| Top 10 States By Drug Poisoning Deaths And Death Rates, 2020 (1) |
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By number of deaths |
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By deaths per 100,000 people (2) |
| Rank |
State |
Number of
of deaths |
Deaths per
100,000 people (2) |
Rank |
State |
Number of
of deaths |
Deaths per
100,000 people |
| 1 |
California |
8,908 |
21.8 |
1 |
West Virginia |
1,330 |
81.4 |
| 2 |
Florida |
7,231 |
35.0 |
2 |
District of Columbia |
424 |
58.1 |
| 3 |
Ohio |
5,204 |
47.2 |
3 |
Kentucky |
2,083 |
49.2 |
| 4 |
Pennsylvania |
5,168 |
42.4 |
4 |
Delaware |
444 |
47.3 |
| 5 |
New York |
4,965 |
25.4 |
5 |
Ohio |
5,204 |
47.2 |
| 6 |
Texas |
4,172 |
14.1 |
6 |
Tennessee |
3,034 |
45.6 |
| 7 |
Illinois |
3,549 |
28.1 |
7 |
Maryland |
2,771 |
44.6 |
| 8 |
North Carolina |
3,146 |
30.9 |
8 |
Louisana |
1,896 |
42.7 |
| 9 |
Tennessee |
3,034 |
45.6 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
5,168 |
42.4 |
| 10 |
New Jersey |
2,840 |
32.1 |
10 |
Maine |
496 |
39.7 |
(1) Drug overdose caused by prescription and illegal drugs.
(2) Rates are age-adjusted using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. standard population, except for age-specific crude rates. All rates are per 100,000 population.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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