The County With the Worst Drug Problem in Every State

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March 11, 2022 11:00 am

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Hawaii: Honolulu County
> Avg. annual drug deaths per 100,000, 2016-2020: 17.4 (county), 578 (state)
> Total drug deaths, 2016-2020: 886 (county), 1,238 (state)
> Poverty rate: 8.3% (county), 9.4% (state)
> Unemployment rate, Dec. 2021: 4.6% (county), 4.4% (state)

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Idaho: Shoshone County
> Avg. annual drug deaths per 100,000, 2016-2020: 36 (county), 738.9 (state)
> Total drug deaths, 2016-2020: 23 (county), 1,373 (state)
> Poverty rate: 19.4% (county), 13.1% (state)
> Unemployment rate, Dec. 2021: 3.6% (county), 2.6% (state)

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Illinois: Winnebago County
> Avg. annual drug deaths per 100,000, 2016-2020: 47.7 (county), 744.4 (state)
> Total drug deaths, 2016-2020: 642 (county), 14,512 (state)
> Poverty rate: 15.6% (county), 12.5% (state)
> Unemployment rate, Dec. 2021: 6.3% (county), 4.2% (state)

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Indiana: Fayette County
> Avg. annual drug deaths per 100,000, 2016-2020: 89.8 (county), 862.3 (state)
> Total drug deaths, 2016-2020: 94 (county), 9,308 (state)
> Poverty rate: 19% (county), 13.4% (state)
> Unemployment rate, Dec. 2021: 2% (county), 1.5% (state)

Polk County Courthouse; Des Moines, Iowa; July 2, 2013 by Stephen Matthew Milligan

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Iowa: Polk County
> Avg. annual drug deaths per 100,000, 2016-2020: 18.6 (county), 753 (state)
> Total drug deaths, 2016-2020: 464 (county), 1,823 (state)
> Poverty rate: 10.4% (county), 11.5% (state)
> Unemployment rate, Dec. 2021: 2.9% (county), 3.5% (state)

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