Suicide Rates by State

Facts and Figures

State Statistics

Rank	State	Number of Suicides	Population	Rate
1	Montana	206	934,737	22.0
2	Nevada	480	2,412,301	19.9
3	Alaska	131	663,253	19.7
4	New Mexico	342	1,925,985	17.7
4	Wyoming	90	508,798	17.7
6	Colorado	800	4,663,295	17.1
7	Idaho	278	1,429,367	16.0
8	Arizona	945	5,953,007	15.9
9	South Dakota	121	774,883	15.6
10	Oregon	560	3,638,871	15.4
11	Oklahoma	522	3,543,442	14.7
12	North Dakota	92	634,605	14.5
13	Arkansas	400	2,775,708	14.4
13	Tennessee	856	5,955,745	14.4
15	Utah	348	2,490,334	14.1
16	West Virginia	255	1,814,083	14,0
17	Kentucky	566	4,172,608	13.6
18	Florida	2,347	17,768,191	13.2
18	Kansas	362	2,748,172	13.2
18	Maine	175	1,318,220	13.2
21	Washington	822	6,291,899	13.1
22	Missouri	727	5,797,703	12.5
22	Vermont	78	622,387	12.5
24	Mississippi	363	2,908,496	12.4
24	New Hampshire	162	1,306,819	12.4
26	South Carolina	510	4,246,933	12.0
27	Indiana	745	6,266,019	11.9
28	Alabama	535	4,548,327	11.7
28	Ohio	1,319	11,470,685	11.7
30	North Carolina	1,009	8,672,459	11.6
30	Wisconsin	643	5,527,644	11.6
32	Pennsylvania	1,430	12,405,348	11.5
33	Virginia	866	7,564,327	11.4
34	Iowa	333	2,965,524	11.2
34	Louisana	505	4,507,331	11.2
36	Michigan	1,108	10,100,833	10.9
37	Minnesota	547	5,126,739	10.7
38	Nebraska	187	1,758,163	10.6
38	Texas	2,418	22,471,549	10.6
40	Georgia	924	9,132,553	10.2
41	Delaware	83	841,741	9.8
42	California	3,206	36,154,147	8.9
43	Illinois	1,086	12,765,427	8.5
44	Connecticut	295	3,500,701	8.4
44	Hawaii	107	1,273,278	8.4
44	Maryland	472	5,589,599	8.4
47	Massachussetts	480	6,433,367	7.5
48	Rhode Island	71	1,073,579	6.6
49	New York	1,189	19,315,721	6.2
50	New Jersey	536	8,703,150	6.1
51	District of Columbia	33	582,049	6.0
Total		32,637	296,507,061	11.0

^{Figures from the National Center for Health Statistics for the year 2005.
All rates are per 100,000 population.}

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