"Among people aged 12 or older in 2022, 21.7 percent (or 61.2 million people) were binge drinkers in the past month (Figures 8 and 9 and Table A.1B). The percentage was highest among young adults aged 18 to 25 (29.5 percent or 10.3 million people), followed by adults aged 26 or older (22.6 percent or 50.1 million people). The percentage was lowest among adolescents aged 12 to 17 (3.2 percent or 834,000 people).
"By Race/Ethnicity
"Among people aged 12 or older in 2022, Asian people (10.3 percent) were less likely to be binge drinkers in the past month compared with people in other racial or ethnic groups (Figure 10 and Table B.4B). The estimate of binge drinking in the past month could not be calculated with sufficient precision for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander people.13 Estimates of binge drinking in the past month did not differ significantly among people in the other racial or ethnic groups."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2023). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP23-07-01-006, NSDUH Series H-58). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
