Here are the states ranked by the drug overdose mortality rate per 100,000 people, according to the CDC:
|
State |
Death Rate |
|
West Virginia |
90.9 |
|
Tennessee |
56.6 |
|
Louisiana |
55.9 |
|
Kentucky |
55.6 |
|
Delaware |
54 |
|
New Mexico |
51.6 |
|
Ohio |
48.1 |
|
Maine |
47.1 |
|
Pennsylvania |
43.2 |
|
Indiana |
43 |
|
Maryland |
42.8 |
|
South Carolina |
42.8 |
|
Connecticut |
42.3 |
|
Vermont |
42.3 |
|
Rhode Island |
41.7 |
|
North Carolina |
39.2 |
|
Arizona |
38.7 |
|
Florida |
37.5 |
|
Massachusetts |
36.8 |
|
Missouri |
36.5 |
|
Alaska |
35.6 |
|
New Jersey |
32.4 |
|
New Hampshire |
32.3 |
|
Wisconsin |
31.6 |
|
Michigan |
31.5 |
|
Colorado |
31.4 |
|
Virginia |
30.5 |
|
Alabama |
30.1 |
|
Nevada |
29.2 |
|
Illinois |
29 |
|
New York |
28.7 |
|
Mississippi |
28.4 |
|
Washington |
28.1 |
|
Oregon |
26.8 |
|
California |
26.6 |
|
Minnesota |
24.5 |
|
Oklahoma |
24.4 |
|
Kansas |
24.3 |
|
Georgia |
23.5 |
|
Arkansas |
22.3 |
|
Utah |
21.1 |
|
Montana |
19.5 |
|
Idaho |
19 |
|
Wyoming |
18.9 |
|
Hawaii |
17.3 |
|
North Dakota |
17.2 |
|
Texas |
16.8 |
|
Iowa |
15.3 |
|
South Dakota |
12.6 |
|
Nebraska |
11.4 |