Heavy Drinking vs. Unemployment in Alabama

The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in Alabama. Madison has the strongest correlation, while Barbour has the weakest.



RankingCountyNumber of Excessive DrinkersNumber of UnemployedPercentage of Heavy DrinkersPercentage of Unemployed
26 Clay 1,553 183 16 3
27 Shelby 24,323 2,525 18 2.7
28 Lee 19,003 2,080 17 2.7
29 Bullock 1,130 175 12 3.6
30 Lawrence 3,607 447 15 3.1
31 Wilcox 1,156 195 11 7.1
32 Conecuh 1,265 180 13 4
33 Calhoun 12,699 1,635 14 3.5
34 Hale 1,612 241 12 3.9
35 Sumter 1,346 219 11 4.5
36 Cleburne 1,642 183 16 3.2
37 Crenshaw 1,439 183 14 2.8
38 Lamar 1,524 179 15 3.1
39 Talladega 8,959 1,213 13 3.4
40 Fayette 1,780 207 15 3.1
41 Macon 2,130 337 11 4.3
42 Franklin 3,502 405 15 2.8
43 Tallapoosa 4,505 556 14 3
44 Tuscaloosa 24,761 2,842 15 2.7
45 Pickens 2,086 276 13 3.5
46 Coffee 5,831 623 16 2.9
47 Randolph 2,396 292 14 3
48 Chambers 3,792 462 14 2.9
49 Montgomery 24,970 3,260 13 3.1
50 Blount 6,449 676 16 2.7
51 Marengo 2,107 271 13 3.5
52 Coosa 1,133 135 14 3
53 Geneva 2,907 320 15 2.9
54 St. Clair 9,936 1,091 15 2.2
55 Chilton 4,909 538 15 2.7
56 Bibb 2,431 266 15 3.1
57 Limestone 11,295 1,154 16 2.6
58 Walker 7,126 830 14 3.3
59 Cullman 9,583 998 15 2.6
60 Morgan 13,460 1,500 14 2.6
61 Autauga 6,413 714 14 2.7
62 Houston 11,691 1,390 13 3
63 Elmore 9,595 979 15 2.6
64 Marshall 10,646 1,086 15 2.5
65 Russell 6,454 698 14 2.9
66 DeKalb 7,810 870 13 2.8
67 Barbour 2,751 324 12 3.8

Data Based on County Health Rankings.