|
Rank
|
State
|
Rate
|
|
1
|
Wyoming | 20.29 |
|
2
|
Louisiana | 18.36 |
|
3
|
Alaska | 18.07 |
|
4
|
Mississippi | 17.91 |
|
5
|
Alabama | 17.25 |
|
6
|
Montana | 17.01 |
|
7
|
Arkansas | 16.61 |
|
8
|
Oklahoma | 16.22 |
|
9
|
South Carolina | 15.73 |
|
10
|
New Mexico | 15.50 |
|
11
|
Tennessee | 15.41 |
|
12
|
West Virginia | 14.97 |
|
13
|
Kentucky | 14.96 |
|
14
|
Missouri | 14.64 |
|
15
|
Arizona | 14.44 |
|
16 (tie)
|
Kansas | 13.07 |
|
16 (tie)
|
Nevada | 13.07 |
|
18 (tie)
|
Georgia | 12.97 |
|
18 (tie)
|
Idaho | 12.97 |
|
20
|
Colorado | 12.95 |
|
21
|
Florida | 12.80 |
|
22
|
Michigan | 12.37 |
|
23
|
Indiana | 12.24 |
|
24
|
North Carolina | 12.05 |
|
25
|
Pennsylvania | 11.38 |
|
26
|
Oregon | 11.36 |
|
27
|
Utah | 11.35 |
|
28
|
Ohio | 10.93 |
|
29
|
Texas | 10.53 |
|
30
|
Delaware | 10.47 |
|
31
|
North Dakota | 10.41 |
|
32
|
Virginia | 10.26 |
|
33
|
South Dakota | 10.07 |
|
34
|
Maryland | 10.01 |
|
35
|
Washington | 9.88 |
|
36
|
Maine | 9.79 |
|
37
|
Illinois | 9.15 |
|
38
|
Nebraska | 9.00 |
|
39
|
Vermont | 8.95 |
|
40
|
New Hampshire | 8.85 |
|
41
|
Wisconsin | 8.44 |
|
42
|
California | 8.07 |
|
43
|
Minnesota | 7.10 |
|
44
|
Iowa | 7.06 |
|
45
|
Connecticut | 6.32 |
|
46
|
New Jersey | 5.01 |
|
47
|
New York | 4.99 |
|
48
|
Rhode Island | 4.00 |
|
49
|
Hawaii | 3.67 |
|
50
|
Massachusetts | 3.51 |
|
.
|
National Firearm Death Rate | 10.69 |
*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Control and Prevention.
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