Gun Suicides by Region

The West has the highest rates, per 100,000 of population.

West
South
Midwest
Northeast
SOURCE: 49 public records requests submitted to 50 state health departments
INTERACTIVE BY: Jacob Byk
Chart values — text version

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Original chart values
Serieslabelyregion
Chart valueMontana15.03West
Chart valueAlaska13.55West
Chart valueWyoming12.47West
Chart valueIdaho11.18West
Chart valueNew Mexico10.88West
Chart valueColorado10.40West
Chart valueUtah9.95West
Chart valueArizona9.87West
Chart valueNevada9.83West
Chart valueOregon9.49West
Chart valueWashington7.76West
Chart valueCalifornia4.08West
Chart valueHawaii3.05West
Chart valueOklahoma10.72South
Chart valueWest Virginia10.62South
Chart valueArkansas10.32South
Chart valueKentucky10.26South
Chart valueAlabama10.22South
Chart valueMississippi9.81South
Chart valueTennessee9.68South
Chart valueSouth Carolina9.19South
Chart valueFlorida8.03South
Chart valueLouisiana8.02South
Chart valueGeorgia7.50South
Chart valueNorth Carolina7.36South
Chart valueVirginia7.21South
Chart valueTexas6.79South
Chart valueKansas10.34Midwest
Chart valueSouth Dakota9.22Midwest
Chart valueMissouri8.99Midwest
Chart valueIndiana7.80Midwest
Chart valueNorth Dakota7.14Midwest
Chart valueOhio6.78Midwest
Chart valueMichigan6.32Midwest
Chart valueNebraska6.19Midwest
Chart valueWisconsin5.92Midwest
Chart valueMinnesota5.80Midwest
Chart valueIowa5.71Midwest
Chart valueVermont8.30Northeast
Chart valueMaine8.13Northeast
Chart valueNew Hampshire7.36Northeast
Chart valueConnecticut2.90Northeast
Chart valueNew York2.61Northeast
Chart valueNew Jersey1.62Northeast