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and interventions specifically focused on reducing the impact of the opioid overdose crisis in Black communities are lacking [8]. Because effective, equitable interventions require local, culturally appropriate interventions tailored to structurally vulnerable populations [8], it is critical to identify where these communities reflect a substantial portion of opioid deaths [9]. Here, we systematically characterized state-, county-, and local-level trends in opioid-related mortality in the non-Hispanic Black population relative to the nonHispanic white population for all opioids, natural and semi-synthetic opioids, heroin, and synthetic opioids. Introduction