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Mecklenburg County

NC · pop 967.1K

Pills shipped 2006–2014
186.6Mpills
Peak per-capita
26.1per person in 2012
Nationally89thof 3142 counties by pills shipped
Among peers51stof 222 counties with similar population
Overdose deaths772ndof 1123 counties (CDC WONDER, per-capita)

Pills shipped, year by year

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yearseriesvalue
2,006Mecklenburg County14.551
2,007Mecklenburg County16.588
2,008Mecklenburg County17.948
2,009Mecklenburg County20.364
2,010Mecklenburg County22.013
2,011Mecklenburg County24.708
2,012Mecklenburg County26.143
2,013Mecklenburg County25.372
2,014Mecklenburg County25.302
2,006NC state avg28.368
2,007NC state avg32.163
2,008NC state avg34.409
2,009NC state avg38.006
2,010NC state avg39.632
2,011NC state avg43.423
2,012NC state avg44.822
2,013NC state avg44.935
2,014NC state avg44.463
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 Mecklenburg County
YearDeathsCrude rate
2006607.2
2007556.4
2008667.4
2009535.8
2010657.1
2011798.4
2012929.5
2013656.6
201410810.7

Top distributors into Mecklenburg County

No distributor-level data available for this county.

Top pharmacies in Mecklenburg 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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