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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 108
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 20
Metro area population, 2010 6,447,764
Population covered by DAWN 1,450,306
Percent of population covered by DAWN 22%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2010
County Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
† Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (2) 108 7.4 20 1.4 1,450,306
1. Collin County, TX 60 7.6 15 1.9 791,656
2. Dallas County, TX† - - - - 2,451,662
3. Delta County, TX† - - - - 5,410
4. Denton County, TX 48 7.3 5 0.8 658,650
5. Ellis County, TX† - - - - 151,741
6. Hunt County, TX† - - - - 82,839
7. Johnson County, TX† - - - - 156,999
8. Kaufman County, TX† - - - - 103,049
9. Parker County, TX† - - - - 114,935
10. Rockwall County, TX† - - - - 81,391
11. Tarrant County, TX† - - - - 1,790,010
12. Wise County, TX† - - - - 59,422

End Notes
1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. An asterisk (*) signifies that a small number of deaths was suppressed to protect privacy.
4. A dash (-) represents a blank cell.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010.

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