Gun death and violence in the United States by state
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This is a list of US states by gun deaths and rates of violence. In 2021, there were 26,000 gun suicides and 21,000 gun homicides, together making up a sixth of deaths from external causes. Gun deaths make up about half of all suicides, but over 80% of homicides.[5]
Gun deaths in 2021 rose to levels not seen since the 1990s, but remained below rates of the 1970s.[6]
A 2022 study found that guns were the cause of more years lost than any other source of traumatic injury, including motor vehicles.[7]
Data are from the CDC and are for the year 2021.[5] Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants. Gun ownership estimates are from the RAND Corporation.[9]
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Location | Gun suicide rate | Suicide rate | Gun homicide rate | Homicide rate | % gun at home |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 7.9 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 7.8 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Wyoming | 23.7 | 32.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 61% |
Montana | 21.6 | 31.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 65% |
Alaska | 19.4 | 30.0 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 57% |
New Mexico | 14.4 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 36% |
Oklahoma | 13.8 | 22.0 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 55% |
Idaho | 13.8 | 20.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 58% |
North Dakota | 13.2 | 20.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 53% |
Nevada | 13.1 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 33% |
Arkansas | 12.9 | 20.4 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 52% |
Colorado | 12.8 | 23.8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 38% |
West Virginia | 12.7 | 21.0 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 60% |
Alabama | 12.4 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 53% |
Missouri | 12.1 | 19.1 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 53% |
Arizona | 12.1 | 20.3 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 36% |
Oregon | 11.9 | 20.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 41% |
Kentucky | 11.8 | 18.1 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 53% |
Kansas | 11.8 | 19.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 42% |
Tennessee | 11.7 | 17.5 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 47% |
Maine | 11.5 | 20.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 48% |
Vermont | 11.5 | 22.0 | [lower-alpha 2] | 1.5 | 50% |
Mississippi | 11.3 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 22.2 | 54% |
South Dakota | 10.9 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 55% |
Utah | 10.9 | 19.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 40% |
South Carolina | 10.5 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 45% |
Georgia | 10.3 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 38% |
Indiana | 10.2 | 16.6 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 42% |
Louisiana | 10.0 | 14.9 | 17.4 | 20.4 | 52% |
Iowa | 9.2 | 17.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 39% |
Florida | 8.9 | 15.4 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 29% |
North Carolina | 8.7 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 37% |
Texas | 8.6 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 36% |
Ohio | 8.4 | 15.0 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 42% |
Wisconsin | 8.2 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 47% |
Virginia | 8.2 | 13.7 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 35% |
Michigan | 8.1 | 14.8 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 39% |
New Hampshire | 8.0 | 16.1 | [lower-alpha 3] | 1.1 | 46% |
Washington | 8.0 | 15.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 32% |
Pennsylvania | 7.7 | 14.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 40% |
Delaware | 7.6 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 39% |
Nebraska | 7.4 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 39% |
Minnesota | 6.9 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 39% |
Illinois | 5.2 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 23% |
Maryland | 5.0 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 17% |
California | 4.0 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 16% |
Connecticut | 3.4 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 19% |
Rhode Island | 3.3 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 14% |
Hawaii | 2.9 | 14.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 9% |
New York | 2.2 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 14% |
New Jersey | 2.1 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 9% |
Massachusetts | 1.9 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 9% |
District of Columbia | 1.8 | 6.9 | 25.2 | 33.3 | [lower-alpha 4] |
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