# Firearm death rate

Deaths from firearm injuries of any intent (suicide, homicide, unintentional, legal intervention or undetermined) per 100,000 residents, age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population. Deaths are counted by the state of residence. NCHS National Vital Statistics System final death data.

## Key facts

- Mississippi had the highest firearm death rate of 51 states in 2024, at 28 per 100,000 people, and Hawaii the lowest, at 3.7 per 100,000 people. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Published for 51 places, with figures from 2005 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `firearm_death_rate`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Note: Available for US states and DC. Age adjustment allows states with older or younger populations to be compared; the rate is not the number of deaths divided by the population.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-death-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/firearm_death_rate

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/firearm-death-rate/us-states.md) (51 places)