America's Drunkest Cities List: Men's Health Magazine on Drinking

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Men's Health magazine named Fresno, California America's drunkest city in their latest survey on alcohol related health issues. On the other hand, Boston, Massachusetts is named the most sober city in the US.

Men's Health magazine compiled the America's drunkest cities list based on death rates from alcoholic liver disease, drinking related car crashes, frequency of binge-drinking, number of DUI arrests, and severity of DUI penalties.

The full report on America's drunkest cities will be on Men's Health magazine's March edition.

Here is the list of America's drunkest cities:

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+