At least 28,000 children and teens were killed by guns between 2002 and 2012

SOURCE:49 public records requests submitted to 50 state health departments
INTERACTIVE BY: Jordan Rubio
Child gun deaths by state and race, 2002–2012 — text data

Original 2014 reporting.

Child gun deaths by state and race, 2002–2012
stateAsian/Pacific IslanderBlackHispanicNative AlaskanNative AmericanOther/UnknownUnreportedWhite
AlabamaNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone179None
Alaska611None96None1None65
Arizona459359None691None258
Arkansas4128NoneNone33None193
California21212302415None242None581
ColoradoNone39113NoneNone301215
Connecticut2804NoneNoneNoneNone44
DelawareNone20NoneNoneNoneNone23
FloridaNone943NoneNoneNone2None738
Georgia5639NoneNone38None372
HawaiiNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone8None
Idaho11NoneNone53None179
IllinoisNone817NoneNoneNone8None520
IndianaNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone656None
IowaNone12NoneNoneNoneNoneNone169
Kansas459NoneNone226None181
KentuckyNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone183None
LouisianaNone701NoneNoneNone2137250
MaineNone1NoneNoneNone3None25
MarylandNone638NoneNoneNone11None146
Massachusetts813646None213None56
Michigan8828NoneNone724None406
Minnesota21806None187None218
MississippiNone279NoneNoneNone11None182
Missouri2236NoneNoneNone9None197
Montana13NoneNone22NoneNone114
NebraskaNone13NoneNone1None12626
Nevada659NoneNone35None158
New HampshireNone2NoneNoneNoneNoneNone47
New Jersey129865NoneNone2None37
New Mexico312200None28NoneNone70
New YorkNone554136NoneNone191None147
North CarolinaNone437NoneNone2711None447
North DakotaNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone68None
Ohio1375NoneNoneNone15None150
Oklahoma1134NoneNone26348None188
Oregon10412None8NoneNone188
Pennsylvania475273NoneNoneNoneNone486
Rhode IslandNone6NoneNoneNone2None10
South CarolinaNone31722NoneNone7None191
South DakotaNone1NoneNone15NoneNone75
TennesseeNone403NoneNoneNone11None334
TexasNone560985NoneNone66None892
UtahNoneNoneNoneNoneNone13None167
Vermont1NoneNoneNone1NoneNone35
VirginiaNone404NoneNoneNone6None342
Washington27467None1429None340
West VirginiaNone27NoneNoneNoneNoneNone149
Wisconsin8177NoneNone31None307
WyomingNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone82None

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