US Number and Rate of Fatal Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Any non-opioid sedatives By State in 2020 (CDC)

Updated on February 2, 2026.

Based on data from the CDC, the overall number of fatal drug overdose deaths involving Any non-opioid sedatives in the US in 2020 was 10,473, and the age adjusted rate per 100,000 persons was 6.8. These overall values was based on data from 34 jurisdictions (i.e. states and DC).

Among all states with data, Pennsylvania had the highest number of fatal drug overdose deaths involving Any non-opioid sedatives (1,344), followed by Tennessee (793), North Carolina (792), and Ohio (786).

In terms of the age-adjusted rate of fatal drug overdose deaths involving Any non-opioid sedatives per 100K persons, West Virginia had the highest (27.3), followed by Connecticut (16), and Maine (12.7).

The interactive chart below shows the number of fatal overdose deaths involving Any non-opioid sedatives by state for the jurisdictions with d ata. The table below shows the number and rate of fatal drug overdose deaths.

You can also see similar information for other types of drugs.

Note: A rate value of 9999 denotes that the value is suppressed. Rates based on less than 20 drug overdose deaths are suppressed to avoid presentation of unstable rates.

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Data Source: CDC (SUDORS).
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State Number of Deaths Age Adjusted Rate Per 100K
Alaska 25 3.5
Arizona 333 4.7
Colorado 246 4.2
Connecticut 563 16
Delaware 39 4.1
Georgia 419 3.9
Iowa 62 2.1
Kansas 83 3
Kentucky 545 12.6
Maine 162 12.7
Maryland 570 9.6
Massachusetts 626 9.1
Michigan 524 5.5
Minnesota 209 3.9
Mississippi 120 4.2
Montana 26 2.4
Nebraska 62 3.3
Nevada 233 7.6
New Hampshire 32 2.5
New Jersey 509 5.8
New Mexico 106 5.2
North Carolina 792 7.7
Ohio 786 7
Oklahoma 75 1.9
Oregon 79 1.9
Pennsylvania 1344 10.9
Rhode Island 73 7.1
South Dakota 5 9999
Tennessee 793 11.8
Utah 217 7.2
Vermont 18 9999
Virginia 309 3.7
West Virginia 459 27.3
District of Columbia 29 3.9