Rank	State	Rate
1	Louisiana	19.87
2	Mississippi	18.32
3	Alaska	17.62
4	Alabama	17.55
5	Nevada	16.21
6	Arkansas	15.05
7	Tennessee	15.03
8	New Mexico	15.02
9	Arizona	14.97
10	West Virginia	14.75
11	Montana	14.53
12	Wyoming	14.52
13	Kentucky	14.45
14	South Carolina	13.44
15	Oklahoma	13.36
16	Georgia	13.06
17	Missouri	12.91
18	Idaho	12.50
19	Florida	12.48
20	North Carolina	12.34
21	Maryland	12.07
22	Michigan	10.90
23	Texas	10.74
24	Virginia	10.72
25	Pennsylvania	10.67
26	Indiana	10.57
27	Kansas	10.51
28	Colorado	10.43
29	Oregon	10.36
30	Ohio	9.63
31	Utah	9.48
32	Delaware	9.17
33	California	8.98
34	North Dakota	8.94
35	Wisconsin	8.72
36	Washington	8.50
37	Vermont	8.38
38	Maine	8.13
39	Illinois	8.05
40	Nebraska	8.02
41	Minnesota	6.64
42	South Dakota	6.54
43	New Hampshire	5.94
44	Iowa	5.26
45	New Jersey	5.15
46	New York	5.07
47	Connecticut	4.27
48	Massachusetts	3.63
49	Rhode Island	3.51
50	Hawaii	2.82
.	National Average	10.34

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

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