Rank |
State |
Death rate per 100,000 population* |
| 1 | Mississippi | 29.6 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 28.2 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 27.3 |
| 4 | Alabama | 25.5 |
| 5 | Missouri | 24.2 |
| 6 | Montana | 23.9 |
| 7 | Alaska | 22.4 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 21.9 |
| 9 | South Carolina | 20.8 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 20.5 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 20.4 |
| 12 | Arizona | 20.1 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 19.8 |
| 14 | Georgia | 19.7 |
| 15 | Nevada | 18.9 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 18.8 |
| 17 | Indiana | 17.4 |
| 18 | Colorado | 17.1 |
| 19 | Idaho | 17.0 |
| 20 (tie) | North Carolina | 16.8 |
| 20 (tie) | Kansas | 16.8 |
| 22 | North Dakota | 16.4 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 16.2 |
| 24 | South Dakota | 15.7 |
| 25 | Ohio | 15.6 |
| 26 | Texas | 15.3 |
| 27 | Michigan | 15.0 |
| 28 | Virginia | 14.9 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 14.7 |
| 30 (tie) | Oregon | 14.4 |
| 30 (tie) | Illinois | 14.4 |
| 32 (tie) | Wisconsin | 14.0 |
| 32 (tie) | Florida | 14.0 |
| 34 | Utah | 13.7 |
| 35 | Maryland | 13.6 |
| 36 | Washington | 12.4 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 12.2 |
| 38 | Vermont | 12.0 |
| 39 | Delaware | 11.9 |
| 40 | Maine | 11.7 |
| 41 | Iowa | 11.2 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 10.1 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 9.6 |
| 44 | California | 8.6 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 6.9 |
| 46 | New York | 5.3 |
| 47 | New Jersey | 5.0 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 4.5 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 3.7 |
| 50 | Rhode Island | 3.1 |
| . | National Firearm Death Rate | 14.2 |
*Rates adjusted for age. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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