"Among the 134.3 million current alcohol users aged 12 or older in 2024, 57.9 million people (or 43.1 percent) were past month binge drinkers (Figure 7). Among past month binge drinkers, 14.5 million people were past month heavy drinkers. The 14.5 million heavy drinkers represent 25.1 percent of current binge drinkers and 10.8 percent of current alcohol users.22
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"Among people aged 12 or older, the percentage who used alcohol in the past month showed no change from 2021 to 2024 (Figure 8 and Table A.3B). In 2024, 46.6 percent of people aged 12 or older (or 134.3 million people) used alcohol in the past month. Percentages also showed no change from 2021 to 2024 for adolescents aged 12 to 17 and adults aged 26 or older (Tables A.4B and A.6B). In 2024, 6.6 percent of adolescents (or 1.7 million people) used alcohol in the past month. Among young adults aged 18 to 25, the percentage who used alcohol in the past month declined from 50.9 percent (or 17.0 million people) in 2021 to 47.5 percent (or 16.6 million people) in 2024 (Table A.5B)."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2025). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP25-07-007, NSDUH Series H-60). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.