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Gun-related suicides and homicides in the United States[1]
Gun-related death rates are positively correlated with household gun ownership rates.[2]
A 2023 study concluded that more restrictive state gun policies reduced homicide and suicide gun deaths.[3]

This list of U.S. states includes data for population, murders and non-negligent manslaughter, murders, gun murders, and gun ownership percentage, and calculates rates per 100,000. The population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau. Murder rates were calculated based on the FBI Uniform Crime Reports and the estimated census population of each state.

The 2015 U.S. population total was 320.9 million. The 2015 U.S. overall murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 inhabitants was 4.9.[4]

The 2019 U.S. population total was 328.2 million.[5] The 2019 U.S. overall murder and non-negligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 inhabitants was 5.0.[6]

2015 data

Legend
Lowest 1st Quartile 2nd Quartile 3rd Quartile 4th Quartile Highest
State Population
(total inhabitants)
(2015) [7] 		Murders and
Nonnegligent
Manslaughter
(total deaths)
(2015) [4] 		Murders
(total deaths)
(2015) [8] 		Gun Murders
(total deaths)
(2015) [8] 		Gun
Ownership
(%)
(2013) [9] 		Murder and
Nonnegligent
Manslaughter
Rate
(per 100,000)
(2015) 		Murder Rate
(per 100,000)
(2015) 		Gun
Murder Rate
(per 100,000)
(2015)
Alabama 4,853,875 348 — [a] — [a] 48.9 7.2 — [a] — [a]
Alaska 737,709 59 57 39 61.7 8.0 7.7 5.3
Arizona 6,817,565 306 278 171 32.3 4.5 4.1 2.5
Arkansas 2,977,853 181 164 110 57.9 6.1 5.5 3.7
California 38,993,940 1,861 1,861 1,275 20.1 4.8 4.8 3.3
Colorado 5,448,819 176 176 115 34.3 3.2 3.2 2.1
Connecticut 3,584,730 117 107 73 16.6 3.3 3.0 2.0
Delaware 944,076 63 63 52 5.2 6.7 6.7 5.5
Florida 20,244,914 1,041 — [b] — [b] 32.5 5.1 — [b] — [b]
Georgia 10,199,398 615 565 464 31.6 6.0 5.5 4.5
Hawaii 1,425,157 19 19 4 25.8 1.3 1.3 0.3
Idaho 1,652,828 32 30 24 56.9 1.9 1.8 1.5
Illinois 12,859,995[10] 744 497 440 26.2 5.8 3.9 3.4
Indiana 6,612,768 373 272 209 33.8 5.6 4.1 3.2
Iowa 3,121,997 72 72 49 33.8 2.3 2.3 1.6
Kansas 2,906,721 128 125 91 32.2 4.4 4.3 3.1
Kentucky 4,424,611 209 209 141 42.4 4.7 4.7 3.2
Louisiana 4,668,960 481 474 379 44.5 10.3 10.2 8.1
Maine 1,329,453 23 23 16 22.6 1.7 1.7 1.2
Maryland 5,994,983 516 372 279 20.7 8.6 6.2 4.7
Massachusetts 6,784,240 128 126 81 22.6 1.9 1.9 1.2
Michigan 9,917,715 571 571 389 28.8 5.8 5.8 3.9
Minnesota 5,482,435 133 133 79 36.7 2.4 2.4 1.4
Mississippi 2,989,390 259 159 126 42.8 8.7 5.3 4.2
Missouri 6,076,204 502 499 418 27.1 8.3 8.2 6.9
Montana 1,032,073 36 36 18 52.3 3.5 3.5 1.7
Nebraska 1,893,765 62 61 43 19.8 3.3 3.2 2.3
Nevada 2,883,758 178 177 113 37.5 6.2 6.1 3.9
New Hampshire 1,330,111 14 14 8 14.4 1.1 1.1 0.6
New Jersey 8,935,421 363 353 255 11.3 4.1 4.0 2.9
New Mexico 2,080,328 117 94 56 49.9 5.6 4.5 2.7
New York 19,747,183 609 611 383 10.3 3.1 3.1 1.9
North Carolina 10,035,186 517 506 353 28.7 5.2 5.0 3.5
North Dakota 756,835 21 17 9 47.9 2.8 2.2 1.2
Ohio 11,605,090 500 480 316 19.6 4.3 4.1 2.7
Oklahoma 3,907,414 234 233 149 31.2 6.0 6.0 3.8
Oregon 4,024,634 99 71 34 26.6 2.5 1.8 0.8
Pennsylvania 12,791,904 658 651 497 27.1 5.1 5.1 3.9
Rhode Island 1,055,607 29 27 10 5.8 2.7 2.6 0.9
South Carolina 4,894,834 399 394 312 44.4 8.2 8.0 6.4
South Dakota 857,919 32 27 12 35.0 3.7 3.1 1.4
Tennessee 6,595,056 406 402 297 39.4 6.2 6.1 4.5
Texas 27,429,639 1,316 1,276 906 35.7 4.8 4.7 3.3
Utah 2,990,632 54 54 34 31.9 1.8 1.8 1.1
Vermont 626,088 10 10 8 28.8 1.6 1.6 1.3
Virginia 8,367,587 383 383 275 29.3 4.6 4.6 3.3
Washington 7,160,290 211 209 141 27.7 2.9 2.9 2.0
West Virginia 1,841,053 70 57 30 54.2 3.8 3.1 1.6
Wisconsin 5,767,891 240 238 170 34.7 4.2 4.1 2.9
Wyoming 586,107 16 16 10 53.8 2.56 2.7 1.7
  1. ^ a b c d Limited supplemental homicide data were received.
  2. ^ a b c d No data available.

