| Top 10 States By Drug Poisoning Deaths And Death Rates, 2023 (1) |
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By number of deaths |
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By deaths per 100,000 people |
| Rank |
State |
Number of
deaths |
Deaths per
100,000 people |
Rank |
State |
Number of
deaths |
Deaths per
100,000 people |
| 1 |
California |
11,378 |
27.9 |
1 |
West Virginia |
1,377 |
81.9 |
| 2 |
Florida |
7,010 |
31.7 |
2 |
District of Columbia |
427 |
60.7 |
| 3 |
New York |
6,330 |
31.1 |
3 |
Delaware |
525 |
53.0 |
| 4 |
Texas |
5,687 |
18.5 |
4 |
Tennessee |
3,616 |
52.3 |
| 5 |
Pennsylvania |
4,757 |
37.1 |
5 |
Louisiana |
2,224 |
50.6 |
| 6 |
Ohio |
4,745 |
41.6 |
6 |
Alaska |
359 |
49.4 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
3,616 |
52.3 |
7 |
New Mexico |
993 |
48.9 |
| 8 |
Illinois |
3,525 |
27.3 |
8 |
Kentucky |
2,077 |
48.0 |
| 9 |
North Carolina |
3,520 |
33.7 |
9 |
Maine |
598 |
44.9 |
| 10 |
Washington |
3,477 |
42.4 |
10 |
Washington |
3,477 |
42.4 |
(1) Drug overdose caused by prescription and illegal drugs.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Services. |
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