Gun Deaths by State
Texas has the highest Gun Deaths in 2024 (4,389), followed by Florida (3,191) and California (2,853). Rhode Island has the lowest (55).
Gun Deaths, 2024
Green is better, red is worse (lower is better). Click a place to highlight it.
All 51 ranked
Best first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Over time · 2014–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all states
- Rhode Island
- Hawaii
- Vermont
- North Dakota
- Delaware
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rhode Island | 55 | 4.6 per 100k |
| 2 |  Hawaii | 56 | 3.7 per 100k |
| 3 |  Vermont | 76 | 10.6 per 100k |
| 4 |  North Dakota | 95 | 12.2 per 100k |
| 5 |  Delaware | 123 | 11.8 per 100k |
| 6 |  Wyoming | 143 | 23.4 per 100k |
| 7 |  District of Columbia | 148 | 19.7 per 100k |
| 8 |  New Hampshire | 152 | 10.2 per 100k |
| 9 |  South Dakota | 159 | 17.3 per 100k |
| 10 |  Maine | 181 | 11.9 per 100k |
| 11 |  Alaska | 182 | 24.4 per 100k |
| 12 |  Nebraska | 218 | 10.9 per 100k |
| 13 |  Connecticut | 224 | 5.8 per 100k |
| 14 |  Montana | 247 | 20.2 per 100k |
| 15 |  West Virginia | 281 | 15.3 per 100k |
| 16 |  Massachusetts | 287 | 3.8 per 100k |
| 17 |  Idaho | 331 | 15.9 per 100k |
| 18 |  Iowa | 389 | 11.8 per 100k |
| 19 |  New Jersey | 393 | 4.0 per 100k |
| 20 |  Kansas | 446 | 15.2 per 100k |
| 21 |  Utah | 454 | 13.3 per 100k |
| 22 |  New Mexico | 563 | 26.6 per 100k |
| 23 |  Minnesota | 582 | 9.8 per 100k |
| 23 |  Nevada | 582 | 17.2 per 100k |
| 25 |  Arkansas | 638 | 20.6 per 100k |
| 26 |  Oregon | 663 | 14.2 per 100k |
| 27 |  Maryland | 716 | 11.6 per 100k |
| 28 |  Wisconsin | 735 | 12.1 per 100k |
| 29 |  Oklahoma | 794 | 19.1 per 100k |
| 30 |  Mississippi | 810 | 28.0 per 100k |
| 31 |  Kentucky | 870 | 18.5 per 100k |
| 32 |  New York | 896 | 4.4 per 100k |
| 33 |  Washington | 915 | 11.0 per 100k |
| 34 |  Colorado | 961 | 15.3 per 100k |
| 35 |  Louisiana | 1,031 | 22.9 per 100k |
| 36 |  South Carolina | 1,064 | 19.5 per 100k |
| 37 |  Virginia | 1,153 | 12.8 per 100k |
| 38 |  Indiana | 1,196 | 17.2 per 100k |
| 39 |  Alabama | 1,212 | 23.7 per 100k |
| 40 |  Michigan | 1,228 | 11.9 per 100k |
| 41 |  Missouri | 1,234 | 19.6 per 100k |
| 42 |  Arizona | 1,331 | 16.9 per 100k |
| 43 |  Tennessee | 1,448 | 19.8 per 100k |
| 44 |  Illinois | 1,563 | 12.4 per 100k |
| 45 |  Pennsylvania | 1,624 | 11.9 per 100k |
| 46 |  Ohio | 1,745 | 14.6 per 100k |
| 47 |  North Carolina | 1,835 | 16.3 per 100k |
| 48 |  Georgia | 1,985 | 17.6 per 100k |
| 49 |  California | 2,853 | 7.0 per 100k |
| 50 |  Florida | 3,191 | 12.7 per 100k |
| 51 |  Texas | 4,389 | 13.9 per 100k |
What correlates with Gun Deaths (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,098 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Gun Deaths tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Gun Deaths tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Gun Deaths?
- Texas has the highest Gun Deaths in 2024, at 4,389, followed by Florida (3,191) and California (2,853).
- Which state has the lowest Gun Deaths?
- Rhode Island has the lowest Gun Deaths in 2024, at 55.
- What is the median Gun Deaths across US states?
- The median is 663 across the 51 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this gun deaths by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Firearm Mortality by State - CDC National Center for Health Statistics.