Special Report

States Where the Most People Are Killed by Guns

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5. Alabama
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 23.6 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 1,141 – #16 most
> Population: 4,893,186 – #24 largest

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4. Missouri
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 23.9 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 1,426 – #11 most
> Population: 6,124,160 – #18 largest

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3. Wyoming
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 25.9 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 154 – #42 most
> Population: 581,348 – #50 largest

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2. Louisiana
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 26.3 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 1,183 – #13 most
> Population: 4,664,616 – #25 largest

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1. Mississippi
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 28.6 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 818 – #23 most
> Population: 2,981,835 – #34 largest

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