State Firearm Death Rates, Ranked by Rate, 2013

Rank	State	Rate
1	Alaska	19.59
2	Louisiana	19.15
3	Alabama	17.79
4	Mississippi	17.55
5	Wyoming	17.51
6	Montana	16.94
7	Arkansas	16.93
8	Oklahoma	16.41
9	Tennessee	15.86
10	New Mexico	15.63
11	South Carolina	15.60
12	West Virginia	15.10
13	Missouri	14.56
14	Arizona	14.20
15	Nevada	14.16
16	Kentucky	14.15
17	Idaho	14.08
18	Indiana	13.04
19	Georgia	12.63
20	Florida	12.49
21	North Carolina	12.42
22	Michigan	12.03
23 (tie)	Maine	11.89
23 (tie)	North Dakota	11.89
25	Oregon	11.76
26	Colorado	11.75
27	Utah	11.69
28	Kansas	11.44
29	Pennsylvania	11.36
30	Ohio	11.14
31	Delaware	10.80
32	Texas	10.50
33	Virginia	10.46
34	Vermont	10.37
35	Wisconsin	9.93
36	Maryland	9.75
37	South Dakota	9.47
38	Washington	9.07
39	Nebraska	8.99
40	Illinois	8.67
41	Iowa	8.19
42	California	7.89
43	Minnesota	7.88
44	New Hampshire	7.03
45	New Jersey	5.69
46	Rhode Island	5.33
47	Connecticut	4.48
48	New York	4.39
49	Massachusetts	3.18
50	Hawaii	2.71
.	National Firearm Death Rate	10.64

*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Control and Prevention.

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