Estimated rate of death from drug poisoning, including both illicit and prescription drugs, per 100,000 U.S. standard population for 2000. Only available at county level. For state data, see drug deaths per 100,000. Estimates come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Visualization Gallery. It should be noted that these data are estimates, and are drawn from a model designed to generate stable estimates of death rates where data are sparse due to small population size. Specific county values should be interpreted with caution, and the actual measure of drug deaths per 100,000 should be preferred where available. More information on the estimation procedure and county data including confidence intervals are available at the link below.

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics Data Visualization Gallery.

Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/drug-poisoning-mortality/