Gun death and violence in the United States by state

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, and over 80% of homicides.

In 2021, gun deaths rose to levels not seen since the 1990s, but remained below rates of the 1970s.

A 2022 study found that guns were the cause of more years lost than any other source of traumatic injury, including motor vehicles.

2022 overall gun death rates and counts

The statistics are from 2022 CDC data.

2021 gun death rates for suicide and homicide

The statistics are from 2021 CDC data. Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants. The percent of households with guns by US state is from the RAND Corporation, and is for 2016.

2021 gun death count totals, and by category

The statistics are from 2021 CDC data.

Missing values indicate between 1 and 9 deaths for the year, so the specific figure is suppressed.

See also

• Gun violence in the United States
• Gun politics in the United States
• Gun laws in the United States by state
• Right to keep and bear arms in the United States
• Suicide in the United States
• Crime in the United States
• List of U.S. states and territories by intentional homicide rate
• List of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate
• List of United States cities by crime rate
• Index of gun politics articles
• List of cities by murder rate
• Number of guns per capita by country
• Percent of households with guns by country
• List of countries by firearm-related death rate

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