Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in California

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- Opioid dispensing rate: 21.5 per 100 people
--- 24.6% lower than state average
--- 50.3% lower than national average

#50. Solano County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 22.9 per 100 people
--- 19.6% lower than state average
--- 47.1% lower than national average

#49. Napa County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 22.9 per 100 people
--- 19.6% lower than state average
--- 47.1% lower than national average

#48. Yolo County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 22.9 per 100 people
--- 19.6% lower than state average
--- 47.1% lower than national average

#47. Contra Costa County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 23.0 per 100 people
--- 19.3% lower than state average
--- 46.9% lower than national average

#46. Alpine County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 24.5 per 100 people
--- 14.0% lower than state average
--- 43.4% lower than national average

#45. Los Angeles County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 24.7 per 100 people
--- 13.3% lower than state average
--- 43.0% lower than national average

#44. Colusa County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 24.7 per 100 people
--- 13.3% lower than state average
--- 43.0% lower than national average

#43. Calaveras County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 24.7 per 100 people
--- 13.3% lower than state average
--- 43.0% lower than national average

#42. San Joaquin County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 25.2 per 100 people
--- 11.6% lower than state average
--- 41.8% lower than national average

#41. Glenn County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 25.5 per 100 people
--- 10.5% lower than state average
--- 41.1% lower than national average

#40. San Diego County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 25.8 per 100 people
--- 9.5% lower than state average
--- 40.4% lower than national average

#39. Monterey County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 26.6 per 100 people
--- 6.7% lower than state average
--- 38.6% lower than national average

#38. Inyo County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 27.0 per 100 people
--- 5.3% lower than state average
--- 37.6% lower than national average

#37. Lake County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 27.7 per 100 people
--- 2.8% lower than state average
--- 36.0% lower than national average

#36. Imperial County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 27.8 per 100 people
--- 2.5% lower than state average
--- 35.8% lower than national average

#35. Santa Cruz County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 28.4 per 100 people
--- 0.4% lower than state average
--- 34.4% lower than national average

#34. El Dorado County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 29.1 per 100 people
--- 2.1% higher than state average
--- 32.8% lower than national average

#33. Riverside County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 29.2 per 100 people
--- 2.5% higher than state average
--- 32.6% lower than national average

#32. Yuba County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 29.8 per 100 people
--- 4.6% higher than state average
--- 31.2% lower than national average

#31. Orange County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 30.5 per 100 people
--- 7.0% higher than state average
--- 29.6% lower than national average

#30. San Francisco County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 30.9 per 100 people
--- 8.4% higher than state average
--- 28.6% lower than national average

#29. Ventura County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 31.7 per 100 people
--- 11.2% higher than state average
--- 26.8% lower than national average

#28. Trinity County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 31.7 per 100 people
--- 11.2% higher than state average
--- 26.8% lower than national average

#27. Sonoma County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 31.8 per 100 people
--- 11.6% higher than state average
--- 26.6% lower than national average

#26. Mono County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 31.8 per 100 people
--- 11.6% higher than state average
--- 26.6% lower than national average

#25. Amador County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 32.8 per 100 people
--- 15.1% higher than state average
--- 24.2% lower than national average

#24. Merced County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 34.0 per 100 people
--- 19.3% higher than state average
--- 21.5% lower than national average

#23. Sacramento County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 34.5 per 100 people
--- 21.1% higher than state average
--- 20.3% lower than national average

#22. San Bernardino County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 34.9 per 100 people
--- 22.5% higher than state average
--- 19.4% lower than national average

#21. Tulare County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 35.0 per 100 people
--- 22.8% higher than state average
--- 19.2% lower than national average

#20. Tehama County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 35.1 per 100 people
--- 23.2% higher than state average
--- 18.9% lower than national average

#19. Kern County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 36.1 per 100 people
--- 26.7% higher than state average
--- 16.6% lower than national average

#18. Kings County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 36.3 per 100 people
--- 27.4% higher than state average
--- 16.2% lower than national average

#17. Lassen County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 36.4 per 100 people
--- 27.7% higher than state average
--- 15.9% lower than national average

#16. Modoc County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 38.7 per 100 people
--- 35.8% higher than state average
--- 10.6% lower than national average

#15. Nevada County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 39.1 per 100 people
--- 37.2% higher than state average
--- 9.7% lower than national average

#14. Santa Barbara County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 41.7 per 100 people
--- 46.3% higher than state average
--- 3.7% lower than national average

#13. Plumas County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 41.9 per 100 people
--- 47.0% higher than state average
--- 3.2% lower than national average

#12. Fresno County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.6 per 100 people
--- 49.5% higher than state average
--- 1.6% lower than national average

#11. San Luis Obispo County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 46.0 per 100 people
--- 61.4% higher than state average
--- 6.2% higher than national average

#10. Placer County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 46.8 per 100 people
--- 64.2% higher than state average
--- 8.1% higher than national average

#9. Humboldt County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 53.5 per 100 people
--- 87.7% higher than state average
--- 23.6% higher than national average

#8. Siskiyou County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 54.4 per 100 people
--- 90.9% higher than state average
--- 25.6% higher than national average

#7. Stanislaus County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 56.1 per 100 people
--- 96.8% higher than state average
--- 29.6% higher than national average

#6. Del Norte County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 56.8 per 100 people
--- 99.3% higher than state average
--- 31.2% higher than national average

#5. Mendocino County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 60.9 per 100 people
--- 113.7% higher than state average
--- 40.6% higher than national average

#4. Shasta County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 63.0 per 100 people
--- 121.1% higher than state average
--- 45.5% higher than national average

#3. Butte County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 65.2 per 100 people
--- 128.8% higher than state average
--- 50.6% higher than national average

#2. Tuolumne County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 70.1 per 100 people
--- 146.0% higher than state average
--- 61.9% higher than national average

#1. Sutter County
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