In 2020, Mississippi had the highest firearm mortality rate in the United States with a rate of 28.6 percent. Louisiana and Wyoming follow with 26.3 and 25.9 percent mortality rate respectively. Hawaii had the lowest mortality rate at 3.4 percent.
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Firearm mortality rate in the United States in 2020, by state
The firearm mortality rate is the number of deaths due to firearms per 100,000 people. The data have been adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size.
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CDC. (March 1, 2022). Firearm mortality rate in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955938/firearm-mortality-rate-us-state/
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