| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 409 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 65 |
| Metro area population, 2009 | 19,069,796 |
| Population covered by DAWN | 3,931,802 |
| Percent of population covered by DAWN | 21% |
| County | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||
| † Area did not participate in DAWN this year. | |||||
| Total participating (6) | 409 | 10.4 | 65 | 1.7 | 3,931,802 |
| 1. Bergen County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 895,250 |
| 2. Essex County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 769,644 |
| 3. Hudson County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 597,924 |
| 4. Hunterdon County, NJ | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | 4.6 | 130,034 |
| 5. Middlesex County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 790,738 |
| 6. Monmouth County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 644,105 |
| 7. Morris County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 488,518 |
| 8. Ocean County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 573,678 |
| 9. Passaic County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 491,778 |
| 10. Somerset County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 326,869 |
| 11. Sussex County, NJ† | - | - | - | - | 151,118 |
| 12. Union County, NJ | 43 | 8.2 | 9 | 1.7 | 526,426 |
| 13. Bronx County, NY† | - | - | - | - | 1,397,287 |
| 14. Kings County, NY† | - | - | - | - | 2,567,098 |
| 15. Nassau County, NY | 130 | 9.6 | 11 | 0.8 | 1,357,429 |
| 16. New York County, NY† | - | - | - | - | 1,629,054 |
| 17. Putnam County, NY | 12 | 12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 99,265 |
| 18. Queens County, NY† | - | - | - | - | 2,306,712 |
| 19. Richmond County, NY† | - | - | - | - | 491,730 |
| 20. Rockland County, NY | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 3.7 | 300,173 |
| 21. Suffolk County, NY | 197 | 13.0 | 28 | 1.8 | 1,518,475 |
| 22. Westchester County, NY† | - | - | - | - | 955,962 |
| 23. Pike County, PA† | - | - | - | - | 60,529 |
