US States Opiod Prescription Rates, 2011 – 2016, Note: Estimated rate of opioid prescriptions per 100 U.S. residents
State | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Alabama | 136.6 | 143.8 | 142.4 | 135.2 | 125 | 121 |
Alaska | 68 | 66.8 | 63.7 | 62.7 | 60.8 | 58.9 |
Arizona | 88.6 | 85.3 | 80.4 | 79.7 | 75.5 | 70.2 |
Arkansas | 115.2 | 121.8 | 120.9 | 123.2 | 117.2 | 114.6 |
California | 55.9 | 56.4 | 54.4 | 52.7 | 47.7 | 44.8 |
Colorado | 73 | 73.5 | 71.2 | 69.6 | 65.1 | 59.8 |
Connecticut | 69.1 | 69.3 | 67.4 | 66 | 62.3 | 55.9 |
Delaware | 99.7 | 94 | 92.7 | 91 | 84.4 | 79.2 |
District of Columbia | 39.8 | 40.3 | 41.1 | 40.1 | 35.7 | 32.5 |
Florida | 83.5 | 75.9 | 73.5 | 71.4 | 67.1 | 66.6 |
Georgia | 88.6 | 89.4 | 86.6 | 83.8 | 79.4 | 77.8 |
Hawaii | 50.1 | 50.4 | 49.4 | 47.7 | 44.3 | 41.9 |
Idaho | 91.4 | 92 | 89.2 | 87.4 | 81.9 | 77.6 |
Illinois | 64.3 | 66.1 | 63.7 | 62.3 | 59.1 | 56.8 |
Indiana | 106.7 | 110.5 | 106.3 | 96.7 | 89.1 | 83.9 |
Iowa | 64 | 74.1 | 72.2 | 72.3 | 68.6 | 64 |
Kansas | 87.8 | 90.3 | 88.7 | 86.5 | 80.5 | 76.9 |
Kentucky | 137 | 127.9 | 111.7 | 110 | 102.6 | 97.2 |
Louisiana | 111.7 | 113 | 112.4 | 108.9 | 100.4 | 98.1 |
Maine | 93.1 | 89.7 | 85.9 | 82.4 | 76.5 | 66.9 |
Maryland | 72.9 | 72.2 | 69 | 67.6 | 63 | 58.7 |
Massachusetts | 65.9 | 65.7 | 63 | 59.6 | 54 | 47.1 |
Michigan | 98.8 | 100.7 | 98.9 | 98 | 90.5 | 84.9 |
Minnesota | 60 | 60.9 | 58.3 | 56.6 | 52.1 | 46.9 |
Mississippi | 117.2 | 121.8 | 119.6 | 116.3 | 110.9 | 105.6 |
Missouri | 91.6 | 95.4 | 93.3 | 90.7 | 84.5 | 80.4 |
Montana | 85.3 | 87.7 | 84.2 | 80.1 | 73.3 | 69.8 |
Nebraska | 68.8 | 73.2 | 71.3 | 70.1 | 65.5 | 62.8 |
Nevada | 100.3 | 98.9 | 91.1 | 90.1 | 85.4 | 80.7 |
New Hampshire | 80.9 | 83.7 | 82 | 79.6 | 74.8 | 64.3 |
New Jersey | 61.5 | 60.1 | 58.3 | 57.2 | 56 | 52.6 |
New Mexico | 81.6 | 76.8 | 71.4 | 71.5 | 69.8 | 65.1 |
New York | 51.1 | 51.8 | 46.7 | 43.9 | 45.1 | 42.7 |
North Carolina | 93.5 | 98.6 | 96.7 | 93.7 | 88.4 | 82.5 |
North Dakota | 61.3 | 62.1 | 60.1 | 58.1 | 53 | 47.8 |
Ohio | 101.5 | 97.5 | 93.1 | 89.5 | 82.7 | 75.3 |
Oklahoma | 122.3 | 127.4 | 123.3 | 110.9 | 104.4 | 97.9 |
Oregon | 100.7 | 98.7 | 94.2 | 91.9 | 84.2 | 76.3 |
Pennsylvania | 81.7 | 83.3 | 81.6 | 79.9 | 75.5 | 69.5 |
Rhode Island | 82.5 | 83.2 | 76.9 | 72.8 | 65.7 | 60.3 |
South Carolina | 96.8 | 104 | 103 | 101.3 | 95.1 | 89.4 |
South Dakota | 55.1 | 60.1 | 60.6 | 61.7 | 59.1 | 54.8 |
Tennessee | 138.5 | 136.1 | 127.1 | 121.3 | 114.9 | 107.5 |
Texas | 72 | 73.4 | 70 | 67 | 59.8 | 57.6 |
Utah | 85.2 | 84.5 | 82.1 | 78.8 | 74.4 | 70.4 |
Vermont | 53.6 | 54.6 | 52.2 | 50.4 | 60.1 | 58.6 |
Virginia | 76.6 | 79.6 | 76.6 | 73.5 | 68.1 | 63.4 |
Washington | 81.6 | 78.7 | 75.2 | 74.2 | 69.8 | 64.9 |
West Virginia | 139.6 | 136.9 | 129 | 126.4 | 111.3 | 96 |
Wisconsin | 75.2 | 76.8 | 73.8 | 71.9 | 67.5 | 62.2 |
Wyoming | 78.2 | 80.5 | 81.5 | 80.9 | 75.4 | 71.1 |