| Top 10 States By Drug Poisoning Deaths And Death Rates, 2021 (1) |
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By number of deaths |
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By deaths per 100,000 people |
| 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 |
10,901 |
26.6 |
1 |
West Virginia |
1,501 |
90.9 |
| 2 |
Florida |
7,827 |
37.5 |
2 |
District of Columbia |
3,813 |
56.6 |
| 3 |
New York |
5,842 |
28.7 |
3 |
Kentucky |
2,463 |
55.9 |
| 4 |
Pennsylvania |
5,449 |
43.2 |
4 |
Delaware |
2,381 |
55.6 |
| 5 |
Ohio |
5,397 |
48.1 |
5 |
Ohio |
513 |
54.0 |
| 6 |
Texas |
4,984 |
16.8 |
6 |
Tennessee |
1,052 |
51.6 |
| 7 |
North Carolina |
3,981 |
39.2 |
7 |
Maryland |
5,397 |
48.1 |
| 8 |
Tennessee |
3,813 |
56.6 |
8 |
Louisana |
611 |
47.1 |
| 9 |
Illinois |
3,762 |
29.0 |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
5,449 |
43.2 |
| 10 |
Michigan |
3,089 |
31.5 |
10 |
Maine |
2,811 |
43.0 |
(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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