  B-
85.) Chicago, IL  B
86.) San Francisco, CA  B
87.) St. Paul, MN  B
88.) Honolulu, HI   B
89.) Philadelphia, PA  B+
90.) Portland, ME  B+
91.) Manchester, NH  B+
92.) Fort Wayne, IN   A-
93.) New York, NY  A-
94.) Durham, NC  A
95.) Newark, NH  A
96.) Miami, FL A
97.) Salt Lake City, UT A
98.) Rochester, NY  A+
99.) Yonkers, NY  A+
100.) Boston, MA  A+

 



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