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State Overall Suicide Rates, Ranked by Rate |
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State |
Overall Suicide Rate per 100,000 |
Gun Suicide Rate per 100,000 |
Overall Number of Suicides |
Number of Gun Suicides |
Percentage of Suicides Involving Guns |
Household Gun Ownership in State |
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1 |
Montana |
29.61 |
20.28 |
311 |
213 |
68% |
65.9% |
|
2 |
Wyoming |
27.10 |
17.09 |
157 |
99 |
63% |
68.8% |
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3 |
Alaska |
27.03 |
16.09 |
200 |
119 |
60% |
54.6% |
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4 |
New Mexico |
23.51 |
12.50 |
491 |
261 |
53% |
37.0% |
|
5 |
Idaho |
22.83 |
14.21 |
392 |
244 |
62% |
57.4% |
|
6 |
South Dakota |
21.96 |
9.54 |
191 |
83 |
43% |
60.5% |
|
7 |
West Virginia |
21.64 |
14.70 |
393 |
267 |
68% |
53.6% |
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8 |
Utah |
21.37 |
11.09 |
663 |
344 |
52% |
39.9% |
|
9 |
Colorado |
21.06 |
10.56 |
1,181 |
592 |
50% |
36.5% |
|
10 |
Arkansas |
21.00 |
13.05 |
631 |
392 |
62% |
52.0% |
|
11 |
Nevada |
20.91 |
10.97 |
627 |
329 |
52% |
36.0% |
|
12 |
Maine |
20.51 |
11.30 |
274 |
151 |
55% |
46.4% |
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13 |
North Dakota |
20.39 |
12.31 |
154 |
93 |
60% |
52.1% |
|
14 |
Oregon |
19.91 |
10.60 |
825 |
439 |
53% |
41.6% |
|
15 |
New Hampshire |
19.73 |
9.83 |
265 |
132 |
50% |
32.8% |
|
16 |
Oklahoma |
19.23 |
11.17 |
756 |
439 |
58% |
44.8% |
|
17 |
Kansas |
18.98 |
10.85 |
553 |
316 |
57% |
39.6% |
|
18 |
Arizona |
18.91 |
11.29 |
1,327 |
792 |
60% |
37.1% |
|
19 |
Missouri |
18.83 |
11.47 |
1,151 |
701 |
61% |
42.2% |
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20 |
Vermont |
17.96 |
9.94 |
112 |
62 |
55% |
49.0% |
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21 |
Washington |
17.51 |
8.63 |
1,297 |
639 |
49% |
32.7% |
|
22 |
Tennessee |
17.36 |
10.59 |
1,166 |
711 |
61% |
49.5% |
|
23 |
Kentucky |
17.29 |
10.55 |
770 |
470 |
61% |
46.7% |
|
24 |
Alabama |
17.15 |
11.75 |
836 |
573 |
69% |
48.3% |
|
25 |
South Carolina |
16.68 |
10.57 |
838 |
531 |
63% |
42.8% |
|
26 |
Indiana |
16.38 |
9.06 |
1,092 |
604 |
55% |
36.4% |
|
27 |
Wisconsin |
15.98 |
7.51 |
926 |
435 |
47% |
41.8% |
|
28 |
Hawaii |
15.90 |
2.10 |
227 |
30 |
13% |
10.4% |
|
29 |
Pennsylvania |
15.85 |
7.75 |
2,030 |
993 |
49% |
37.2% |
|
30 |
Florida |
15.38 |
8.21 |
3,227 |
1,723 |
53% |
29.8% |
|
31 |
Louisiana |
15.37 |
9.48 |
720 |
444 |
62% |
46.6% |
|
32 |
Iowa |
15.23 |
7.06 |
479 |
222 |
46% |
35.8% |
|
33 |
Ohio |
14.92 |
7.87 |
1,740 |
918 |
53% |
33.2% |
|
34 |
Mississippi |
14.91 |
9.89 |
445 |
295 |
66% |
50.9% |
|
35 |
North Carolina |
14.81 |
8.18 |
1,521 |
840 |
55% |
40.4% |
|
36 |
Michigan |
14.63 |
6.85 |
1,457 |
682 |
47% |
38.5% |
|
37 |
Nebraska |
14.32 |
6.56 |
275 |
126 |
46% |
41.0% |
|
38 |
Minnesota |
14.04 |
6.55 |
783 |
365 |
47% |
38.8% |
|
39 |
Virginia |
13.92 |
7.93 |
1,179 |
672 |
57% |
38.6% |
|
40 |
Georgia |
13.91 |
8.71 |
1,451 |
908 |
63% |
42.9% |
|
41 |
Texas |
13.35 |
7.62 |
3,778 |
2,158 |
57% |
39.6% |
|
42 |
Rhode Island |
12.17 |
3.11 |
129 |
33 |
26% |
15.0% |
|
43 |
Delaware |
11.64 |
5.20 |
112 |
50 |
45% |
26.9% |
|
44 |
Illinois |
11.51 |
4.51 |
1,474 |
577 |
39% |
24.2% |
|
45 |
Connecticut |
11.29 |
3.04 |
405 |
109 |
27% |
19.8% |
|
46 |
California |
10.91 |
4.07 |
4,312 |
1,610 |
37% |
25.1% |
|
47 |
Maryland |
10.41 |
4.48 |
630 |
271 |
43% |
29.6% |
|
48 |
Massachusetts |
9.94 |
2.22 |
682 |
152 |
22% |
12.5% |
|
49 |
New Jersey |
8.83 |
2.27 |
795 |
204 |
26% |
15.2% |
|
50 |
New York |
8.54 |
2.18 |
1,696 |
433 |
26% |
20.5% |
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National |
14.48 |
7.32 |
47,173 |
23,854 |
51% |
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