It was estimated that the opioid epidemic resulted in federal tax revenue losses of around 26 billion U.S. dollars between 2000 and 2016. The opioid epidemic caused a further 11.8 billion dollars in lost state government taxes during this time.
Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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VOX. (April 16, 2019). Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX. "Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX. (2019). Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX. "Lost Federal and State Tax Revenue Due to The Opioid Epidemic in The United States from 2000 to 2016 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX, Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], VOX, April 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
