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How alcohol-related deaths have changed in every state over the past two decades
Alabama
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 569 deaths (up 139.1% from 2000)
- 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people (up 114.8% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 4,921,532 (up 10.7% from 2000)
Alaska
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 242 deaths (up 137.3% from 2000)
- 33.1 deaths per 100,000 people (up 103.1% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 731,158 (up 16.6% from 2000)
Arizona
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,578 deaths (up 234.3% from 2000)
- 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people (up 131.5% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 7,421,401 (up 44.6% from 2000)
Arkansas
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 382 deaths (up 238.1% from 2000)
- 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people (up 200.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 3,030,522 (up 13.4% from 2000)
California
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 6,193 deaths (up 81.8% from 2000)
- 15.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 55.4% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 39,368,078 (up 16.2% from 2000)
Colorado
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,568 deaths (up 251.6% from 2000)
- 27.0 deaths per 100,000 people (up 159.6% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 5,807,719 (up 35.0% from 2000)
Connecticut
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 552 deaths (up 183.1% from 2000)
- 15.5 deaths per 100,000 people (up 171.9% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 3,557,006 (up 4.4% from 2000)
Delaware
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 133 deaths (up 160.8% from 2000)
- 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people (up 107.7% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 986,809 (up 25.9% from 2000)
Florida
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 3,419 deaths (up 155.0% from 2000)
- 15.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 86.9% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 21,733,312 (up 36.0% from 2000)
Georgia
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,186 deaths (up 142.5% from 2000)
- 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people (up 85.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 10,710,017 (up 30.8% from 2000)
Hawaii
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 131 deaths (up 244.7% from 2000)
- 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people (up 200.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,407,006 (up 16.1% from 2000)
Idaho
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 349 deaths (up 232.4% from 2000)
- 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people (up 135.8% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,826,913 (up 41.2% from 2000)
Illinois
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,543 deaths (up 174.1% from 2000)
- 12.3 deaths per 100,000 people (up 173.3% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 12,587,530 (up 1.4% from 2000)
Indiana
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,027 deaths (up 196.0% from 2000)
- 15.2 deaths per 100,000 people (up 166.7% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 6,754,953 (up 11.1% from 2000)
Iowa
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 524 deaths (up 288.1% from 2000)
- 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people (up 260.9% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 3,163,561 (up 8.1% from 2000)
Kansas
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 489 deaths (up 256.9% from 2000)
- 16.8 deaths per 100,000 people (up 229.4% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 2,913,805 (up 8.4% from 2000)
Kentucky
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 738 deaths (up 180.6% from 2000)
- 16.5 deaths per 100,000 people (up 153.8% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 4,477,251 (up 10.8% from 2000)
Louisiana
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 443 deaths (up 98.7% from 2000)
- 9.5 deaths per 100,000 people (up 90.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 4,645,318 (up 3.9% from 2000)
Maine
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 286 deaths (up 194.8% from 2000)
- 21.2 deaths per 100,000 people (up 178.9% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,350,141 (up 5.9% from 2000)
Maryland
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 600 deaths (up 104.1% from 2000)
- 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people (up 76.8% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 6,055,802 (up 14.3% from 2000)
Massachusetts
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,006 deaths (up 195.0% from 2000)
- 14.6 deaths per 100,000 people (up 170.4% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 6,893,574 (up 8.6% from 2000)
Michigan
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,610 deaths (up 137.1% from 2000)
- 16.2 deaths per 100,000 people (up 138.2% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 9,966,555 (up 0.3% from 2000)
Minnesota
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,065 deaths (up 232.8% from 2000)
- 18.8 deaths per 100,000 people (up 189.2% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 5,657,342 (up 15.0% from 2000)
Mississippi
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 395 deaths (up 135.1% from 2000)
- 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people (up 125.4% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 2,966,786 (up 4.3% from 2000)
Missouri
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 791 deaths (up 141.2% from 2000)
- 12.9 deaths per 100,000 people (up 118.6% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 6,151,548 (up 9.9% from 2000)
Montana
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 299 deaths (up 273.8% from 2000)
