Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in North Carolina

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- Opioid dispensing rate: 39.8 per 100 people
--- 24.6% lower than state average
--- 8.1% lower than national average

#50. Transylvania County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 40.5 per 100 people
--- 23.3% lower than state average
--- 6.5% lower than national average

#49. Wayne County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 41.4 per 100 people
--- 21.6% lower than state average
--- 4.4% lower than national average

#48. Alleghany County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.4 per 100 people
--- 19.7% lower than state average
--- 2.1% lower than national average

#47. Mcdowell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.6 per 100 people
--- 19.3% lower than state average
--- 1.6% lower than national average

#46. Chowan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.8 per 100 people
--- 18.9% lower than state average
--- 1.2% lower than national average

#45. Lenoir County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 43.5 per 100 people
--- 17.6% lower than state average
--- 0.5% higher than national average

#44. Vance County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 45.2 per 100 people
--- 14.4% lower than state average
--- 4.4% higher than national average

#43. Ashe County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 45.4 per 100 people
--- 14.0% lower than state average
--- 4.8% higher than national average

#42. Rutherford County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 46.5 per 100 people
--- 11.9% lower than state average
--- 7.4% higher than national average

#41. Beaufort County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 46.8 per 100 people
--- 11.4% lower than state average
--- 8.1% higher than national average

#40. Onslow County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 47.3 per 100 people
--- 10.4% lower than state average
--- 9.2% higher than national average

#39. Harnett County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 48.7 per 100 people
--- 7.8% lower than state average
--- 12.5% higher than national average

#38. Cabarrus County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 50.1 per 100 people
--- 5.1% lower than state average
--- 15.7% higher than national average

#37. Halifax County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 51.3 per 100 people
--- 2.8% lower than state average
--- 18.5% higher than national average

#36. Mecklenburg County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 51.4 per 100 people
--- 2.7% lower than state average
--- 18.7% higher than national average

#35. Rockingham County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 52.4 per 100 people
--- 0.8% lower than state average
--- 21.0% higher than national average

#34. Caldwell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 53.8 per 100 people
--- 1.9% higher than state average
--- 24.2% higher than national average

#33. Rowan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 54.5 per 100 people
--- 3.2% higher than state average
--- 25.9% higher than national average

#32. Watauga County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 55.4 per 100 people
--- 4.9% higher than state average
--- 27.9% higher than national average

#31. Pasquotank County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 55.9 per 100 people
--- 5.9% higher than state average
--- 29.1% higher than national average

#30. Guilford County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 56.1 per 100 people
--- 6.3% higher than state average
--- 29.6% higher than national average

#29. Lee County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 58.0 per 100 people
--- 9.8% higher than state average
--- 33.9% higher than national average

#28. Robeson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 59.2 per 100 people
--- 12.1% higher than state average
--- 36.7% higher than national average

#27. Hertford County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 59.5 per 100 people
--- 12.7% higher than state average
--- 37.4% higher than national average

#26. Bertie County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 61.3 per 100 people
--- 16.1% higher than state average
--- 41.6% higher than national average

#25. Haywood County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 61.4 per 100 people
--- 16.3% higher than state average
--- 41.8% higher than national average

#24. Burke County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 62.8 per 100 people
--- 18.9% higher than state average
--- 45.0% higher than national average

#23. Carteret County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 64.3 per 100 people
--- 21.8% higher than state average
--- 48.5% higher than national average

#22. Cumberland County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 65.9 per 100 people
--- 24.8% higher than state average
--- 52.2% higher than national average

#21. Gaston County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 68.2 per 100 people
--- 29.2% higher than state average
--- 57.5% higher than national average

#20. Durham County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 68.8 per 100 people
--- 30.3% higher than state average
--- 58.9% higher than national average

#19. Dare County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 68.8 per 100 people
--- 30.3% higher than state average
--- 58.9% higher than national average

#18. Surry County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 73.5 per 100 people
--- 39.2% higher than state average
--- 69.7% higher than national average

#17. Buncombe County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 73.8 per 100 people
--- 39.8% higher than state average
--- 70.4% higher than national average

#16. Columbus County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 74.1 per 100 people
--- 40.3% higher than state average
--- 71.1% higher than national average

#15. Cherokee County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 74.4 per 100 people
--- 40.9% higher than state average
--- 71.8% higher than national average

#14. Iredell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 75.6 per 100 people
--- 43.2% higher than state average
--- 74.6% higher than national average

#13. Craven County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 76.3 per 100 people
--- 44.5% higher than state average
--- 76.2% higher than national average

#12. Mitchell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 79.2 per 100 people
--- 50.0% higher than state average
--- 82.9% higher than national average

#11. Nash County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 80.5 per 100 people
--- 52.5% higher than state average
--- 85.9% higher than national average

#10. New Hanover County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 84.1 per 100 people
--- 59.3% higher than state average
--- 94.2% higher than national average

#9. Richmond County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 90.9 per 100 people
--- 72.2% higher than state average
--- 109.9% higher than national average

#8. Orange County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 95.1 per 100 people
--- 80.1% higher than state average
--- 119.6% higher than national average

#7. Scotland County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 95.3 per 100 people
--- 80.5% higher than state average
--- 120.1% higher than national average

#6. Forsyth County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 96.1 per 100 people
--- 82.0% higher than state average
--- 121.9% higher than national average

#5. Swain County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 102.3 per 100 people
--- 93.8% higher than state average
--- 136.3% higher than national average

#4. Pitt County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 104.6 per 100 people
--- 98.1% higher than state average
--- 141.6% higher than national average

#3. Catawba County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 112.2 per 100 people
--- 112.5% higher than state average
--- 159.1% higher than national average

#2. Cleveland County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 124.5 per 100 people
--- 135.8% higher than state average
--- 187.5% higher than national average

#1. Moore County
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