Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Texas

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- Opioid dispensing rate: 38.1 per 100 people
--- 0.5% higher than state average
--- 12.0% lower than national average

#50. Camp County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 39.0 per 100 people
--- 2.9% higher than state average
--- 9.9% lower than national average

#49. Montague County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 39.1 per 100 people
--- 3.2% higher than state average
--- 9.7% lower than national average

#48. Travis County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 39.4 per 100 people
--- 4.0% higher than state average
--- 9.0% lower than national average

#47. Kerr County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 39.7 per 100 people
--- 4.7% higher than state average
--- 8.3% lower than national average

#46. Brazos County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 41.2 per 100 people
--- 8.7% higher than state average
--- 4.8% lower than national average

#45. Ector County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 41.2 per 100 people
--- 8.7% higher than state average
--- 4.8% lower than national average

#44. Galveston County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.1 per 100 people
--- 11.1% higher than state average
--- 2.8% lower than national average

#43. Hopkins County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.2 per 100 people
--- 11.3% higher than state average
--- 2.5% lower than national average

#42. Rockwall County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.8 per 100 people
--- 12.9% higher than state average
--- 1.2% lower than national average

#41. Jeff Davis County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 44.0 per 100 people
--- 16.1% higher than state average
--- 1.6% higher than national average

#40. Jim Wells County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 44.1 per 100 people
--- 16.4% higher than state average
--- 1.8% higher than national average

#39. Bexar County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 44.5 per 100 people
--- 17.4% higher than state average
--- 2.8% higher than national average

#38. Cass County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 45.0 per 100 people
--- 18.7% higher than state average
--- 3.9% higher than national average

#37. Wise County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 45.1 per 100 people
--- 19.0% higher than state average
--- 4.2% higher than national average

#36. Tarrant County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 45.7 per 100 people
--- 20.6% higher than state average
--- 5.5% higher than national average

#35. Somervell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 45.9 per 100 people
--- 21.1% higher than state average
--- 6.0% higher than national average

#34. Dallas County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 46.6 per 100 people
--- 23.0% higher than state average
--- 7.6% higher than national average

#33. Tom Green County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 48.9 per 100 people
--- 29.0% higher than state average
--- 12.9% higher than national average

#32. Mclennan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 49.4 per 100 people
--- 30.3% higher than state average
--- 14.1% higher than national average

#31. Titus County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 49.6 per 100 people
--- 30.9% higher than state average
--- 14.5% higher than national average

#30. Wilbarger County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 49.8 per 100 people
--- 31.4% higher than state average
--- 15.0% higher than national average

#29. Hamilton County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 51.7 per 100 people
--- 36.4% higher than state average
--- 19.4% higher than national average

#28. Foard County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 52.1 per 100 people
--- 37.5% higher than state average
--- 20.3% higher than national average

#27. Comanche County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 52.4 per 100 people
--- 38.3% higher than state average
--- 21.0% higher than national average

#26. Orange County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 52.7 per 100 people
--- 39.1% higher than state average
--- 21.7% higher than national average

#25. Mitchell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 53.8 per 100 people
--- 42.0% higher than state average
--- 24.2% higher than national average

#24. Bell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 54.1 per 100 people
--- 42.7% higher than state average
--- 24.9% higher than national average

#23. Nacogdoches County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 56.8 per 100 people
--- 49.9% higher than state average
--- 31.2% higher than national average

#22. Hood County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 58.3 per 100 people
--- 53.8% higher than state average
--- 34.6% higher than national average

#21. Angelina County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 59.7 per 100 people
--- 57.5% higher than state average
--- 37.9% higher than national average

#20. Brown County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 63.2 per 100 people
--- 66.8% higher than state average
--- 46.0% higher than national average

#19. Fayette County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 63.9 per 100 people
--- 68.6% higher than state average
--- 47.6% higher than national average

#18. Childress County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 64.4 per 100 people
--- 69.9% higher than state average
--- 48.7% higher than national average

#17. Grayson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 67.5 per 100 people
--- 78.1% higher than state average
--- 55.9% higher than national average

#16. Victoria County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 67.8 per 100 people
--- 78.9% higher than state average
--- 56.6% higher than national average

#15. Gray County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 68.2 per 100 people
--- 79.9% higher than state average
--- 57.5% higher than national average

#14. Lamar County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 70.0 per 100 people
--- 84.7% higher than state average
--- 61.7% higher than national average

#13. Nueces County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 70.3 per 100 people
--- 85.5% higher than state average
--- 62.4% higher than national average

#12. Jefferson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 71.9 per 100 people
--- 89.7% higher than state average
--- 66.1% higher than national average

#11. Culberson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 72.0 per 100 people
--- 90.0% higher than state average
--- 66.3% higher than national average

#10. Gillespie County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 72.3 per 100 people
--- 90.8% higher than state average
--- 67.0% higher than national average

#9. Terrell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 72.7 per 100 people
--- 91.8% higher than state average
--- 67.9% higher than national average

#8. Taylor County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 78.2 per 100 people
--- 106.3% higher than state average
--- 80.6% higher than national average

#7. Wichita County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 82.2 per 100 people
--- 116.9% higher than state average
--- 89.8% higher than national average

#6. Red River County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 85.7 per 100 people
--- 126.1% higher than state average
--- 97.9% higher than national average

#5. Lubbock County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 99.5 per 100 people
--- 162.5% higher than state average
--- 129.8% higher than national average

#4. Smith County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 102.8 per 100 people
--- 171.2% higher than state average
--- 137.4% higher than national average

#3. Potter County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 104.0 per 100 people
--- 174.4% higher than state average
--- 140.2% higher than national average

#2. Bowie County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 105.0 per 100 people
--- 177.0% higher than state average
--- 142.5% higher than national average

#1. Gregg County
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