The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in Florida. Gulf has the strongest correlation, while Union has the weakest.
Ranking | County | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | Percentage of Heavy Drinkers | Percentage of Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Broward | 212,970 | 31,706 | 19 | 3 |
27 | Santa Rosa | 20,101 | 2,455 | 23 | 3 |
28 | Glades | 1,506 | 211 | 20 | 3.9 |
29 | Duval | 104,453 | 16,056 | 18 | 3.3 |
30 | Hillsborough | 160,533 | 23,152 | 19 | 3.1 |
31 | Hernando | 21,149 | 3,017 | 19 | 4.2 |
32 | Highlands | 11,584 | 1,642 | 19 | 4.5 |
33 | Putnam | 8,127 | 1,150 | 19 | 4.3 |
34 | Escambia | 34,716 | 4,666 | 20 | 3.2 |
35 | Gadsden | 4,980 | 772 | 17 | 4.1 |
36 | Orange | 151,970 | 22,173 | 18 | 2.9 |
37 | Polk | 79,044 | 11,280 | 18 | 3.7 |
38 | Charlotte | 20,603 | 2,626 | 20 | 3.7 |
39 | St. Johns | 28,865 | 3,494 | 21 | 2.6 |
40 | Jefferson | 1,554 | 187 | 21 | 3.3 |
41 | Osceola | 40,979 | 6,046 | 17 | 3.3 |
42 | Lake | 40,038 | 5,108 | 19 | 3.2 |
43 | Okeechobee | 4,599 | 617 | 18 | 3.5 |
44 | DeSoto | 4,144 | 499 | 20 | 3.5 |
45 | Sumter | 14,442 | 1,502 | 23 | 4.6 |
46 | Okaloosa | 22,983 | 2,598 | 21 | 2.7 |
47 | Madison | 2,017 | 281 | 17 | 3.8 |
48 | Columbia | 7,818 | 966 | 19 | 3.2 |
49 | Jackson | 5,062 | 623 | 19 | 3.6 |
50 | Levy | 4,526 | 621 | 17 | 3.7 |
51 | Hardee | 2,938 | 428 | 16 | 5 |
52 | Calhoun | 1,538 | 197 | 18 | 4.1 |
53 | Suwannee | 4,844 | 619 | 18 | 3.4 |
54 | Dixie | 1,835 | 222 | 19 | 3.8 |
55 | Gilchrist | 2,027 | 245 | 19 | 3.4 |
56 | Marion | 39,870 | 5,289 | 17 | 3.8 |
57 | Walton | 8,078 | 892 | 20 | 2.8 |
58 | Hamilton | 1,574 | 178 | 19 | 4.1 |
59 | Washington | 2,778 | 330 | 18 | 3.4 |
60 | Miami-Dade | 296,309 | 33,065 | 19 | 2.4 |
61 | Baker | 3,186 | 368 | 18 | 3.1 |
62 | Holmes | 2,139 | 246 | 18 | 3.5 |
63 | Bradford | 3,076 | 347 | 18 | 3.1 |
64 | Taylor | 2,352 | 295 | 16 | 3.6 |
65 | Liberty | 911 | 94 | 19 | 3.6 |
66 | Lafayette | 919 | 86 | 18 | 3 |
67 | Union | 1,662 | 137 | 18 | 3 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.