The synthetic opioid caused 73,838 deaths in 2022, the last year for which data is available.
West Virginia had the highest rate of age-adjusted fentanyl deaths of any state — 42.3% higher than in Delaware, the state with the next-highest rate.
Here are the 11 states with the highest rates of deaths from fentanyl:
1. West Virginia: 67 deaths per 100,000 residents
2. Delaware: 47.1 deaths per 100,000 residents
3. District of Columbia: 46.4 deaths per 100,000 residents
4. Maine: 44.7 deaths per 100,000 residents
5. Tennessee: 42.2 deaths per 100,000 residents
6. Vermont: 38.8 deaths per 100,000 residents
7. Kentucky: 38.5 deaths per 100,000 residents
8. Ohio: 35.9 deaths per 100,000 residents
9. Connecticut: 34.3 deaths per 100,00 residents
10. (tie) North Carolina: 33.2 deaths per 100,000 residents
10. (tie) South Carolina: 33.2 deaths per 100,000 residents
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