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Firearm deaths in Pennsylvania

Firearm deaths in Pennsylvania was 1,624 in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 10.1% from 2023. That is the 7th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count1,624
Change on 2023-10.1%
Rank7th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,9412022
Series low1,3522005

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Firearm deaths in Pennsylvania, 2005 to 2024

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002005201520172019202120242005: 1,352 count2014: 1,390 count2015: 1,485 count2016: 1,555 count2017: 1,636 count2018: 1,654 count2019: 1,541 count2020: 1,752 count2021: 1,905 count2022: 1,941 count2023: 1,807 count2024: 1,624 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00020052017202120242005: 1,352 count2014: 1,390 count2015: 1,485 count2016: 1,555 count2017: 1,636 count2018: 1,654 count2019: 1,541 count2020: 1,752 count2021: 1,905 count2022: 1,941 count2023: 1,807 count2024: 1,624 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
20241,624
20231,807
20221,941
20211,905
20201,752
20191,541
20181,654
20171,636
20161,555
20151,485
20141,390
20051,352

Rankings

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).

How to cite

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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APA 7

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2026). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths (Firearm deaths, Pennsylvania, 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, number of deaths, Firearm deaths, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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

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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, Pennsylvania, 2005 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/firearm-deaths/pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths: Firearm deaths, Pennsylvania, 2005 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the firearm deaths in Pennsylvania?

Firearm deaths in Pennsylvania was 1,624 in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 10.1% 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, number of deaths. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest firearm deaths in Pennsylvania?

1,941 in 2022, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

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