Firearm deaths in Texas

Firearm deaths in Texas was 4,389 in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 3.8% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count4,389
Change on 2023-3.8%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high4,6302022
Series low2,4902005

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Firearm deaths in Texas, 2005 to 2024

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0002005201520172019202120242005: 2,490 count2014: 2,848 count2015: 3,203 count2016: 3,353 count2017: 3,513 count2018: 3,522 count2019: 3,683 count2020: 4,164 count2021: 4,613 count2022: 4,630 count2023: 4,561 count2024: 4,389 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
20244,389
20234,561
20224,630
20214,613
20204,164
20193,683
20183,522
20173,513
20163,353
20153,203
20142,848
20052,490

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, Texas, 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, Texas, 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/texas. 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, Texas, 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/texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{centers_firearm_deaths_texas_2024,
  author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
  title = {{NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths: Firearm deaths, Texas, 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/texas. 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 Texas?

Firearm deaths in Texas was 4,389 in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 3.8% from 2023. That is the 1st 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 Texas?

4,630 in 2022, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

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