States ranked by opioid overdose deaths

Ohio has the highest numbers of opioid overdose deaths in the country, according to the most recently available data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

The Kaiser Family Foundation analyzed data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics to compile opioid overdose deaths in each state and the District of Columbia.

Here are the number of opioid overdose deaths in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2017 (the most recent data available):