US Number and Rate of Fatal Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Any stimulants By State in 2023 (CDC)

Updated on February 2, 2026.

Based on data from the CDC, the overall number of fatal drug overdose deaths involving Any stimulants in the US in 2023 was 46,422, and the age adjusted rate per 100,000 persons was 20.7. These overall values was based on data from 42 jurisdictions (i.e. states and DC).

Among all states with data, New York had the highest number of fatal drug overdose deaths involving Any stimulants (3,694), followed by Ohio (2,969), North Carolina (2,796), and Pennsylvania (2,781).

In terms of the age-adjusted rate of fatal drug overdose deaths involving Any stimulants per 100K persons, West Virginia had the highest (54.4), followed by Tennessee (34.1), and Delaware (33.6).

The interactive chart below shows the number of fatal overdose deaths involving Any stimulants 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
Alabama 830 17.1
Alaska 231 31.7
Arizona 1937 27
Arkansas 254 8.7
Colorado 1100 18.4
Connecticut 744 20.5
Delaware 330 33.6
Georgia 1560 14.3
Hawaii 244 17
Illinois 1910 15.4
Indiana 1210 18.6
Iowa 229 7.6
Kansas 361 13.1
Kentucky 1236 28.6
Maine 366 27.5
Maryland 1406 22.5
Massachusetts 1503 21.5
Michigan 1627 16.6
Minnesota 755 13.7
Mississippi 347 12.4
Missouri 1038 17.4
Montana 96 9
Nebraska 69 3.5
Nevada 955 29.4
New Hampshire 124 8.9
New Jersey 1568 16.8
New Mexico 618 30.8
New York 3694 18.8
North Carolina 2796 26.4
Ohio 2969 26
Oklahoma 954 24.7
Oregon 1231 28.9
Pennsylvania 2781 22.1
Rhode Island 254 23.6
Tennessee 2362 34.1
Utah 397 13
Vermont 166 26.7
Virginia 1527 17.6
Washington 2271 28.9
West Virginia 913 54.4
Wisconsin 1046 18.4
District of Columbia 413 64.3