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Howard County

MD · pop 299.2K

Pills shipped 2006–2014
62.4Mpills
Peak per-capita
27.7per person in 2013
Nationally362ndof 3142 counties by pills shipped
Among peers213thof 222 counties with similar population
Overdose deaths797thof 1123 counties (CDC WONDER, per-capita)

Pills shipped, year by year

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yearseriesvalue
2,006Howard County17.008
2,007Howard County18.097
2,008Howard County20.076
2,009Howard County21.894
2,010Howard County23.125
2,011Howard County26.629
2,012Howard County27.358
2,013Howard County27.696
2,014Howard County26.689
2,006MD state avg22.241
2,007MD state avg23.784
2,008MD state avg25.91
2,009MD state avg28.754
2,010MD state avg31.27
2,011MD state avg32.897
2,012MD state avg31.521
2,013MD state avg29.746
2,014MD state avg29.064
2,006US median26.075
2,007US median29.035
2,008US median32.497
2,009US median34.451
2,010US median37.173
2,011US median40.545
2,012US median39.683
2,013US median38.211
2,014US median37.45

Overdose deaths, year by year

CDC WONDER overdose deaths in Howard County
YearDeathsCrude rate
200615-
200719-
200816-
2009217.4
201014-
2011258.5
20123010
2013289.2
2014206.5

Counts of 10-20 are publishable, but CDC rates are flagged unreliable.

Top distributors into Howard County

No distributor-level data available for this county.

Top pharmacies in Howard County

No pharmacy-level data available for this county.

Similar counties

Data sourced from ARCOS county aggregates, DEA Diversion Control, and CDC WONDER. See methodology for full details.

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