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St. Louis Labeled America's 8th Drunkest City of 2011

Whether you party with alcohol or you party with sparking grape juice you live in an area deemed one of America's drunkest spots. Do you agree?

St. Louis is known for many things, one of which is a strong beer-brewing industry.

So is it surprising that the thedailybeast.com has ranked St. Louis near the top of its 2011 list of "America's Drunkest Cities?"

That's right St. Louis comes in eighth on the list, which used data from Experian Simmons, a market-research firm. The firm based its numbers on the average number of alcoholic drinks per month the residents of more than 200 cities across the country reported to have consumed in a survey from earlier this year.

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The site also took into account Centers for Disease Control data about the percent of the population who are either binge drinkers or heavy drinkers for each metro area.

So here are the results for St. Louis:

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  • Population over age 21: 2,274,944
  • Avg. monthly drinks consumed per person: 14.4
  • Percent of population that are heavy drinkers: 6.1 percent
  • Percent of population that are binge drinkers: 18 percent


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