State Firearm Death Rates, Ranked by Rate, 2013

Rank State Rate
1 Alaska 19.59
2 Louisiana 19.15
3 Alabama 17.79
4 Mississippi 17.55
5 Wyoming 17.51
6 Montana 16.94
7 Arkansas 16.93
8 Oklahoma 16.41
9 Tennessee 15.86
10 New Mexico 15.63
11 South Carolina 15.60
12 West Virginia 15.10
13 Missouri 14.56
14 Arizona 14.20
15 Nevada 14.16
16 Kentucky 14.15
17 Idaho 14.08
18 Indiana 13.04
19 Georgia 12.63
20 Florida 12.49
21 North Carolina 12.42
22 Michigan 12.03
23 (tie) Maine 11.89
23 (tie) North Dakota 11.89
25 Oregon 11.76
26 Colorado 11.75
27 Utah 11.69
28 Kansas 11.44
29 Pennsylvania 11.36
30 Ohio 11.14
31 Delaware 10.80
32 Texas 10.50
33 Virginia 10.46
34 Vermont 10.37
35 Wisconsin 9.93
36 Maryland 9.75
37 South Dakota 9.47
38 Washington 9.07
39 Nebraska 8.99
40 Illinois 8.67
41 Iowa 8.19
42 California 7.89
43 Minnesota 7.88
44 New Hampshire 7.03
45 New Jersey 5.69
46 Rhode Island 5.33
47 Connecticut 4.48
48 New York 4.39
49 Massachusetts 3.18
50 Hawaii 2.71
. National Firearm Death Rate 10.64

*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Control and Prevention.

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