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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Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
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Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Not Applicable
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Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Not Applicable
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Families: Homelessness Not Applicable
Families: Change in Total Jobs Not Applicable
Families: Cost of Homeownership Not Applicable
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
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Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
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Families: Households Receiving SNAP Not Applicable
Families: Incarceration Rate Not Applicable
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Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Remediation Rate Not Applicable
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Not Applicable
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Not Applicable
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Not Applicable
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Not Applicable
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Not Applicable
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Not Applicable
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Not Applicable
Equity: Smoking Rate Not Applicable
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Not Applicable
Equity: Oral Health Not Applicable
Equity: Life Expectancy Not Applicable
Equity: Routine Check-ups Not Applicable
Equity: Teen Births Not Applicable
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Not Applicable
Equity: People Living in Poverty Not Applicable
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Not Applicable
Equity: Median Household Income Not Applicable
Equity: Unemployment Rate Not Applicable
Equity: Homeownership Rate Not Applicable
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Not Applicable
Equity: Access to Financial Services Not Applicable
Equity: Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Equity: Homelessness Not Applicable
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Not Applicable
Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Not Applicable
Equity: Incarceration Rate Not Applicable
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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