Rank	State	Rate
1	Louisiana	19.58
2	Alabama	16.99
3 (tie)	Alaska	16.38
3 (tie)	Mississippi	16.38
5	Nevada	16.25
6	Arizona	15.93
7	Wyoming	15.60
8	Tennessee	15.52
9	Arkansas	15.16
10	New Mexico	14.57
11	South Carolina	14.23
12	West Virginia	13.99
13	Oklahoma	13.47
14	Missouri	13.14
15	North Carolina	12.77
16	Montana	12.67
17	Kentucky	12.63
18	Idaho	12.30
19	Georgia	12.25
20	Maryland	12.10
21	Indiana	11.77
22	Florida	11.54
23	Michigan	11.45
24	Pennsylvania	11.05
25	Kansas	10.85
26	Virginia	10.68
27	Colorado	10.43
28	Oregon	10.40
29	Texas	10.35
30	South Dakota	9.77
31	Ohio	9.72
32	California	9.28
33	Delaware	9.26
34	Vermont	8.70
35	Utah	8.68
36	Washington	8.56
37	Illinois	8.11
38 (tie)	Maine	7.99
38 (tie)	Nebraska	7.99
40	Wisconsin	7.61
41	North Dakota	7.22
42	Iowa	6.49
43	Minnesota	6.38
44	New Hampshire	6.25
45	New Jersey	5.68
46	New York	5.20
47	Connecticut	4.95
48	Rhode Island	4.43
49	Massachusetts	3.28
50	Hawaii	2.58
.	National Average	10.32

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

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