Rank |
State |
Rate per 100,000 population |
| 1 | Mississippi | 27.57 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 26.45 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 25.47 |
| 4 | Alaska | 23.93 |
| 5 (tie) | Alabama | 23.18 |
| 5 (tie) | Missouri | 23.18 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 22.74 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 22.21 |
| 9 | Montana | 22.03 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 21.67 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 21.39 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 20.75 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 20.15 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 18.21 |
| 15 | Georgia | 17.71 |
| 16 | Idaho | 17.57 |
| 17 | Nevada | 17.43 |
| 18 | Indiana | 17.16 |
| 19 | Arizona | 17.05 |
| 20 | Kansas | 16.95 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 16.03 |
| 22 | Colorado | 15.88 |
| 23 | Ohio | 15.09 |
| 24 | Michigan | 14.59 |
| 25 | Texas | 14.18 |
| 26 | Florida | 13.99 |
| 27 | Oregon | 13.96 |
| 28 | Illinois | 13.86 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | 13.71 |
| 30 | Delaware | 13.68 |
| 31 | Virginia | 13.67 |
| 32 | South Dakota | 13.44 |
| 33 | Maryland | 13.26 |
| 34 | Utah | 13.20 |
| 35 | North Dakota | 13.07 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | 12.29 |
| 37 | Vermont | 12.19 |
| 38 | Maine | 11.33 |
| 39 | Washington | 11.23 |
| 40 | Iowa | 11.10 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 10.17 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 9.37 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 9.07 |
| 44 | California | 8.76 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 6.16 |
| 46 | New York | 5.44 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 5.11 |
| 48 | New Jersey | 4.99 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 3.89 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 3.55 |
| . | National Firearm Death Rate | 13.73 |
*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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