Firearm death rate in Arkansas
Firearm death rate in Arkansas was 20.6 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 1.3 pts from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Firearm death rate in Arkansas, 2005 to 2024
All 12 values
| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.6 |
| 2023 | 21.9 |
| 2022 | 21.9 |
| 2021 | 23.3 |
| 2020 | 22.6 |
| 2019 | 19.3 |
| 2018 | 18.9 |
| 2017 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | 17.8 |
| 2015 | 16.9 |
| 2014 | 16.6 |
| 2005 | 15.7 |
Rankings
Definition
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.
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.
How to cite
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.Citation styles
APA 7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2026). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate (Firearm death rate, Arkansas, 2005 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html
MLA 9
NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate, Firearm death rate, Arkansas, 2005 to 2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 May 2026, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-death-rate/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2026. NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate. Firearm death rate, Arkansas, 2005 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-death-rate/arkansas.
Harvard
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2026) NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate, Firearm death rate, Arkansas, 2005 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-death-rate/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{centers_firearm_death_rate_arkansas_2024,
author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
title = {{NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate: Firearm death rate, Arkansas, 2005 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-death-rate/arkansas. Publisher attribution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.},
}
RIS
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AU - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Y2 - 2026/10/12
N1 - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-death-rate/arkansas.
N1 - Publisher attribution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
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What is the firearm death rate in Arkansas?
Firearm death rate in Arkansas was 20.6 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 1.3 pts from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, age-adjusted death rate. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest firearm death rate in Arkansas?
23.3 per 100,000 people in 2021, the highest value since 2005 in this series.