Heavy Drinking vs. Unemployment in Florida

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.



RankingCountyNumber of Excessive DrinkersNumber of UnemployedPercentage of Heavy DrinkersPercentage 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.