Mississippi has the highest rate of deaths due to firearm injuries of any U.S. state, according to data from KFF.
The ranking is based on 1999-2021 data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. The age-adjusted death rates listed below include the following causes of death attributable to firearm mortality: accidental discharge of firearm, intentional self-harm by firearm, assault by firearm, firearm discharge of undetermined intent and legal intervention involving firearm discharge.
In 2021, the national rate of firearm deaths was 14.6 per 100,000. Here's how each state and the District of Columbia compare:
Mississippi — 33.9 firearms deaths per 100,000
Louisiana — 29.1
New Mexico — 27.8
Alabama — 26.4
Wyoming — 26.1
Alaska — 25.2
Montana — 25.1
District of Columbia — 24.4
Arkansas — 23.3
Missouri — 23.2
Tennessee — 22.8
South Carolina — 22.4
Oklahoma — 21.2
Kentucky — 21.1
Georgia — 20.3
Nevada — 19.8
Indiana — 18.4
Arizona — 18.3
Colorado — 17.8
Kansas — 17.3
North Carolina — 17.3
West Virginia — 17.3
North Dakota — 16.8
Delaware — 16.6
Ohio — 16.5
Idaho — 16.3
Illinois — 16.1
Texas — 15.6
Michigan — 15.4
Maryland — 15.2
Oregon — 14.9
Pennsylvania — 14.8
United States — 14.6
South Dakota — 14.3
Virginia — 14.3
Florida — 14.1
Utah — 13.9
Wisconsin — 13.5
Maine — 12.6
Vermont — 11.9
Iowa — 11.2
Washington — 11.2
Nebraska — 10.3
Minnesota — 10
California — 9
New Hampshire — 8.3
Connecticut — 6.7
Rhode Island — 5.6
New York — 5.4
New Jersey — 5.2
Hawaii — 4.8
Massachusetts — 3.4