Health
Overdose Deaths
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate
2021
Arkansas County20.3
Ashley County22.5
Baxter County32.9
Benton County23.1
Boone County27.2
Bowie County, Texas15.7
Bradley County15.3
Calhoun County20.9
Carroll County35.7
Chicot County17.1
Clark County13.8
Clay County26.9
Cleburne County23.4
Cleveland County16.4
Columbia County18.3
Conway County26.7
Craighead County23.2
Crawford County37.2
Crittenden County23.2
Cross County26.7
Dallas County13.7
Desha County12.7
Drew County21.3
Faulkner County22.5
Franklin County30.0
Fulton County31.6
Garland County46.8
Grant County21.8
Greene County28.4
Hempstead County15.2
Hot Spring County23.1
Howard County13.7
Independence County22.5
Izard County35.1
Jackson County23.2
Jefferson County18.7
Johnson County25.6
Lafayette County13.8
Lawrence County24.0
Lee County18.6
Lincoln County20.6
Little River County21.5
Logan County32.5
Lonoke County26.9
Madison County18.1
Marion County27.7
Miller County15.8
Mississippi County25.7
Monroe County15.2
Montgomery County22.9
Nevada County14.0
Newton County30.4
Ouachita County18.3
Perry County22.5
Phillips County14.7
Pike County25.2
Poinsett County33.3
Polk County26.9
Pope County21.0
Prairie County16.0
Pulaski County30.0
Randolph County24.4
Saline County31.9
Scott County32.9
Searcy County23.9
Sebastian County31.3
Sevier County19.5
Sharp County35.0
St. Francis County15.4
Stone County20.4
Union County25.6
Van Buren County20.6
Washington County15.1
White County24.0
Woodruff County21.6
Yell County24.3

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notes: Rate per 100,000 residents. Numbers are age-adjusted.







NATIONAL RANKING
11
OUT OF 51
2021

STATE TREND

Increasing

22.3
2021

What does this measure?

Deaths due to drug overdoses, expressed as a rate per 100,000 residents.

Why is this important?

In addition to ending a life tragically, a death by drug overdose profoundly affects surviving relatives and friends. Rising drug overdose deaths can reflect increasing rates of addiction, more potent and dangerous substances, inadequate systems to treat and support addicts, and other worrisome trends.

How is the region performing?

In 2021, the drug poisoning mortality rate in Arkansas was 22 per 100,000 residents, making the state 11th lowest in the nation for this indicator, including the 50 states and Washington D.C. This rate has increased 9 percentage points since 2011. Despite this increase, the state's rate is still lower than the national rate of 34 per 100,000 residents.

Within Arkansas, drug poisoning mortality rate ranged from 13 per 100,000 residents in Desha County to 47 per 100,000 residents in Garland County.

Notes about the data

Deaths may be accidental or intentional, or this information may be unknown.




Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Drug Overdose Mortality Rate
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Arkansas7.08.710.110.510.913.112.612.512.613.111.112.613.814.015.515.713.519.122.3
United States9.59.810.411.912.312.712.413.014.214.014.916.117.821.323.122.023.129.634.3

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notes: Rate per 100,000 residents. Numbers are age-adjusted.






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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Education: Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Education: Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Increasing
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Families: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Racial Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Racial Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Racial Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Racial Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Racial Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Racial Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Racial Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Racial Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Racial Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Racial Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Racial Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Racial Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Racial Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Racial Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Racial Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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