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🕊️ US States by Gun Suicide Rate

Firearm suicides per 100,000 residents.

📅 2021📏 per 100,000 people51 entries🇺🇸 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (per 100,000 people); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Wyoming
23.7
2
Montana
21.6
3
Alaska
19.4
4
New Mexico
14.4
5
Idaho
13.8
6
Oklahoma
13.8
7
North Dakota
13.2
8
Nevada
13.1
9
Arkansas
12.9
10
Colorado
12.8
11
West Virginia
12.7
12
Alabama
12.4
13
Arizona
12.1
14
Missouri
12.1
15
Oregon
11.9
16
Kansas
11.8
17
Kentucky
11.8
18
Tennessee
11.7
19
Maine
11.5
20
Vermont
11.5
21
Mississippi
11.3
22
South Dakota
10.9
23
Utah
10.9
24
South Carolina
10.5
25
Georgia
10.3
26
Indiana
10.2
27
Louisiana
10.0
28
Iowa
9.2
29
Florida
8.9
30
North Carolina
8.7
31
Texas
8.6
32
Ohio
8.4
33
Virginia
8.2
34
Wisconsin
8.2
35
Michigan
8.1
36
New Hampshire
8.0
37
Washington
8.0
38
Pennsylvania
7.7
39
Delaware
7.6
40
Nebraska
7.4
41
Minnesota
6.9
42
Illinois
5.2
43
Maryland
5.0
44
California
4.0
45
Connecticut
3.4
46
Rhode Island
3.3
47
Hawaii
2.9
48
New York
2.2
49
New Jersey
2.1
50
Massachusetts
1.9
51
District of Columbia
1.8

Highlights

Within United States, Wyoming ranks first in 2021 with 23.7, followed by Montana (21.6) and Alaska (19.4).

Across 51 entries, values run from 23.7 (Wyoming) to 1.8 (District of Columbia), with a median of 10.2.

Source: CDC WONDER, firearm deaths per 100,000 residents (2021) (via Wikipedia), 2021. Unit: per 100,000 people.

Source: CDC WONDER, firearm deaths per 100,000 residents (2021) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited agency · fetched Oct 13, 2026