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Firearm deaths in Iowa

Firearm deaths in Iowa was 389 in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is up 14.1% from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count389
Change on 2023+14.1%
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high3892024
Series low2012005

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Firearm deaths in Iowa, 2005 to 2024

2002503003504002005201520172019202120242005: 201 count2014: 241 count2015: 247 count2016: 288 count2017: 293 count2018: 282 count2019: 294 count2020: 351 count2021: 364 count2022: 367 count2023: 341 count2024: 389 count20025030035040020052017202120242005: 201 count2014: 241 count2015: 247 count2016: 288 count2017: 293 count2018: 282 count2019: 294 count2020: 351 count2021: 364 count2022: 367 count2023: 341 count2024: 389 count
count. Source: CDC, NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 12 values
Periodcount
2024389
2023341
2022367
2021364
2020351
2019294
2018282
2017293
2016288
2015247
2014241
2005201

Iowa compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1,212 countAlaska: 182 countArizona: 1,331 countArkansas: 638 countCalifornia: 2,853 countColorado: 961 countConnecticut: 224 countDelaware: 123 countDistrict of Columbia: 148 countFlorida: 3,191 countGeorgia: 1,985 countHawaii: 56 countIdaho: 331 countIllinois: 1,563 countIndiana: 1,196 countIowa: 389 countKansas: 446 countKentucky: 870 countLouisiana: 1,031 countMaine: 181 countMaryland: 716 countMassachusetts: 287 countMichigan: 1,228 countMinnesota: 582 countMississippi: 810 countMissouri: 1,234 countMontana: 247 countNebraska: 218 countNevada: 582 countNew Hampshire: 152 countNew Jersey: 393 countNew Mexico: 563 countNew York: 896 countNorth Carolina: 1,835 countNorth Dakota: 95 countOhio: 1,745 countOklahoma: 794 countOregon: 663 countPennsylvania: 1,624 countRhode Island: 55 countSouth Carolina: 1,064 countSouth Dakota: 159 countTennessee: 1,448 countTexas: 4,389 countUtah: 454 countVermont: 76 countVirginia: 1,153 countWashington: 915 countWest Virginia: 281 countWisconsin: 735 countWyoming: 143 count
  • Under 170
  • 170 to 370
  • 370 to 660
  • 660 to 980
  • 980 to 1,400
  • 1,400 and over
Firearm deaths, 2024, count. Iowa is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Deaths from firearm injuries of any intent (suicide, homicide, unintentional, legal intervention or undetermined) during the year, by the state of residence of the person who died. NCHS National Vital Statistics System final death data.

Available for US states and DC. Counted from death certificates. The 50 states and DC add up to the national total NCHS publishes (44,447 in 2024).

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths. 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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2026). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths (Firearm deaths, Iowa, 2005 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html

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NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths, Firearm deaths, Iowa, 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-deaths/iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2026. NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths. Firearm deaths, Iowa, 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-deaths/iowa.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2026) NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths, Firearm deaths, Iowa, 2005 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-deaths/iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
  title = {{NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths: Firearm deaths, Iowa, 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-deaths/iowa. Publisher attribution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths. 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 deaths in Iowa?

Firearm deaths in Iowa was 389 in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is up 14.1% from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2024.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest firearm deaths in Iowa?

389 in 2024, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

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