USA Suicide Rates by State

Rank of states, and number of suicides per 100,000 residents
Total suicides, US, 2002, 31,484 average 10.8/100,000

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1 Wyoming 21.8
2 Montana 19.6
3 Nevada 19.4
4 Alaska 19.1
5 New Mexico 18.3
6 Oregon 16.6
7 Colorado 16.0
8 Idaho 15.9
9 Arizona 15.1
10 West Virginia 14.7
11 Utah 14.3
12 Kentucky 13.8
13 Arkansas 13.7
14 Oklahoma 13.6
15 Florida 13.5
16 Vermont 13.4
17 South Dakota 13.4
18 Washington 13.1
19 Tennessee 13.0
20 North Dakota 12.8
21 Kansas 12.7
22 New Hampshire12.3
23 Iowa 12.0
24 Missouri 11.9
25 Indiana 11.9
26 Wisconsin 11.8
27 Mississippi 11.7
28 Alabama 11.6
29 Deleware 11.5
30 South Carolina 11.5
31 North Carolina 11.4
32 Georgia 11.2
33 Virginia 10.9
34 Pennsylvania 10.8
35 Texas 10.7
36 Maine 10.5
37 Hawaii 10.4
38 Louisiana 10.3
39 Michigan 10.2
40 Nebraska 10.4
41 Minnesota 9.8
42 California 9.6
43 Ohio 9.4
44 Maryland 8.9
45 Illinois 8.0
46 Connecticut 7.8
47 Rhode Island 7.8
48 New Jersey 6.8
49 Massachusetts 6.7
50 DC 6.4
51 New York 6.1