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Illicit Drug Use (most recent) by state
 

Health Statistics > Illicit Drug Use (most recent) by state


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Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   Alaska: 12% 
# 2   District of Columbia: 11.6% 
# 3   New Hampshire: 11.2% 
# 4   Colorado: 11.1% 
= 5   Rhode Island: 11% 
= 5   Vermont: 11% 
# 7   Oregon: 10.8% 
# 8   Montana: 10.6% 
# 9   Nevada: 10.3% 
= 10   New Mexico: 10% 
= 10   Washington: 10% 
= 12   Massachusetts: 9.3% 
= 12   Maine: 9.3% 
# 14   Missouri: 9.2% 
# 15   Michigan: 9.1% 
# 16   California: 9% 
= 17   Arizona: 8.9% 
= 17   Hawaii: 8.9% 
= 17   New York: 8.9% 
# 20   Connecticut: 8.8% 
= 21   Delaware: 8.7% 
= 21   Florida: 8.7% 
# 23   Oklahoma: 8.6% 
# 24   Kentucky: 8.3% 
= 25   Indiana: 8.1% 
= 25   Louisiana: 8.1% 
# 27   Ohio: 8% 
# 28   North Carolina: 7.9% 
# 29   Arkansas: 7.8% 
= 30   Nebraska: 7.7% 
= 30   Virginia: 7.7% 
= 32   Minnesota: 7.6% 
= 32   Maryland: 7.6% 
= 34   Illinois: 7.5% 
= 34   Wisconsin: 7.5% 
= 34   Pennsylvania: 7.5% 
= 34   Georgia: 7.5% 
= 34   Wyoming: 7.5% 
= 39   North Dakota: 7.2% 
= 39   South Dakota: 7.2% 
= 39   South Carolina: 7.2% 
= 39   Idaho: 7.2% 
= 43   New Jersey: 7% 
= 43   Texas: 7% 
= 45   Kansas: 6.7% 
= 45   Tennessee: 6.7% 
= 47   West Virginia: 6.6% 
= 47   Mississippi: 6.6% 
= 47   Alabama: 6.6% 
# 50   Iowa: 6.5% 
# 51   Utah: 6.3% 
Weighted average: 8.5%  



DEFINITION: Percentage of population over 12 that have used illicit drugs. Illicit drug use indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used non-medically. Percent reported is among population ages 12 and older.

SOURCE: March of Dimes, 2003-2004 via StateMaster

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