Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Kentucky

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- Opioid dispensing rate: 47.9 per 100 people
--- 29.8% lower than state average
--- 10.6% higher than national average

#50. Lyon County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 48.0 per 100 people
--- 29.6% lower than state average
--- 10.9% higher than national average

#49. Rockcastle County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 48.3 per 100 people
--- 29.2% lower than state average
--- 11.5% higher than national average

#48. Hickman County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 48.7 per 100 people
--- 28.6% lower than state average
--- 12.5% higher than national average

#47. Franklin County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 49.6 per 100 people
--- 27.3% lower than state average
--- 14.5% higher than national average

#46. Harrison County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 50.0 per 100 people
--- 26.7% lower than state average
--- 15.5% higher than national average

#45. Morgan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 50.0 per 100 people
--- 26.7% lower than state average
--- 15.5% higher than national average

#44. Calloway County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 50.4 per 100 people
--- 26.1% lower than state average
--- 16.4% higher than national average

#43. Mason County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 51.0 per 100 people
--- 25.2% lower than state average
--- 17.8% higher than national average

#42. Adair County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 53.2 per 100 people
--- 22.0% lower than state average
--- 22.9% higher than national average

#41. Pulaski County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 53.8 per 100 people
--- 21.1% lower than state average
--- 24.2% higher than national average

#40. Grayson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 57.6 per 100 people
--- 15.5% lower than state average
--- 33.0% higher than national average

#39. Rowan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 58.1 per 100 people
--- 14.8% lower than state average
--- 34.2% higher than national average

#38. Crittenden County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 59.2 per 100 people
--- 13.2% lower than state average
--- 36.7% higher than national average

#37. Powell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 61.2 per 100 people
--- 10.3% lower than state average
--- 41.3% higher than national average

#36. Knox County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 62.0 per 100 people
--- 9.1% lower than state average
--- 43.2% higher than national average

#35. Clinton County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 63.2 per 100 people
--- 7.3% lower than state average
--- 46.0% higher than national average

#34. Harlan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 63.6 per 100 people
--- 6.7% lower than state average
--- 46.9% higher than national average

#33. Henderson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 64.2 per 100 people
--- 5.9% lower than state average
--- 48.3% higher than national average

#32. Montgomery County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 64.3 per 100 people
--- 5.7% lower than state average
--- 48.5% higher than national average

#31. Breathitt County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 64.8 per 100 people
--- 5.0% lower than state average
--- 49.7% higher than national average

#30. Cumberland County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 67.1 per 100 people
--- 1.6% lower than state average
--- 55.0% higher than national average

#29. Hardin County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 68.3 per 100 people
--- 0.1% higher than state average
--- 57.7% higher than national average

#28. Magoffin County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 73.3 per 100 people
--- 7.5% higher than state average
--- 69.3% higher than national average

#27. Daviess County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 75.3 per 100 people
--- 10.4% higher than state average
--- 73.9% higher than national average

#26. Gallatin County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 76.4 per 100 people
--- 12.0% higher than state average
--- 76.4% higher than national average

#25. Martin County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 76.6 per 100 people
--- 12.3% higher than state average
--- 76.9% higher than national average

#24. Wolfe County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 77.6 per 100 people
--- 13.8% higher than state average
--- 79.2% higher than national average

#23. Carlisle County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 78.3 per 100 people
--- 14.8% higher than state average
--- 80.8% higher than national average

#22. Barren County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 79.4 per 100 people
--- 16.4% higher than state average
--- 83.4% higher than national average

#21. Kenton County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 82.2 per 100 people
--- 20.5% higher than state average
--- 89.8% higher than national average

#20. Ohio County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 85.4 per 100 people
--- 25.2% higher than state average
--- 97.2% higher than national average

#19. Lee County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 86.5 per 100 people
--- 26.8% higher than state average
--- 99.8% higher than national average

#18. Jefferson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 88.0 per 100 people
--- 29.0% higher than state average
--- 103.2% higher than national average

#17. Warren County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 88.9 per 100 people
--- 30.4% higher than state average
--- 105.3% higher than national average

#16. Laurel County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 89.7 per 100 people
--- 31.5% higher than state average
--- 107.2% higher than national average

#15. Hopkins County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 93.7 per 100 people
--- 37.4% higher than state average
--- 116.4% higher than national average

#14. Boyd County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 94.4 per 100 people
--- 38.4% higher than state average
--- 118.0% higher than national average

#13. Boyle County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 102.9 per 100 people
--- 50.9% higher than state average
--- 137.6% higher than national average

#12. Wayne County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 109.8 per 100 people
--- 61.0% higher than state average
--- 153.6% higher than national average

#11. Johnson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 115.3 per 100 people
--- 69.1% higher than state average
--- 166.3% higher than national average

#10. Fayette County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 119.9 per 100 people
--- 75.8% higher than state average
--- 176.9% higher than national average

#9. Pike County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 132.8 per 100 people
--- 94.7% higher than state average
--- 206.7% higher than national average

#8. Whitley County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 133.4 per 100 people
--- 95.6% higher than state average
--- 208.1% higher than national average

#7. Floyd County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 138.3 per 100 people
--- 102.8% higher than state average
--- 219.4% higher than national average

#6. Clay County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 140.0 per 100 people
--- 105.3% higher than state average
--- 223.3% higher than national average

#5. Bell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 188.1 per 100 people
--- 175.8% higher than state average
--- 334.4% higher than national average

#4. Clark County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 192.2 per 100 people
--- 181.8% higher than state average
--- 343.9% higher than national average

#3. Owsley County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 244.4 per 100 people
--- 258.4% higher than state average
--- 464.4% higher than national average

#2. Mccracken County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 316.5 per 100 people
--- 364.1% higher than state average
--- 630.9% higher than national average

#1. Perry County
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