| Rank | State | Rate |
| 1 | Alaska | 23.97 |
| 2 | Louisiana | 20.38 |
| 3 | Montana | 19.85 |
| 4 | Alabama | 19.72 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 19.68 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 19.28 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 18.70 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 18.05 |
| 9 | Missouri | 17.98 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 17.46 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 17.36 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 16.29 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 15.68 |
| 14 | Nevada | 15.43 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 15.07 |
| 16 | Idaho | 14.93 |
| 17 | Arizona | 14.21 |
| 18 | Georgia | 14.18 |
| 19 | Colorado | 12.85 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 12.84 |
| 21 | Indiana | 12.78 |
| 22 | Florida | 12.62 |
| 23 | Utah | 12.25 |
| 24 | North Dakota | 12.15 |
| 25 | Oregon | 12.06 |
| 26 | Ohio | 12.03 |
| 27 | Delaware | 11.84 |
| 28 | Maryland | 11.79 |
| 29 | Michigan | 11.73 |
| 30 | Texas | 11.66 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | 11.60 |
| 32 | Kansas | 11.33 |
| 33 | Virginia | 11.28 |
| 34 (tie) | South Dakota | 11.18 |
| 34 (tie) | Vermont | 11.18 |
| 36 | Maine | 10.83 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 10.62 |
| 38 | Washington | 10.01 |
| 39 | Illinois | 9.49 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | 9.09 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 8.91 |
| 42 (tie) | California | 7.91 |
| 42 (tie) | Iowa | 7.91 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 7.47 |
| 45 | New Jersey | 5.30 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 5.26 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 4.83 |
| 48 | New York | 4.29 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 3.84 |
| 50 | Massachusetts | 3.13 |
| . | National Firearm Death Rate | 11.28 |
*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
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