Here are the states ranked by the rate of suicide deaths:
|
Rank |
State |
Rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 people |
|
1 |
Wyoming |
33 |
|
2 |
Montana |
31.8 |
|
3 |
Alaska |
30 |
|
4 |
New Mexico |
25.4 |
|
5 |
Colorado |
23.7 |
|
6 |
South Dakota |
23.4 |
|
7 |
Oklahoma |
22.4 |
|
8 |
Nevada |
22.2 |
|
9 |
Vermont |
21.3 |
|
10 |
Idaho |
20.9 |
|
T-11 |
Arkansas |
20.8 |
|
T-11 |
West Virginia |
20.8 |
|
13 |
North Dakota |
20.7 |
|
T-14 |
Oregon |
20.5 |
|
T-14 |
Utah |
20.5 |
|
16 |
Arizona |
20.2 |
|
17 |
Maine |
19.8 |
|
18 |
Kansas |
19.5 |
|
19 |
Missouri |
19.2 |
|
20 |
Kentucky |
18.2 |
|
T-21 |
Tennessee |
17.5 |
|
T-21 |
Iowa |
17.5 |
|
23 |
Indiana |
16.8 |
|
T-21 |
Alabama |
16.5 |
|
T-24 |
Mississippi |
16.5 |
|
26 |
Washington |
15.9 |
|
27 |
Georgia |
15.7 |
|
T-28 |
New Hampshire |
15.5 |
|
T-28 |
South Carolina |
15.5 |
|
30 |
Wisconsin |
15.4 |
|
T-31 |
Louisiana |
15.1 |
|
T-31 |
Nebraska |
15.1 |
|
33 |
Ohio |
15 |
|
34 |
Florida |
14.8 |
|
T-35 |
Michigan |
14.7 |
|
T-35 |
Texas |
14.7 |
|
T-37 |
Minnesota |
14.3 |
|
T-37 |
Pennsylvania |
14.3 |
|
39 |
Hawaii |
13.9 |
|
T-40 |
Delaware |
13.7 |
|
T-40 |
North Carolina |
13.7 |
|
T-40 |
Virginia |
13.7 |
|
43 |
Illinois |
11.4 |
|
44 |
Connecticut |
10.8 |
|
45 |
California |
10.6 |
|
46 |
Rhode Island |
10.4 |
|
47 |
Maryland |
10.1 |
|
48 |
Massachusetts |
8.4 |
|
49 |
New York |
8.2 |
|
50 |
New Jersey |
7.3 |
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