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 2017 (the most recent data available):
1. Montana — 28.9 suicides per 100,000 individuals
2. Alaska — 27.1
3. Wyoming — 26.7
4. New Mexico — 23.3
5. Idaho — 23.2
6. Utah — 22.7
7. South Dakota — 22.4
8. West Virginia — 21.2
9. Arkansas — 20.7
10. North Dakota — 20.5
11. Colorado — 20.4
12. Nevada — 20.3
13. Oklahoma — 19.1
14. Kansas — 19
14. Oregon — 19
16, Maine — 18.8
16. New Hampshire — 18.8
18. Missouri — 18.5
19. Vermont — 18.4
20. Arizona — 18.1
21. Kentucky — 17
22. Tennessee — 16.9
22. Washington — 16.9
24. Alabama — 16.6
25. Indiana — 16.4
26. South Carolina — 16.2
27. Wisconsin — 15.5
28. Louisiana — 15.2
29. Iowa — 15.1
30. Hawaii — 15
30. Mississippi — 15
30. Pennsylvania — 15
33. Ohio — 14.8
34. Nebraska — 14.7
35. North Carolina — 14.3
36. Michigan — 14.1
37. Florida — 13.9
37. Minnesota — 13.9
39. Georgia — 13.6
40. Texas — 13.3
40. Virginia — 13.3
42. Rhode Island — 11.8
43. Delaware — 11.6
44. Illinois — 11.2
45. Connecticut — 10.5
46. California — 10.4
47. Maryland — 9.9
48. Massachusetts — 9.4
49. New Jersey — 8.4
50. New York — 8.1
51. District of Columbia — 6.4
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