| Top 10 States By Drug Poisoning Deaths And Death Rates, 2019 (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 |
6,198 |
15.0 |
1 |
West Virginia |
870 |
52.8 |
| 2 |
Florida |
5,268 |
25.5 |
2 |
Delaware |
435 |
48.0 |
| 3 |
Pennsylvania |
4,377 |
35.6 |
3 |
District of Columbia |
311 |
43.2 |
| 4 |
Ohio |
4,251 |
38.3 |
4 |
Ohio |
4,251 |
38.3 |
| 5 |
New York |
3,617 |
18.2 |
5 |
Maryland |
2,369 |
38.2 |
| 6 |
Texas |
3,136 |
10.8 |
6 |
Pennsylvania |
4,377 |
35.6 |
| 7 |
New Jersey |
2,805 |
31.7 |
7 |
Connecticut |
1,214 |
34.7 |
| 8 |
Illinois |
2,790 |
21.9 |
8 |
Kentucky |
1,380 |
32.5 |
| 9 |
Michigan |
2,385 |
24.4 |
9 |
Massachusetts |
2,210 |
32.1 |
| 10 |
Maryland |
2,369 |
38.2 |
10 |
New Hampshire |
407 |
32.0 |
(1) Drug overdose caused by prescription and illegal drugs.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics. |
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