State Firearm Death Rates, Ranked by Rate, 2012

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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