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Lowest overdose deaths by state

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 residents.

Deaths from drug overdose per 100,000 residents, using death certificates and the county of the person’s residence. This is a multi-year mortality outcome, not drug-crime data or a measure of treatment quality.

  1. 1South Dakota11
  2. 2Nebraska11
  3. 3Iowa14
  4. 4Texas17
  5. 5North Dakota17
  6. 6Montana17
  7. 7Idaho18
  8. 8Utah19
  9. 9Wyoming19
  10. 10Hawaii19
  11. 11Arkansas20
  12. 12Georgia22
  13. 13Kansas22
  14. 14Minnesota22
  15. 15Mississippi24
  16. 16Oklahoma24
  17. 17Alabama26
  18. 18California26
  19. 19Oregon26
  20. 20Virginia28
  21. 21Wisconsin29
  22. 22Washington29
  23. 23New York29
  24. 24Michigan29
  25. 25Nevada29
  26. 26Illinois30
  27. 27Colorado30
  28. 28Alaska31
  29. 29New Hampshire32
  30. 30New Jersey32
  31. 31Missouri34
  32. 32Florida34
  33. 33North Carolina36
  34. 34Arizona36
  35. 35Massachusetts36
  36. 36Vermont38
  37. 37Indiana38
  38. 38South Carolina39
  39. 39Rhode Island39
  40. 40Connecticut41
  41. 41Pennsylvania41
  42. 42Maryland44
  43. 43Maine44
  44. 44Ohio45
  45. 45New Mexico45
  46. 46Louisiana49
  47. 47Kentucky50
  48. 48Delaware50
  49. 49Tennessee51
  50. 50District of Columbia65
  51. 51West Virginia78
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Source: County Health Rankings, NCHS. · How this is built