Most states’ overdose deaths are down, but eight are steady, and Alaska’s are up
Drug overdose deaths per 100k people categorized by the August 2023 to April 2025 percent change
Decreased
Steady
Increased
–10%
+10%
In Alaska, overdose
deaths increased 12%
95
AK
ME
50
0
WI
VT
NH
2025
2015
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
HI
TX
FL
Arizona’s deaths
are down 1%, but
recently ticked up
Washington DC had
the highest peak,
but is down 44%
Decreased
Steady
Increased
–10%
+10%
In Alaska, overdose
deaths increased 12%
95
AK
ME
50
0
WI
VT
NH
2025
2015
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
HI
TX
FL
Arizona’s deaths
are down 1%, but
recently ticked up
Washington DC had
the highest peak,
but is down 44%
Decreased
Steady
Increased
–10%
+10%
In Alaska, overdose
deaths increased 12%
95
AK
ME
50
0
WI
VT
NH
2025
2015
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
HI
TX
FL
Arizona’s deaths
are down 1%, but
recently ticked up
Washington DC had
the highest peak,
but is down 44%
Decreased
Steady
Increased
95
–10%
+10%
AK +12%
ME –36
50
In Alaska, overdose
deaths increased 12%
0
2025
2015
WI –44
VT –30
NH –48
WA –5
ID –16
MT –6
ND –20
MN –28
IL –39
MI –43
NY –44
MA –50
OR –26
NV +1
WY –31
SD +1
IA -8
IN –33
OH –45
PA –38
NJ –41
CT –37
RI –36
CA –27
UT 0
CO –15
NE –23
MO –38
KY –37
WV –47
VA –53
MD –39
DE –35
AZ –1
NM –20
KS –20
AR –34
TN –40
NC –48
SC –40
DC –44
Washington DC
had the highest
peak, but is
down 44%
OK –41
LA –43
MS –28
AL –35
GA –29
Arizona’s deaths
are down 1%, but
recently ticked up
HI +3
TX –21
FL –42
Decreased
Steady
Increased
95
–10%
+10%
AK +12%
ME –36
50
In Alaska, overdose
deaths increased 12%
0
WI –44
VT –30
NH –48
2025
2015
WA –5
ID –16
MT –6
ND –20
MN –28
IL –39
MI –43
NY –44
MA –50
OR –26
NV +1
WY –31
SD +1
IA -8
IN –33
OH –45
PA –38
NJ –41
CT –37
RI –36
CA –27
UT 0
CO –15
NE –23
MO –38
KY –37
WV –47
VA –53
MD –39
DE –35
AZ –1
NM –20
KS –20
AR –34
TN –40
NC –48
SC –40
DC –44
Washington DC
had the highest
peak, but is
down 44%
OK –41
LA –43
MS –28
AL –35
GA –29
Arizona’s deaths
are down 1%, but
recently ticked up
HI +3
TX –21
FL –42
Decreased
Steady
Increased
95
AK +12%
ME –36%
–10%
+10%
50
In Alaska, overdose
deaths increased 12%
0
2025
2015
WI –44%
VT –30%
NH –48%
WA –5%
ID –16%
MT –6%
ND –20%
MN –28%
IL –39%
MI –43%
NY –44%
MA –50%
OR –26%
NV +1%
WY –31%
SD +1%
IA -8%
IN –33%
OH –45%
PA –38%
NJ –41%
CT –37%
RI –36%
CA –27%
UT 0%
CO –15%
NE –23%
MO –38%
KY –37%
WV –47%
VA –53%
MD –39%
DE –35%
AZ -1%
NM –20%
KS –20%
AR –34%
TN –40%
NC –48%
SC –40%
DC –44%
Washington DC had
the highest peak,
but is down 44%
OK –41%
LA –43%
MS –28%
AL –35%
GA –29%
Arizona’s deaths
are down 1%, but
recently ticked up
HI +3%
TX –21%
FL –42%