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