The Kaiser Family Foundation used resident population data from the U.S. Census Bureau and data from the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to calculate age-adjusted suicide rates.
Here are the suicide rates for each state and the District of Columbia in 2019 (the most recent data available):
1. Wyoming: 29.6 suicides per 100,000 individuals
2. Alaska: 28.5
3. Montana: 26.2
4. New Mexico: 24.1
5. Colorado: 22.1
6. Utah: 21.2
7. South Dakota: 21
8. Oklahoma: 20.5
9. Idaho: 20.3
T-9. Oregon: 20.3
11. Nevada: 19.8
12. Maine: 19.4
13. Arizona: 18.6
T-13. West Virginia: 18.6
15. North Dakota: 18.5
16. Missouri: 18.2
17. Kansas: 18.1
18. Arkansas: 18
19. New Hampshire: 17.3
20. Tennessee: 17.2
21. Iowa: 16.7
22. Kentucky: 16.5
23. Alabama: 16.3
24. South Carolina: 16.2
25. Nebraska: 16
T-25. Vermont: 16
27. Washington: 15.9
28. Hawaii: 15.6
29. Louisiana: 15.1
T-29. Ohio: 15.1
31. Georgia: 14.7
32. Florida: 14.5
T-32. Minnesota: 14.5
T-32. Mississippi: 14.5
35. Michigan: 14.3
36. Indiana: 14.2
37. Pennsylvania: 14
T-37. Wisconsin: 14
39. Texas: 13.4
40. Virginia: 12.8
41. North Carolina: 12.5
42. Connecticut: 11.4
43. Delaware: 11.3
44. Illinois: 10.9
45. Rhode Island: 10.8
46. California: 10.6
47. Maryland: 10.3
48. Massachusetts: 8.6
49. New York: 8.3
50. New Jersey: 8
51. District of Columbia: 6.1
