US states by firearm deaths, 2024
Texas had the highest firearm deaths of 51 states in 2024, at 4,389. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 55. The median was 663. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All states, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 4,389 | -3.8% |
| 2 | Florida | 3,191 | -1.9% |
| 3 | California | 2,853 | -11.1% |
| 4 | Georgia | 1,985 | -4.1% |
| 5 | North Carolina | 1,835 | +1.8% |
| 6 | Ohio | 1,745 | -1.3% |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 1,624 | -10.1% |
| 8 | Illinois | 1,563 | -7.6% |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1,448 | -8.8% |
| 10 | Arizona | 1,331 | -6.2% |
| 11 | Missouri | 1,234 | -6.8% |
| 12 | Michigan | 1,228 | -11.3% |
| 13 | Alabama | 1,212 | -6.2% |
| 14 | Indiana | 1,196 | -4.9% |
| 15 | Virginia | 1,153 | -6.8% |
| 16 | South Carolina | 1,064 | +4.4% |
| 17 | Louisiana | 1,031 | -18.2% |
| 18 | Colorado | 961 | -5.7% |
| 19 | Washington | 915 | -13.1% |
| 20 | New York | 896 | -5% |
| 21 | Kentucky | 870 | +3.4% |
| 22 | Mississippi | 810 | -4% |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 794 | -2.5% |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 735 | -3.5% |
| 25 | Maryland | 716 | -2.8% |
| 26 | Oregon | 663 | +3.3% |
| 27 | Arkansas | 638 | -4.9% |
| 28 | Minnesota | 582 | +10.9% |
| 28 | Nevada | 582 | -5.5% |
| 30 | New Mexico | 563 | +6.2% |
| 31 | Utah | 454 | -7.2% |
| 32 | Kansas | 446 | -6.1% |
| 33 | New Jersey | 393 | -8.6% |
| 34 | Iowa | 389 | +14.1% |
| 35 | Idaho | 331 | -7% |
| 36 | Massachusetts | 287 | +6.3% |
| 37 | West Virginia | 281 | -10.8% |
| 38 | Montana | 247 | 0% |
| 39 | Connecticut | 224 | -0.4% |
| 40 | Nebraska | 218 | +2.3% |
| 41 | Alaska | 182 | +3.4% |
| 42 | Maine | 181 | -9.5% |
| 43 | South Dakota | 159 | +42% |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 152 | +6.3% |
| 45 | District of Columbia | 148 | -34.2% |
| 46 | Wyoming | 143 | +10% |
| 47 | Delaware | 123 | -0.8% |
| 48 | North Dakota | 95 | -7.8% |
| 49 | Vermont | 76 | -8.4% |
| 50 | Hawaii | 56 | -23.3% |
| 51 | Rhode Island | 55 | -5.2% |
Other periods
About this ranking
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).
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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.Citation styles
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2026). NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths (US states by firearm deaths, 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, US states by firearm deaths, 2024. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 May 2026, https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/firearm-deaths/us-states. 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. US states by firearm deaths, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/firearm-deaths/us-states.
Harvard
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2026) NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths, US states by firearm deaths, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/firearms.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/firearm-deaths/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which state has the highest firearm deaths?
Texas, with 4,389 in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which state has the lowest firearm deaths?
Rhode Island, with 55 in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCHS Stats of the States: firearm mortality by state, number of deaths. Retrieved 2026-10-12.