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Suicide death rate by state

Deaths from suicide 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, Suicide 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. 1Montana201728.9
  2. 2Alaska201727.0
  3. 3Wyoming201726.9
  4. 4New Mexico201723.3
  5. 5Idaho201723.2
  6. 6Utah201722.7
  7. 7South Dakota201722.5
  8. 8West Virginia201721.1
  9. 9Arkansas201720.8
  10. 10Colorado201720.3
  11. 11Nevada201720.3
  12. 12North Dakota201720.1
  13. 13Kansas201719.1
  14. 14Oklahoma201719.1
  15. 15Oregon201719.0
  16. 16Maine201718.9
  17. 17New Hampshire201718.9
  18. 18Missouri201718.5
  19. 19Vermont201718.3
  20. 20Arizona201718.2
  21. 21Kentucky201716.9
  22. 22Washington201716.9
  23. 23Tennessee201716.8
  24. 24Alabama201716.6
  25. 25Indiana201716.3
  26. 26South Carolina201716.3
  27. 27Wisconsin201715.4
  28. 28Hawaii201715.2
  29. 29Louisiana201715.2
  30. 30Iowa201715.0
  31. 31Mississippi201715.0
  32. 32Pennsylvania201715.0
  33. 33Ohio201714.8
  34. 34Nebraska201714.7
  35. 35North Carolina201714.3
  36. 36Michigan201714.1
  37. 37Florida201714.0
  38. 38Minnesota201713.9
  39. 39Georgia201713.6
  40. 40Texas201713.4
  41. 41Virginia201713.4
  42. 42Rhode Island201711.8
  43. 43Delaware201711.6
  44. 44Illinois201711.2
  45. 45California201710.5
  46. 46Connecticut201710.5
  47. 47Maryland20179.9
  48. 48Massachusetts20179.5
  49. 49New Jersey20178.3
  50. 50New York20178.1
  51. 51District of Columbia20176.6

Source: CDC open data, Suicide 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. Suicide death rate by state, latest year. Data: CDC. Retrieved 10 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/us-suicide

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