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Accident (unintentional injury) death rate by state

Deaths from accident (unintentional injury) for every 100,000 people, adjusted so states with older people can be compared fairly. From the CDC's leading causes of death (NCHS).

In deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted). The latest year differs by state, so compare the year too.

Source: CDC open data, Accident (unintentional injury) death rate (deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted)). Retrieved 10 Nov 2026.

All states, highest first

Deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted), latest year for each.

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  1. 1West Virginia2017100.3
  2. 2Ohio201775.1
  3. 3Kentucky201772.9
  4. 4Pennsylvania201770.2
  5. 5New Mexico201768.3
  6. 6Maine201768.0
  7. 7Alaska201763.7
  8. 8Tennessee201763.0
  9. 9New Hampshire201762.9
  10. 10Oklahoma201762.5
  11. 11Delaware201761.9
  12. 12District of Columbia201761.0
  13. 13South Carolina201760.2
  14. 14Rhode Island201760.0
  15. 15Louisiana201758.9
  16. 16Missouri201758.8
  17. 17Indiana201758.7
  18. 18Wisconsin201758.3
  19. 19Vermont201756.9
  20. 20Wyoming201756.9
  21. 21Mississippi201756.3
  22. 22North Carolina201756.3
  23. 23Arizona201756.2
  24. 24Florida201756.1
  25. 25South Dakota201756.1
  26. 26Alabama201753.8
  27. 27Colorado201753.6
  28. 28Connecticut201753.2
  29. 29Michigan201753.0
  30. 30Arkansas201751.8
  31. 31Massachusetts201751.5
  32. 32Montana201750.2
  33. 33Idaho201749.8
  34. 34Kansas201749.4
  35. 35Nevada201747.8
  36. 36New Jersey201747.3
  37. 37Georgia201745.2
  38. 38Oregon201744.8
  39. 39Minnesota201744.6
  40. 40Illinois201744.4
  41. 41Utah201744.2
  42. 42Virginia201744.0
  43. 43Washington201744.0
  44. 44Iowa201742.8
  45. 45North Dakota201741.3
  46. 46Texas201738.8
  47. 47Nebraska201738.5
  48. 48Maryland201736.9
  49. 49Hawaii201735.7
  50. 50New York201735.5
  51. 51California201733.2

Source: CDC open data, Accident (unintentional injury) death rate (deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted)), latest year for each state. Retrieved 10 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Accident (unintentional injury) death rate by state, latest year. Data: CDC. Retrieved 10 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/us-injuries

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