State Gun Death Rates and Percent Change, 2009 to 2016

State	Firearm Death Rate 2009	Firearm Death Rate 2016	Firearm Death Rate Percent Change, 2009 to 2016
Alabama	17.63	21.51	22.0%
Alaska	14.89	23.86	60.2%
Arizona	12.98	15.78	21.6%
Arkansas	16.09	18.10	12.5%
California	8.37	8.11	-3.1%
Colorado	11.60	14.66	26.4%
Connecticut	4.92	4.81	-2.2%
Delaware	8.59	11.66	35.7%
Florida	12.54	13.12	4.6%
Georgia	12.69	15.24	20.1%
Hawaii	3.63	4.62	27.3%
Idaho	12.68	14.38	13.4%
Illinois	8.19	11.64	42.1%
Indiana	11.44	15.03	31.4%
Iowa	6.42	9.19	43.1%
Kansas	10.75	13.17	22.5%
Kentucky	12.98	17.40	34.1%
Louisiana	18.03	21.08	16.9%
Maine	9.25	9.24	-0.1%
Maryland	10.28	11.75	14.3%
Massachusetts	3.14	3.55	13.1%
Michigan	10.98	12.39	12.8%
Minnesota	6.38	7.83	22.7%
Mississippi	16.50	19.64	19.0%
Missouri	13.73	18.78	36.8%
Montana	17.03	18.61	9.3%
Nebraska	7.35	8.97	22.0%
Nevada	15.36	16.94	10.3%
New Hampshire	6.72	9.89	47.2%
New Jersey	4.72	5.42	14.8%
New Mexico	14.88	18.40	23.7%
New York	4.90	4.56	-6.9%
North Carolina	11.85	13.89	17.2%
North Dakota	9.12	11.87	30.2%
Ohio	8.59	13.12	52.7%
Oklahoma	14.46	19.52	35.0%
Oregon	10.90	12.53	15.0%
Pennsylvania	10.70	12.16	13.6%
Rhode Island	5.32	4.64	-12.8%
South Carolina	13.90	17.96	29.2%
South Dakota	9.23	12.48	35.2%
Tennessee	15.34	17.26	12.5%
Texas	10.86	12.03	10.8%
Utah	9.34	12.13	29.9%
Vermont	9.65	12.49	29.4%
Virginia	10.61	12.47	17.5%
Washington	9.35	9.41	0.6%
West Virginia	13.79	18.13	31.5%
Wisconsin	8.08	11.49	42.2%
Wyoming	17.64	17.25	-2.2%
U.S. Total	10.21	11.96	17.1%