Madeleine Behr

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

You can't say we don't know how to party here in Appleton.

Just six months ago, Appleton was rated the state's drunkest city. Well, we've been upgraded to drunkest city in America, by the same organization: 24/7 Wall St.

"Appleton is home to the largest share of binge and heavy drinkers in both Wisconsin and the country," according to a release issued today by 24/7 Wall St. The group analyzed self-reported data from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

The group also noted the density of bars in Appleton, at 4.4 establishments for every 10,000 residents, is the ninth highest concentration of bars in America. Still, some would question the lack of compelling methodology and the use of self-reporting in assembling the report.

But it's not just Appleton. Eau Claire, Green Bay, Fond du Lac, La Crosse, Madison and Oshkosh all cracked the top 10 list.

Binge drinking is defined by the Center for Disease Control as men consuming five or more alcoholic drinks in less than two hours, and women consuming four or more alcoholic drinks in less than two hours.

Four more Wisconsin cities also made the top 20, including Janesville, Milwaukee, Sheboygan and Wausau.

The top 20 drunkest cities, all but two of which are in the Midwest, are:

Appleton Oshkosh Green Bay Madison Fargo, North Dakota La Crosse Fond du Lac Ames, Iowa Eau Claire Mankato, Minnesota Wausau Sheboygan Missoula, Montana Grand Forks, North Dakota Racine Janesville Milwaukee Lincoln, Nebraska Iowa City, Iowa Corvallis, Oregon

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Madeleine Behr: 920-996-7226, or mbehr@gannett.com; on Twitter @madeleinebehr