Rank	State	Rate
1	Louisiana	19.04
2	Alaska	17.49
3	Montana	17.22
4	Tennessee	16.39
5	Alabama	16.18
6	Nevada	16.17
7	Arkansas	15.82
8	Arizona	15.69
9	Mississippi	15.64
10	West Virginia	14.39
11	Wyoming	13.95
12	South Carolina	13.87
13	New Mexico	13.86
14	Idaho	13.64
15	Oklahoma	13.21
16	Kentucky	13.13
17	Missouri	12.97
18	North Carolina	12.90
19	Maryland	11.75
20	Virginia	11.74
21	Georgia	11.65
22	Colorado	11.47
23	Indiana	11.25
24	Oregon	11.05
25	Pennsylvania	10.90
26	Texas	10.86
27	Michigan	10.63
28	South Dakota	10.58
29	Florida	10.34
30	Ohio	9.73
31	North Dakota	9.61
32	California	9.55
33	Kansas	9.35
34	Utah	9.12
35	Washington	9.01
36	Delaware	8.91
37	Wisconsin	8.58
38	Maine	8.27
39	Illinois	7.98
40	Nebraska	7.68
41	Vermont	7.07
42	Minnesota	7.04
43	Iowa	6.78
44	New Hampshire	6.73
45	Connecticut	5.34
46	New York	5.28
47	New Jersey	4.99
48	Rhode Island	3.63
49	Massachusetts	3.48
50	Hawaii	2.20
.	National Average	10.32

*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Control and Prevention.

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