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Number, Rate, and Ranking** of Suicide, Each U.S.A. State*

2003

*50 states and the District of Columbia

** rankings are based on rate per 100,000 (i.e., crude rate)

Rank	State [Division] (2002rank)	Number	Rate
1	Wyoming [M] (01)	109	21.8
2	Montana [M] (03)	180	19.6
3	Nevada [M] (04)	434	19.4
4	Alaska [P] (02)	124	19.1
5	New Mexico [M] (05)	343	18.3
6	Oregon [P] (11T)	592	16.6
7	Colorado [M] (07)	728	16.0
8	Idaho [M] (09)	217	15.9
9	Arizona [M] (06)	840	15.1
10	West Virginia [SA] (08)	266	14.7
11	Utah [M] (11T)	336	14.3
12	Kentucky [ESC] (19)	567	13.8
13	Arkansas [WSC] (16)	374	13.7
14	Oklahoma [WSC] (14)	476	13.6
15	Florida [SA] (15)	2,297	13.5
16	Vermont [NE] (10)	83	13.4
16	South Dakota [WNC] (22)	102	13.4
18	Washington [P] (17T)	803	13.1
19	Tennessee [ESC] (17T)	762	13.0
20	North Dakota [WNC] (13)	81	12.8
21	Kansas [WNC] (21)	347	12.7
22	New Hampshire [NE] (39)	158	12.3
23	Iowa [WNC] (35T)	352	12.0
24	Missouri [WNC] (23)	679	11.9
24	Indiana [ENC] (24)	736	11.9
26	Wisconsin [ENC] (28T)	647	11.8
27	Mississippi [ESC] (25T)	336	11.7
28	Alabama [ESC] (28T)	521	11.6
29	Delaware [SA] (42T)	94	11.5
29	South Carolina [SA] (35T)	476	11.5
31	North Carolina [SA] (25T)	955	11.4
32	Georgia [SA] (37T)	972	11.2
33	Virginia [SA] (32T)	808	10.9
34	Pennsylvania [MA] (34)	1,340	10.8
	United States (Total)	31,484	10.8
35	Texas [WSC] (37T)	2363	10.7
36	Maine [NE] (20)	137	10.5
37	Hawaii [P] (41)	131	10.4
38	Louisiana [WSC] (31)	461	10.3
39	Michigan [ENC] (32T)	1,029	10.2
40	Nebraska [WNC] (27)	176	10.1
41	Minnesota [WNC] (40)	497	9.8
42	California [P] (42T)	3,397	9.6
43	Ohio [ENC] (30)	1,074	9.4
44	Maryland [SA] (45)	491	8.9
45	Illinois [ENC] (44)	1,011	8.0
46	Connecticut [NE] (47)	272	7.8
46	Rhode Island [NE] (46)	84	7.8
48	New Jersey [MA] (49T)	588	6.8
49	Massachusetts [NE] (48)	433	6.7
50	District of Columbia [SA] (51)	36	6.4
51	New York [MA] (49T)	1,169	6.1

Caution: Annual fluctuations in state levels combined with often relatively small populations can make these data highly variable. The use of several years' data is preferable to conclusions based on single years alone. Additional years' data (1990-1999) by state and region may be found at http://www.iusb.edu/~jmcintos/SuicideStates.html

Rate and Number of Suicides, Each U.S.A. Division and Region

Division [Abbreviation]	Rate	Number
Mountain [M]	16.4	3,187
East South Central [ESC]	12.6	2,186
South Atlantic [SA]	11.8	6,395
West North Central [WNC]	11.4	2,234
West South Central [WSC]	11.2	3,674
Nation	10.8	31,484
Pacific [P]	10.7	5,047
East North Central [ENC]	9.8	4,497
New England [NE]	8.2	1,167
Middle Atlantic [MA]	7.7	3,097

Region (Subdivision Abbreviations)	Rate	Number
West (M,P)	12.4	8,234
South (ESC,WSC,SA)	11.7	12,255
Nation	10.8	31,484
Midwest (WNC,ENC)	10.3	6,731
Northeast (NE,MA)	7.8	4,264

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