2019 data

Legend
Lowest 1st Quartile 2nd Quartile 3rd Quartile 4th Quartile Highest
State Population
(2019) [5] 		Murder and
Nonnegligent
Manslaughter
(2019) [6] 		Murder
(2019)[a] [11] 		Firearm
Murder
(2019) [11] 		Household
Firearm
Ownership
(%)
(2016) [12] 		Murder and
Nonnegligent
Manslaughter
Rate
(per 100,000)
(2019) 		Murder Rate
(per 100,000)
(2019) 		Firearm
Murder Rate
(per 100,000)
(2019)
Alabama 4,903,185 358 -[b] -[b] 52 7.3 14.2[13]-[b] 23.6[14]-[b]
Alaska 731,545 69 69 44 57 9.4 9.4 6.0
Arizona 7,278,717 365 337 213 36 5.0 4.6 2.9
Arkansas 3,017,804 242 231 177 51 8.0 7.7 5.9
California 39,512,223 1690 1,679 1,142 16 4.3 4.2 2.9
Colorado 5,758,736 218 209 135 37 3.8 3.6 2.3
Connecticut 3,565,287 104 104 65 18 2.9 2.9 1.8
Delaware 973,764 48 48 40 38 4.9 4.9 4.1
Florida 21,477,737 1122 -[c] -[c] 28 5.2 -[c] -[c]
Georgia 10,617,423 654 445 367 37 6.2 4.2 3.5
Hawaii 1,415,872 48 32 9 9 3.4 2.3 0.6
Idaho 1,787,065 35 35 16 57 2.0 2.0 0.9
Illinois 12,671,821 832 771[d] 647[d] 22 6.6 6.1[d] 5.1[d]
Indiana 6,732,219 377 247 185 42 5.6 3.7 2.7
Iowa 3,155,070 60 58 36 38 1.9 1.8 1.1
Kansas 2,913,314 105 93 56 42 3.6 3.2 1.9
Kentucky 4,467,673 221 221 174 52 4.9 4.9 3.9
Louisiana 4,648,794 544 522 433 52 11.7 11.2 9.3
Maine 1,344,212 20 20 13 47 1.5 1.5 1.0
Maryland 6,045,680 542 551 460 16 9.0 9.1 7.6
Massachusetts 6,892,503 152 146 86 9 2.2 2.1 1.2
Michigan 9,986,857 556 551 379 38 5.6 5.5 3.8
Minnesota 5,639,632 117 114 79 39 2.1 2.0 1.4
Mississippi 2,976,149 332 189 153 54 11.2 6.4 5.1
Missouri 6,137,428 568 566 486 52 9.3 9.2 7.9
Montana 1,068,778 27 27 16 65 2.5 2.5 1.5
Nebraska 1,934,408 45 45 35 39 2.3 2.3 1.8
Nevada 3,080,156 143 147 94 32 4.6 4.8 3.1
New Hampshire 1,359,711 33 33 16 46 2.4 2.4 1.2
New Jersey 8,882,190 262 262 176 8 2.9 2.9 2.0
New Mexico 2,096,829 181 146 96 35 8.6 7.0 4.6
New York 19,453,561 558 550 298 14 2.9 2.8 1.5
North Carolina 10,488,084 632 516 383 37 6.0 4.9 3.7
North Dakota 762,062 24 26 13 53 3.1 3.4 1.7
Ohio 11,689,100 538 521 382 41 4.6 4.5 3.3
Oklahoma 3,956,971 266 264 189 54 6.7 6.7 4.8
Oregon 4,217,737 116 98 61 41 2.8 2.3 1.4
Pennsylvania 12,801,989 669 556 429 40 5.2 4.3 3.4
Rhode Island 1,059,361 25 25 10 13 2.4 2.4 0.9
South Carolina 5,148,714 464 445 381 45 9.0 8.6 7.4
South Dakota 884,659 17 19 7 55 1.9 2.1 0.8
Tennessee 6,829,174 498 498 391 46 7.3 7.3 5.7
Texas 28,995,881 1409 1,379 1,064 35 4.9 4.8 3.7
Utah 3,205,958 72 66 41 39 2.2 2.1 1.3
Vermont 623,989 11 11 8 50 1.8 1.8 1.3
Virginia 8,535,519 426 427 323 35 5.0 5.0 3.8
Washington 7,614,893 198 194 135 32 2.6 2.5 1.8
West Virginia 1,792,147 78 72 48 60 4.4 4.0 2.7
Wisconsin 5,822,434 175 178 119 47 3.0 3.1 2.0
Wyoming 578,759 13 13 9 60 2.2 2.2 1.6
  1. ^ Total number of murders for which supplemental homicide data were received.
  2. ^ a b c d Limited data for 2019 were available for Alabama.
  3. ^ a b c d No data available.
  4. ^ a b c d Limited supplemental homicide data were received.

See also

Sources

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    ● 2017 data: Howard, Jacqueline (December 13, 2018). "Gun deaths in US reach highest level in nearly 40 years, CDC data reveal". CNN. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. (2017 CDC data)
    ● 2018 data: "New CDC Data Show 39,740 People Died by Gun Violence in 2018". efsgv.org. January 31, 2020. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. (2018 CDC data)
    ● 2019-2023 data: "Past Summary Ledgers". Gun Violence Archive. January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024.
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  13. ^ "Stats of the States - Homicide Mortality". www.cdc.gov. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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