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Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas – Chart Gallery

Selected charts focusing on Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas.

Age-Adjusted Heroin Overdoses per 100,000 for Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 2006-2020

Line chart showing age-adjusted heroin overdoses per 100,000 people for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties from 2006 through 2020.

Age-Adjusted Opioid Overdoses (Including Heroin) per 100,000 for Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 2006-2019

Line chart showing age-adjusted opioid overdoses, including those due to heroin, per 100,000 people for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties from 2006 through 2019.

Alcohol Use in Past Month for Metro and Nonmetro Counties, Ages 12-20, 2022

Bar chart showing underage drinking for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan youth.

Alcohol Use in Past Month for Metro and Nonmetro Counties, Ages 21 and Over, 2022

Bar chart showing recent alcohol use for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan adults.

Overdose Deaths per 100,000 for Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 1999-2016

Line chart showing overdose deaths per 100,000 people for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties from 1999 through 2016.
State versions available

Overdose Deaths per 100,000, 2016

Map showing county-level data on the number of overdose deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
State versions available

Substance Use Disorder in Past Year, Ages 12 and Over in Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 2022

Bar chart showing alcohol use and illicit drug use in the past year for people age 12 and older in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.

Substance Use Treatment in Past Year for Ages 12 and Over in Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 2022

Bar chart showing the percentage of the population 12 years old and over who received substance abuse treatment in the past year in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.

Tobacco Product Use in Past Month, Ages 12 and Over in Metro and Nonmetro Counties, 2022

Bar chart showing tobacco use by those age 12 and older in the past month in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.


Last Updated: 12/15/2023