FIGURE 7
Top 5 States, by CSG Region, for Lowest Number of Opioid Overdose Deaths, 2023

Fatal overdoses are adjusted to represent per 100,000 of the state population.

Note: The figures were calculated by dividing the total number of opioid caused overdoses by the total population of each state (from the Census Bureau), then multiplying it by 1000.
Figure last checked/updated on November 21, 2025.
Sources: Kaiser Family Foundation, 2023; Census Bureau, 2024.