Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Arkansas

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Arkansas was 367 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 2.1% from April 2025. That is the 36th highest of 51 states in April 2026.

April 2026, count367 Provisional
Change on April 2025-2.1%
Rank36th of 51US states ranked
Series high645March 2022
Series low354September 2019

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Arkansas, January 2015 to April 2026

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3004005006007002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-042015-01: 366 count2015-02: 366 count2015-03: 385 count2015-04: 373 count2015-05: 383 count2015-06: 391 count2015-07: 395 count2015-08: 398 count2015-09: 392 count2015-10: 397 count2015-11: 389 count2015-12: 381 count2016-01: 378 count2016-02: 379 count2016-03: 363 count2016-04: 372 count2016-05: 376 count2016-06: 369 count2016-07: 378 count2016-08: 383 count2016-09: 379 count2016-10: 372 count2016-11: 378 count2016-12: 386 count2017-01: 384 count2017-02: 380 count2017-03: 384 count2017-04: 386 count2017-05: 383 count2017-06: 398 count2017-07: 395 count2017-08: 406 count2017-09: 413 count2017-10: 410 count2017-11: 411 count2017-12: 425 count2018-01: 427 count2018-02: 424 count2018-03: 430 count2018-04: 425 count2018-05: 443 count2018-06: 447 count2018-07: 451 count2018-08: 455 count2018-09: 448 count2018-10: 457 count2018-11: 446 count2018-12: 433 count2019-01: 439 count2019-02: 451 count2019-03: 437 count2019-04: 434 count2019-05: 411 count2019-06: 395 count2019-07: 381 count2019-08: 355 count2019-09: 354 count2019-10: 357 count2019-11: 363 count2019-12: 362 count2020-01: 367 count2020-02: 370 count2020-03: 384 count2020-04: 402 count2020-05: 416 count2020-06: 435 count2020-07: 460 count2020-08: 481 count2020-09: 492 count2020-10: 498 count2020-11: 506 count2020-12: 514 count2021-01: 513 count2021-02: 525 count2021-03: 536 count2021-04: 542 count2021-05: 560 count2021-06: 564 count2021-07: 553 count2021-08: 570 count2021-09: 585 count2021-10: 593 count2021-11: 607 count2021-12: 627 count2022-01: 634 count2022-02: 634 count2022-03: 645 count2022-04: 636 count2022-05: 628 count2022-06: 621 count2022-07: 634 count2022-08: 628 count2022-09: 608 count2022-10: 615 count2022-11: 608 count2022-12: 591 count2023-01: 574 count2023-02: 572 count2023-03: 550 count2023-04: 561 count2023-05: 558 count2023-06: 555 count2023-07: 544 count2023-08: 545 count2023-09: 552 count2023-10: 536 count2023-11: 527 count2023-12: 517 count2024-01: 514 count2024-02: 493 count2024-03: 495 count2024-04: 474 count2024-05: 454 count2024-06: 450 count2024-07: 437 count2024-08: 413 count2024-09: 407 count2024-10: 400 count2024-11: 389 count2024-12: 389 count2025-01: 393 count2025-02: 394 count2025-03: 383 count2025-04: 375 count2025-05: 369 count2025-06: 364 count2025-07: 364 count2025-08: 369 count2025-09: 371 count2025-10: 376 count2025-11: 377 count2025-12: 373 count2026-01: 363 count2026-02: 357 count2026-03: 355 count2026-04: 367 count
count. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-16.
All 136 values
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2026-04367 Provisional
2026-03355 Provisional
2026-02357 Provisional
2026-01363 Provisional
2025-12373 Provisional
2025-11377 Provisional
2025-10376 Provisional
2025-09371 Provisional
2025-08369 Provisional
2025-07364 Provisional
2025-06364 Provisional
2025-05369 Provisional
2025-04375 Provisional
2025-03383 Provisional
2025-02394 Provisional
2025-01393 Provisional
2024-12389
2024-11389
2024-10400
2024-09407
2024-08413
2024-07437
2024-06450
2024-05454
2024-04474
2024-03495
2024-02493
2024-01514
2023-12517
2023-11527
2023-10536
2023-09552
2023-08545
2023-07544
2023-06555
2023-05558
2023-04561
2023-03550
2023-02572
2023-01574
2022-12591
2022-11608
2022-10615
2022-09608
2022-08628
2022-07634
2022-06621
2022-05628
2022-04636
2022-03645
2022-02634
2022-01634
2021-12627
2021-11607
2021-10593
2021-09585
2021-08570
2021-07553
2021-06564
2021-05560
2021-04542
2021-03536
2021-02525
2021-01513
2020-12514
2020-11506
2020-10498
2020-09492
2020-08481
2020-07460
2020-06435
2020-05416
2020-04402
2020-03384
2020-02370
2020-01367
2019-12362
2019-11363
2019-10357
2019-09354
2019-08355
2019-07381
2019-06395
2019-05411
2019-04434
2019-03437
2019-02451
2019-01439
2018-12433
2018-11446
2018-10457
2018-09448
2018-08455
2018-07451
2018-06447
2018-05443
2018-04425
2018-03430
2018-02424
2018-01427
2017-12425
2017-11411
2017-10410
2017-09413
2017-08406
2017-07395
2017-06398
2017-05383
2017-04386
2017-03384
2017-02380
2017-01384
2016-12386
2016-11378
2016-10372
2016-09379
2016-08383
2016-07378
2016-06369
2016-05376
2016-04372
2016-03363
2016-02379
2016-01378
2015-12381
2015-11389
2015-10397
2015-09392
2015-08398
2015-07395
2015-06391
2015-05383
2015-04373
2015-03385
2015-02366
2015-01366

Compared with United States

PlaceApril 2026
Arkansas367
United States65,726

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Definition

Drug overdose deaths that occurred in the area during the 12 months ending in the month shown. The value for March 2026 covers April 2025 through March 2026. Underlying cause of death coded X40 to X44, X60 to X64, X85 or Y10 to Y14 (ICD-10).

United States: CDC National Vital Statistics System provisional counts, as reported, not the predicted counts CDC also publishes. Recent months are incomplete and usually rise as death records arrive; periods without final data are marked provisional. Deaths are counted where they occurred. The national figure covers the 50 states and DC. CDC publishes New York City separately; the New York State value is the sum of New York City and the rest of the state. Consecutive months overlap by 11 months, so they must not be added together.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VSRR Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (xkb8-kh2a), reported number of drug overdose deaths, 12 month-ending. https://data.cdc.gov/resource/xkb8-kh2a.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=indicator%3D%27Number+of+Drug+Overdose+Deaths%27+AND+period%3D%2712+month-ending%27. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the drug overdose deaths (12 months) in Arkansas?

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Arkansas was 367 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 2.1% from April 2025. That is the 36th highest of 51 states in April 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. VSRR Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (xkb8-kh2a), reported number of drug overdose deaths, 12 month-ending. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest drug overdose deaths (12 months) in Arkansas?

645 in March 2022, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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