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Texans Spent the Most on Prescription Drugs Last Year
According to detox.net, the state of Texas spent the most money on prescription drugs last year. Here are the states that spent the most:
- Texas -- $32,293,868,648
- California -- $31,182,855,532
- Florida -- $25,590,344,466
- New York -- $25,590,344,466
- Illinois -- $17,538,442,413
And here are the states that spent the least on prescription drugs:
- North Dakota -- $558,260,262
- Wyoming -- $565,070,615
- Vermont -- $587,983,899
- Alaska -- $714,303,839
- South Dakota -- $760,087,237
Texas might be spending the most, but here are some other stats to factor in.
State with the most prescriptions filled per capita:
- Kentucky -- 18.4
- West Virginia -- 18.00
- Louisiana -- 16.3
- Mississippi -- 16.0
- Arkansas -- 15.8
States with the fewest prescriptions filled per capita:
- Alaska -- 6.4
- Colorado -- 7.6
- California -- 8.4
- Hawaii -- 8.8
- Washington -- 9.3
States with the most expensive cost per prescription:
- Alaska -- $151.35
- Colorado -- $139.17
- Delaware -- $137.61
- Wisconsin -- $135.84
- D.C. -- $129.04
States with the least expensive cost pre prescription:
- Rhode Island -- $68.17
- North Dakota -- $69.29
- Pennsylvania -- $75.66
- Montana -- $80.42
- Mississippi -- $82.13
I'm a little surprised that Florida wasn't towards the top of the list of most prescriptions per capita considering Florida is basically a retirement community. But somehow it didn't even crack the top 5.
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