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Top 10 States By Drug Poisoning Deaths And Death Rates, 2022 (1)

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  By number of deaths   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 10,952 26.9 1 West Virginia 1,335 80.9
2 Florida 7,551 35.2 2 District of Columbia 451 64.3
3 New York 6,358 31.4 3 Tennessee 3,825 56.0
4 Texas 5,489 18.2 4 Delaware 549 55.3
5 Pennsylvania 5,169 40.9 5 Louisana 2,376 54.5
6 Ohio 5,144 45.6 6 Maine 707 54.3
7 North Carolina 4,310 41.8 7 Kentucky 2,271 53.2
8 Illinois 3,849 30.0 8 New Mexico 1,024 50.3
9 Tennessee 3,825 56.0 9 Vermont 276 45.9
10 Michigan 2,997 30.7 10 Ohio 5,144 45.6
(1) Drug overdose caused by prescription and illegal drugs. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Services.