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Rate, Number, and
Ranking of Suicide for Each U.S.A. State*, 2002
|
Rank-State |
('00
rank) |
Rate |
Number |
| 1 |
Wyoming |
(04 |
21.1 |
105 |
| 2 |
Alaska |
(06 |
20.5 |
132 |
| 3 |
Montana |
(02 |
20.2 |
184 |
| 4 |
Nevada |
(03 |
19.5 |
423 |
| 5 |
New Mexico |
(01 |
18.8 |
349 |
| 6 |
Arizona |
(10T |
16.2 |
886 |
| 7 |
Colorado |
(05 |
16.1 |
727 |
| 8 |
West Virginia |
(07T |
15.3 |
276 |
| 9 |
Idaho |
(07T |
15.1 |
202 |
| 10 |
Vermont |
(26T |
14.9 |
92 |
| 11 |
Oregon |
(10T |
14.7 |
518 |
| 12 |
Utah |
(13T |
14.7 |
340 |
| 13 |
North Dakota |
(20T |
14.4 |
91 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma |
(09 |
14.3 |
501 |
| 15 |
Florida |
(13T |
14 |
2,338 |
| 16 |
Arkansas |
(12 |
13.9 |
377 |
| 17 |
Tennessee |
(20T |
13.4 |
778 |
| 18 |
Washington |
(24 |
13.4 |
811 |
| 19 |
Kentucky |
(22 |
13.2 |
540 |
| 20 |
Maine |
(19 |
12.8 |
166 |
| 21 |
Kansas |
(36 |
12.7 |
345 |
| 22 |
South Dakota |
(15 |
12.4 |
94 |
| 23 |
Missouri |
(18 |
12.2 |
693 |
| 24 |
Indiana |
(26T |
12.1 |
743 |
| 25 |
Mississippi |
(28T |
11.9 |
343 |
| 25 |
North Carolina |
(23 |
11.9 |
986 |
| 27 |
Nebraska |
(35 |
11.6 |
201 |
| 28 |
Alabama |
(28T |
11.5 |
514 |
| 28 |
Wisconsin |
(25 |
11.5 |
627 |
| 30 |
Ohio |
(37 |
11.3 |
1,287 |
| 31 |
Louisiana |
(34 |
11.1 |
499 |
|
United States |
|
11 |
31,655 |
| 32 |
Michigan |
(38 |
11 |
1,106 |
| 32 |
Virginia |
(31T |
11 |
799 |
| 34 |
Pennsylvania |
(39T |
10.9 |
1,341 |
| 35 |
Iowa |
(39T |
10.7 |
314 |
| 35 |
South Carolina |
(28T |
10.7 |
440 |
| 37 |
Georgia |
(31T |
10.6 |
909 |
| 37 |
Texas |
(39T |
10.6 |
2,311 |
| 39 |
New Hampshire |
(17 |
10.4 |
132 |
| 40 |
Minnesota |
(42 |
9.9 |
497 |
| 41 |
Hawaii |
(31T |
9.6 |
120 |
| 42 |
California |
(46T |
9.2 |
3,228 |
| 42 |
Delaware |
(16 |
9.2 |
74 |
| 44 |
Illinois |
(43 |
9.1 |
1,145 |
| 45 |
Maryland |
(44 |
8.7 |
477 |
| 46 |
Rhode Island |
(45 |
8 |
86 |
| 47 |
Connecticut |
(46T |
7.5 |
260 |
| 48 |
Massachusetts |
(50 |
6.8 |
436 |
| 49 |
New Jersey |
(49 |
6.4 |
553 |
| 49 |
New York |
(51 |
6.4 |
1,228 |
| 51 |
District of Columbia |
(48 |
5.4 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mountain |
[M |
16.9 |
3,216 |
|
East South Central |
[ESC |
12.6 |
2,175 |
|
South Alantic |
[SA |
11.8 |
6,330 |
|
West North Central |
[WNC |
11.5 |
2,235 |
|
West South Central |
[WSC |
11.4 |
3,688 |
|
Nation |
|
11 |
31,655 |
|
East North Central |
|
10.7 |
4,763 |
|
Pacific |
[P |
10.3 |
4,809 |
|
New England |
[NE |
8.3 |
1,172 |
|
Middle Alantic |
[MA |
7.8 |
3,122 |
|