"Among the 137.4 million current alcohol users aged 12 or older in 2022, 61.2 million people (or 44.5 percent) were past month binge drinkers (Figure 8). Among past month binge drinkers, 16.1 million people were past month heavy drinkers. The 16.1 million heavy drinkers represent 26.3 percent of current binge drinkers and 11.7 percent of current alcohol users.20
"Any Alcohol Use
"Among people aged 12 or older in 2022, 48.7 percent (or 137.4 million people) drank alcohol in the past month (Figure 9 and Table A.1B). The percentage was highest among adults aged 26 or older (53.4 percent or 118.2 million people), followed by young adults aged 18 to 25 (50.2 percent or 17.5 million people). The percentage was lowest among adolescents aged 12 to 17 (6.8 percent or 1.8 million people).
"By Race/Ethnicity
"Among people aged 12 or older in 2022, 53.4 percent of White people drank alcohol in the past month (Table B.4B). This percentage was higher than the percentages of people in other racial or ethnic groups. Hispanic people had a higher estimate of past month alcohol use (43.6 percent) compared with Asian people (36.7 percent). The estimate of current alcohol use could not be calculated with sufficient precision for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander people.13"
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.
