Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in West Virginia

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- Opioid dispensing rate: 11.6 per 100 people
--- 78.4% lower than state average
--- 73.2% lower than national average

#50. Tyler County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 13.2 per 100 people
--- 75.4% lower than state average
--- 69.5% lower than national average

#49. Upshur County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 13.6 per 100 people
--- 74.7% lower than state average
--- 68.6% lower than national average

#48. Ritchie County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 14.4 per 100 people
--- 73.2% lower than state average
--- 66.7% lower than national average

#47. Wirt County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 14.6 per 100 people
--- 72.8% lower than state average
--- 66.3% lower than national average

#46. Brooke County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 16.5 per 100 people
--- 69.3% lower than state average
--- 61.9% lower than national average

#45. Monroe County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 16.9 per 100 people
--- 68.5% lower than state average
--- 61.0% lower than national average

#44. Pocahontas County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 18.8 per 100 people
--- 65.0% lower than state average
--- 56.6% lower than national average

#43. Clay County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 19.7 per 100 people
--- 63.3% lower than state average
--- 54.5% lower than national average

#42. Jackson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 20.2 per 100 people
--- 62.4% lower than state average
--- 53.3% lower than national average

#41. Hampshire County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 20.7 per 100 people
--- 61.5% lower than state average
--- 52.2% lower than national average

#40. Mcdowell County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 21.5 per 100 people
--- 60.0% lower than state average
--- 50.3% lower than national average

#39. Tucker County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 22.5 per 100 people
--- 58.1% lower than state average
--- 48.0% lower than national average

#38. Braxton County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 23.0 per 100 people
--- 57.2% lower than state average
--- 46.9% lower than national average

#37. Barbour County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 23.1 per 100 people
--- 57.0% lower than state average
--- 46.7% lower than national average

#36. Morgan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 23.6 per 100 people
--- 56.1% lower than state average
--- 45.5% lower than national average

#35. Fayette County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 23.6 per 100 people
--- 56.1% lower than state average
--- 45.5% lower than national average

#34. Jefferson County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 24.9 per 100 people
--- 53.6% lower than state average
--- 42.5% lower than national average

#33. Taylor County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 26.5 per 100 people
--- 50.7% lower than state average
--- 38.8% lower than national average

#32. Mineral County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 26.6 per 100 people
--- 50.5% lower than state average
--- 38.6% lower than national average

#31. Hardy County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 26.8 per 100 people
--- 50.1% lower than state average
--- 38.1% lower than national average

#30. Lincoln County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 30.2 per 100 people
--- 43.8% lower than state average
--- 30.3% lower than national average

#29. Berkeley County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 32.6 per 100 people
--- 39.3% lower than state average
--- 24.7% lower than national average

#28. Preston County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 33.2 per 100 people
--- 38.2% lower than state average
--- 23.3% lower than national average

#27. Wetzel County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 37.1 per 100 people
--- 30.9% lower than state average
--- 14.3% lower than national average

#26. Marion County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.2 per 100 people
--- 21.4% lower than state average
--- 2.5% lower than national average

#25. Wyoming County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.3 per 100 people
--- 21.2% lower than state average
--- 2.3% lower than national average

#24. Randolph County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.5 per 100 people
--- 20.9% lower than state average
--- 1.8% lower than national average

#23. Roane County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 42.9 per 100 people
--- 20.1% lower than state average
--- 0.9% lower than national average

#22. Calhoun County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 47.3 per 100 people
--- 11.9% lower than state average
--- 9.2% higher than national average

#21. Nicholas County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 49.4 per 100 people
--- 8.0% lower than state average
--- 14.1% higher than national average

#20. Putnam County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 54.7 per 100 people
--- 1.9% higher than state average
--- 26.3% higher than national average

#19. Summers County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 54.7 per 100 people
--- 1.9% higher than state average
--- 26.3% higher than national average

#18. Mercer County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 56.2 per 100 people
--- 4.7% higher than state average
--- 29.8% higher than national average

#17. Mason County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 56.5 per 100 people
--- 5.2% higher than state average
--- 30.5% higher than national average

#16. Raleigh County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 57.1 per 100 people
--- 6.3% higher than state average
--- 31.9% higher than national average

#15. Grant County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 58.6 per 100 people
--- 9.1% higher than state average
--- 35.3% higher than national average

#14. Greenbrier County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 59.4 per 100 people
--- 10.6% higher than state average
--- 37.2% higher than national average

#13. Lewis County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 62.0 per 100 people
--- 15.5% higher than state average
--- 43.2% higher than national average

#12. Monongalia County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 66.8 per 100 people
--- 24.4% higher than state average
--- 54.3% higher than national average

#11. Wood County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 68.0 per 100 people
--- 26.6% higher than state average
--- 57.0% higher than national average

#10. Mingo County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 74.6 per 100 people
--- 38.9% higher than state average
--- 72.3% higher than national average

#9. Marshall County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 77.7 per 100 people
--- 44.7% higher than state average
--- 79.4% higher than national average

#8. Hancock County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 78.3 per 100 people
--- 45.8% higher than state average
--- 80.8% higher than national average

#7. Boone County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 85.1 per 100 people
--- 58.5% higher than state average
--- 96.5% higher than national average

#6. Logan County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 85.7 per 100 people
--- 59.6% higher than state average
--- 97.9% higher than national average

#5. Harrison County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 86.8 per 100 people
--- 61.6% higher than state average
--- 100.5% higher than national average

#4. Ohio County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 87.0 per 100 people
--- 62.0% higher than state average
--- 100.9% higher than national average

#3. Kanawha County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 118.2 per 100 people
--- 120.1% higher than state average
--- 173.0% higher than national average

#2. Webster County
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- Opioid dispensing rate: 124.2 per 100 people
--- 131.3% higher than state average
--- 186.8% higher than national average

#1. Cabell County
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