- 27.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 211.2% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,080,577 (up 19.8% from 2000)
Nebraska
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 383 deaths (up 447.1% from 2000)
- 19.8 deaths per 100,000 people (up 382.9% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,937,552 (up 13.2% from 2000)
Nevada
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 714 deaths (up 229.0% from 2000)
- 22.8 deaths per 100,000 people (up 109.2% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 3,138,259 (up 57.0% from 2000)
New Hampshire
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 226 deaths (up 148.4% from 2000)
- 16.5 deaths per 100,000 people (up 123.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,366,275 (up 10.6% from 2000)
New Jersey
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 861 deaths (up 68.8% from 2000)
- 9.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 59.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 8,882,371 (up 5.6% from 2000)
New Mexico
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 925 deaths (up 170.5% from 2000)
- 43.9 deaths per 100,000 people (up 133.5% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 2,106,319 (up 15.8% from 2000)
New York
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,883 deaths (up 62.5% from 2000)
- 9.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 59.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 19,336,776 (up 1.9% from 2000)
North Carolina
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,392 deaths (up 100.3% from 2000)
- 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people (up 52.3% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 10,600,823 (up 31.7% from 2000)
North Dakota
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 178 deaths (up 263.3% from 2000)
- 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people (up 206.6% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 765,309 (up 19.2% from 2000)
Ohio
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,599 deaths (up 173.3% from 2000)
- 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 163.5% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 11,693,217 (up 3.0% from 2000)
Oklahoma
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 737 deaths (up 216.3% from 2000)
- 18.5 deaths per 100,000 people (up 172.1% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 3,980,783 (up 15.4% from 2000)
Oregon
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,134 deaths (up 263.5% from 2000)
- 26.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 193.4% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 4,241,507 (up 24.0% from 2000)
Pennsylvania
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,272 deaths (up 170.1% from 2000)
- 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people (up 163.2% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 12,783,254 (up 4.1% from 2000)
Rhode Island
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 205 deaths (up 166.2% from 2000)
- 19.4 deaths per 100,000 people (up 165.8% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,057,125 (up 0.8% from 2000)
South Carolina
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 878 deaths (up 90.5% from 2000)
- 16.8 deaths per 100,000 people (up 46.1% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 5,218,040 (up 30.1% from 2000)
South Dakota
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 271 deaths (up 292.8% from 2000)
- 30.4 deaths per 100,000 people (up 234.1% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 892,717 (up 18.3% from 2000)
Tennessee
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,250 deaths (up 221.3% from 2000)
- 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people (up 167.6% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 6,886,834 (up 21.0% from 2000)
Texas
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 3,298 deaths (up 176.9% from 2000)
- 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people (up 96.5% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 29,360,759 (up 40.8% from 2000)
Utah
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 414 deaths (up 266.4% from 2000)
- 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people (up 149.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 3,249,879 (up 45.5% from 2000)
Vermont
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 126 deaths (up 231.6% from 2000)
- 20.2 deaths per 100,000 people (up 225.8% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 623,347 (up 2.4% from 2000)
Virginia
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 996 deaths (up 178.2% from 2000)
- 11.6 deaths per 100,000 people (up 127.5% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 8,590,563 (up 21.4% from 2000)
Washington
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,506 deaths (up 187.4% from 2000)
- 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people (up 120.2% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 7,693,612 (up 30.5% from 2000)
Washington D.C.
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 87 deaths (down 23.0% from 2000)
- 12.2 deaths per 100,000 people (down 38.4% from 2000)
West Virginia
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 304 deaths (up 108.2% from 2000)
- 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people (up 109.9% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 1,784,787 (down 1.3% from 2000)
Wisconsin
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 1,077 deaths (up 172.7% from 2000)
- 18.5 deaths per 100,000 people (up 150.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 5,832,655 (up 8.7% from 2000)
Wyoming
2020 alcohol-related death stats:
- 227 deaths (up 254.7% from 2000)
- 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people (up 200.0% from 2000)
- 2020 state population: 582,328 (up 17.9% from 2000)
This story originally appeared on Zinnia Health and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.
