Special Report

States Where the Most People Are Killed by Guns

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50. Hawaii
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 3.4 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 50 – #50 most
> Population: 1,420,074 – #40 largest

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49. Massachusetts
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 3.7 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 268 – #37 most
> Population: 6,873,003 – #15 largest

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48. New Jersey
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 5.0 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 443 – #32 most
> Population: 8,885,418 – #11 largest

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47. Rhode Island
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 5.1 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 54 – #49 most
> Population: 1,057,798 – #44 largest

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46. New York
> Firearm death rate, 2020: 5.3 per 100,000 people
> Total deaths: 1,052 – #18 most
> Population: 19,514,849 – #4 largest

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