State Firearm Death Rates, Ranked by Rate, 2009

Rank State Rate
1 
 Louisiana 18.03
2 
 Wyoming 17.64
3 
 Alabama 17.63
4 
 Montana 17.03
5
 Mississippi 16.50
6
 Arkansas 16.09
7 Nevada 15.36
8 Tennessee 15.34
9 Alaska 14.89
10 New Mexico  14.88
11 Oklahoma 14.46
12 South Carolina  13.90
13 West Virginia  13.79
14 Missouri 13.73
15 (tie) Arizona 12.98
15 (tie) Kentucky 12.98
17 Georgia 12.69
18 Idaho 12.68
19 Florida 12.54
20 North Carolina  11.85
21 Colorado 11.60
22 Indiana 11.44
23 Michigan 10.98
24 Oregon 10.90
25 Texas 10.86
26 Kansas 10.75
27 Pennsylvania 10.70
28 Virginia 10.61
29 Maryland 10.28
30 Vermont 9.65
31 Washington 9.35
32 Utah 9.34
33 Maine 9.25
34 South Dakota  9.23
35 North Dakota  9.12
36 (tie) Delaware 8.59
36 (tie) Ohio 8.59
38  California 8.37
39  Illinois 8.19
40 Wisconsin 8.08
41 Nebraska 7.35
42 New Hampshire 6.72
43 Iowa 6.42
44 Minnesota 6.38
45 Rhode Island  5.32
46 Connecticut 4.92
47 New York  4.90
48 New Jersey  4.72
49 Hawaii 3.63
50 Massachusetts  3.14
. National Firearm Death Rate 10.19

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