SOURCE
American Association of Suicidology
, 2003
DEFINITION
Total number of suicides.
Health Statistics
> Suicides (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
California
10.8%
Texas
7.5%
Florida
7.3%
Pennsylvania
4.3%
New York
3.7%
Ohio
3.4%
Michigan
3.3%
Illinois
3.2%
Georgia
3.1%
North Carolina
3%
Arizona
2.7%
Virginia
2.6%
Washington
2.6%
Tennessee
2.4%
Indiana
2.3%
Colorado
2.3%
Missouri
2.2%
Wisconsin
2.1%
Oregon
1.9%
New Jersey
1.9%
Rank
States
Amount
# 1
California
:
3,397
# 2
Texas
:
2,363
# 3
Florida
:
2,297
# 4
Pennsylvania
:
1,340
# 5
New York
:
1,169
# 6
Ohio
:
1,074
# 7
Michigan
:
1,029
# 8
Illinois
:
1,011
# 9
Georgia
:
972
# 10
North Carolina
:
955
# 11
Arizona
:
840
# 12
Virginia
:
808
# 13
Washington
:
803
# 14
Tennessee
:
762
# 15
Indiana
:
736
# 16
Colorado
:
728
# 17
Missouri
:
679
# 18
Wisconsin
:
647
# 19
Oregon
:
592
# 20
New Jersey
:
588
# 21
Kentucky
:
567
# 22
Alabama
:
521
# 23
Minnesota
:
497
# 24
Maryland
:
491
= 25
Oklahoma
:
476
= 25
South Carolina
:
476
# 27
Louisiana
:
461
# 28
Nevada
:
434
# 29
Massachusetts
:
433
# 30
Arkansas
:
374
# 31
Iowa
:
352
# 32
Kansas
:
347
# 33
New Mexico
:
343
= 34
Mississippi
:
336
= 34
Utah
:
336
# 36
Connecticut
:
272
# 37
West Virginia
:
266
# 38
Idaho
:
217
# 39
Montana
:
180
# 40
Nebraska
:
176
# 41
New Hampshire
:
158
# 42
Maine
:
137
# 43
Hawaii
:
131
# 44
Alaska
:
124
# 45
Wyoming
:
109
# 46
South Dakota
:
102
# 47
Delaware
:
94
# 48
Rhode Island
:
84
# 49
Vermont
:
83
# 50
North Dakota
:
81
# 51
District of Columbia
:
36
Total
:
31,484
Weighted average:
617.3
DEFINITION:
Total number of suicides.
SOURCE:
American Association of Suicidology
, 2003 via StateMaster
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