Special Report

Cities With the Most Drug Overdose Deaths

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15. New Bern, NC
> Annual drug deaths, 2019-2021: 56.8 per 100,000 residents
> Total drug deaths, 2019-2021: 194
> Poverty rate: 11.7%
> Population: 120,508

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14. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
> Annual drug deaths, 2019-2021: 56.9 per 100,000 residents
> Total drug deaths, 2019-2021: 1,040
> Poverty rate: 11.1%
> Population: 616,628

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13. Muncie, IN
> Annual drug deaths, 2019-2021: 57.1 per 100,000 residents
> Total drug deaths, 2019-2021: 194
> Poverty rate: 18.1%
> Population: 111,871

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12. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
> Annual drug deaths, 2019-2021: 57.8 per 100,000 residents
> Total drug deaths, 2019-2021: 928
> Poverty rate: 16.6%
> Population: 538,069

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11. Johnstown, PA
> Annual drug deaths, 2019-2021: 58.3 per 100,000 residents
> Total drug deaths, 2019-2021: 228
> Poverty rate: 12.6%
> Population: 132,167

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