Past month cocaine users U.S. 2009-2021

In 2021, over 1.8 million people in the United States used cocaine in the past month. This statistic shows the number of people in the U.S. who used cocaine in the past month from 2009 to 2021.

Number of people in the U.S. who used cocaine in the past month from 2009 to 2021 (in 1,000)

Characteristic	Number of people in thousands
2009	1,637
2010	1,466
2011	1,369
2012	1,650
2013	1,549
2014	1,530
2015	1,876
2016	1,874
2017	2,167
2018	1,949
2019	1,998
2020	1,831
2021*	1,833

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2009 to 2021

Number of respondents

base: around 70,000

Age group

12 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Due to methodological changes in 2021, caution should be used when comparing figures for 2021 with previous years. Please see source for further information on methodology.
Figures from 2009 to 2013 were taken from the 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary.
Figures from 2014 to 2020 were taken from the previous year's report.

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