Safety#80 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Drug Problems, Ranked
WalletHub’s 2026 composite of 20 metrics, 1 = biggest drug problem
Data: WalletHub, 2026 ↗nhmaps.com/71
Ranked 40th out of 51 for drug use, New Hampshire sits near the bottom of the list. Freedom to choose does not mean everyone chooses the needle.
Drug problem composite ranking (1 = biggest problem) (rank of 51 jurisdictions)
Source & data: WalletHub, 2026 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #1 |
| 2 | Arkansas | #2 |
| 3 | Alaska | #3 |
| 4 | Nevada | #4 |
| 5 | Missouri | #5 |
| 6 | West Virginia | #6 |
| 7 | Colorado | #7 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | #9 |
| 9 | Mississippi | #10 |
| 10 | Wyoming | #11 |
| 11 | Maine | #12 |
| 12 | Montana | #13 |
| 13 | Louisiana | #14 |
| 14 | Vermont | #15 |
| 15 | Washington | #16 |
| 16 | Michigan | #17 |
| 17 | Oregon | #18 |
| 18 | South Carolina | #19 |
| 19 | Alabama | #20 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | #21 |
| 21 | North Carolina | #22 |
| 22 | Kentucky | #23 |
| 23 | New York | #24 |
| 24 | Georgia | #25 |
| 25 | Delaware | #26 |
| 26 | Idaho | #27 |
| 27 | Texas | #28 |
| 28 | Tennessee | #29 |
| 29 | Illinois | #30 |
| 30 | California | #31 |
| 31 | North Dakota | #32 |
| 32 | Indiana | #33 |
| 33 | South Dakota | #34 |
| 34 | Arizona | #35 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | #36 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | #37 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | #38 |
| 38 | Kansas | #39 |
| 39 | New Hampshire | #40 |
| 40 | New Jersey | #41 |
| 41 | Nebraska | #42 |
| 42 | Connecticut | #43 |
| 43 | Hawaii | #44 |
| 44 | Ohio | #45 |
| 45 | Virginia | #46 |
| 46 | Iowa | #47 |
| 47 | Maryland | #48 |
| 48 | Minnesota | #49 |
| 49 | Florida | #50 |
| 50 | Utah | #51 |