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Wyoming
32.3
Montana
32.0
Alaska
30.8
New Mexico
25.0
South Dakota
23.2
Colorado
22.8
Oklahoma
22.1
Nevada
21.5
North Dakota
20.8
Arkansas
20.6
West Virginia
20.6
Idaho
20.5
Vermont
20.3
Utah
20.1
Arizona
19.5
Maine
19.5
Oregon
19.5
Kansas
19.4
Missouri
18.7
Kentucky
17.9
Iowa
17.5
Tennessee
17.0
Indiana
16.4
Mississippi
16.2
Alabama
15.8
Georgia
15.3
Washington
15.3
South Carolina
15.2
New Hampshire
15.1
Wisconsin
15.1
Nebraska
15.0
Louisiana
14.8
Ohio
14.6
Michigan
14.3
Texas
14.2
Florida
14.0
Minnesota
13.9
Pennsylvania
13.9
Hawaii
13.7
Delaware
13.6
North Carolina
13.2
Virginia
13.2
Illinois
11.1
Rhode Island
10.3
California
10.1
Connecticut
10.0
Maryland
9.7
Massachusetts
8.0
New York
7.9
New Jersey
7.1

Suicide Rates by State 2024

Suicide Rates by State 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC for short, compiled extensive data on the suicide rates of each state in the US.

Suicide is a serious issue. But something to consider regarding suicide rates in the United States of America is that many suicides are the result of circumstances beyond avoidable circumstances. One thing that is a heavy commonality among people who die by suicide is an unshakeable feeling of dread, despair, loneliness, and hopelessness. These adjectives can be said to be overused in the discussions revolving around suicide, but they need to be taken seriously for suicide rates by state to decrease.

While situations outside of an individual’s control play a huge role in someone’s mental well-being, other innate factors such as disorders of the mind and abnormalities at birth can heighten someone’s propensity for experiencing depression, whether as the occasional episode or a lifelong ailment.

To lower the rates of deaths resulting from suicide, the country needs to address many common underlying factors that add up and make someone more likely to choose suicide as an outlet. Depression rates are one factor that holds serious importance, but other factors to take into consideration are academic performance, physical condition, mental health and well-being, economic standing, financial struggles, workplace performance, and over life satisfaction.

The list truly goes on and on, but one factor that holds is that the United States could be working more intuitively and intentionally to decrease the suicide rates by state in the nation. The suicide rates in the United States are not always the most reliable because many suicides go undetected. Even so, it is possible to identify which states have more at-risk factors and then deduce which states are more likely to bear witness to their residents passing away by suicide.

The ten states with the highest suicide rates (per 100,000) in 2021 were:

State
Suicide Rate
Wyoming32.3
Montana32.0
Alaska30.8
New Mexico25.0
South Dakota23.2
Colorado22.8
Oklahoma22.1
Nevada21.5
North Dakota20.8
Arkansas20.6

Suicide Rates by State 2024

Note: Suicide Rate is the number of completed suicide attempts per 100,000 residents.

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State
Suicide Rate (per 100k)
Suicides
Wyoming32.3190
Montana32.0350
Alaska30.8220
New Mexico25.0533
South Dakota23.2203
Colorado22.81,384
Oklahoma22.1877
Nevada21.5691
North Dakota20.8156
Arkansas20.6618
West Virginia20.6375
Idaho20.5387
Vermont20.3142
Utah20.1643
Arizona19.51,475
Maine19.5277
Oregon19.5889
Kansas19.4560
Missouri18.71,177
Kentucky17.9816
Iowa17.5549
Tennessee17.01,222
Indiana16.41,129
Mississippi16.2480
Alabama15.8827
Georgia15.31,676
Washington15.31,229
South Carolina15.2802
New Hampshire15.1223
Wisconsin15.1905
Nebraska15.0288
Louisiana14.8689
Ohio14.61,766
Michigan14.31,485
Texas14.24,193
Florida14.03,351
Minnesota13.9808
Pennsylvania13.91,885
Hawaii13.7202
Delaware13.6137
North Carolina13.21,448
Virginia13.21,188
Illinois11.11,454
Rhode Island10.3117
California10.14,148
Connecticut10.0401
Maryland9.7620
Massachusetts8.0604
New York7.91,660
New Jersey7.1688
United States14.148,137
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Suicide Rates by State 2024

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