One Hundred American Cities, in Order of Drunkenness

There's an MSN/Men's Health article that came out recently, listing the drunkest cities in the United States, in descending order. Being a non-drinker, I don't understand how Denver and Colorado Springs sank so low.

Source: http://health.msn.com/health-topics/addiction/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100182332&Gt1=10710


Most Dangerously Drunk
100. Denver, CO F
99. Anchorage, AK F
98. Colorado Springs, CO F
97. Omaha, NE F
96. Fargo, ND F
95. San Antonio, TX F
94. Austin, TX F
93. Fresno, CA F
92. Lubbock, TX F
91. Milwaukee, WI F
90. El Paso, TX F
89. Spokane, WA F
88. Washington, DC F
87. Columbia, SC F
86. St. Louis, MO D-
85. Bakersfield, CA D-
84. San Diego, CA D
83. Cheyenne, WY D
82. Aurora, CO D
81. Houston, TX D
80. Portland, OR D
79. Seattle, WA D
78. Boise, ID D
77. Tucson, AZ D+
76. Dallas, TX D+
75. Jacksonville, FL D+
74. Toledo, OH D+
73. Madison, WI D+
72. Oakland, CA D+
71. Modesto, CA D+
70. Billings, MT D+
69. Fremont, CA D+
68. Oklahoma City, OK D+
67. San Francisco, CA D+
66. Sacramento, CA D+
65. Los Angeles, CA D+
64. Phoenix, AZ D+
63. Albuquerque, NM D+
62. Chicago, IL D+
61. Providence, RI D+
60. Fort Wayne, IN C-
59. Manchester, NH C-
58. Charleston, WV C-
57. Burlington, VT C-
56. Lincoln, NE C-
55. Corpus Christi, TX C-
54. Des Moines, IA C-
53. Indianapolis, IN C-
52. Pittsburgh, PA C-
51. Honolulu, HI C-
50. St. Paul, MN C
49. Tampa, FL C
48. Greensboro, NC C
47. Las Vegas, NV C
46. Baltimore, MD C
45. Riverside, CA C
44. Norfolk, VA C
43. Detroit, MI C+
42. Arlington, TX C+
41. Grand Rapids, MI C+
40. San Jose, CA C+
39. St. Petersburg, FL C+
38. Nashville, TN C+
37. Charlotte, NC C+
36. Wilmington, DE C+
35. Orlando, FL C+
34. Minneapolis, MN C+
33. Kansas City, MO C+
32. Fort Worth, TX C+
31. Tulsa, OK C+
30. Anaheim, CA B-
29. Wichita, KS B-
28. Lexington, KY B-
27. Philadelphia, PA B-
26. Montgomery, AL B-
25. Rochester, NY B-
24. Raleigh, NC B
23. Cincinnati, OH B
22. Louisville, KY B
21. Bangor, ME B
20. Memphis, TN B
19. Boston, MA B
18. Hartford, CT B+
17. Sioux Falls, SD B+
16. Birmingham, AL B+
15. Baton Rouge, LA B+
14. Columbus, OH B+
13. Cleveland, OH B+
12. Atlanta, GA B+
11. Newark, NJ B+
Least Dangerously Drunk
10. Jersey City, NJ B+
9. Richmond, VA B+
8. New York, NY B+
7. Little Rock, AK A-
6. Salt lake City, UT A-
5. Yonkers, NY A-
4. Jackson, MS A
3. Buffalo, NY A
2. Miami, FL A
1. Durham, NC A+