State Firearm Death Rates, Ranked by Rate, 2016

 

Rank State Rate
1 Alaska 23.86
2 Alabama 21.51
3 Louisiana 21.08
4 Mississippi 19.64
5 Oklahoma 19.52
6 Missouri 18.78
7 Montana 18.61
8 New Mexico 18.40
9 West Virginia 18.13
10 Arkansas 18.10
11 South Carolina 17.96
12 Kentucky 17.40
13 Tennessee 17.26
14 Wyoming 17.25
15 Nevada 16.94
16 Arizona 15.78
17 Georgia 15.24
18 Indiana 15.03
19 Colorado 14.66
20 Idaho 14.38
21 North Carolina 13.89
22 Kansas 13.17
23 Florida 13.12
24 Ohio 13.12
25 Oregon 12.53
26 Vermont 12.49
27 South Dakota 12.48
28 Virginia 12.47
29 Michigan 12.39
30 Pennsylvania 12.16
31 Utah 12.13
32 Texas 12.03
33 North Dakota 11.87
34 Maryland 11.75
35 Delaware 11.66
36 Illinois 11.64
37 Wisconsin 11.49
38 New Hampshire 9.89
39 Washington 9.41
40 Maine 9.24
41 Iowa 9.19
42 Nebraska 8.97
43 California 8.11
44 Minnesota 7.83
45 New Jersey 5.42
46 Connecticut 4.81
47 Rhode Island 4.64
48 Hawaii 4.62
49 New York 4.56
50 Massachusetts 3.55
. National Firearm Death Rate 11.96

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

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