Special Report

The State Where the Most People Drown

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40. Virginia
> Annual drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 0.96 per 100,000
> Total drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 429

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39. Minnesota
> Annual drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 1.00 per 100,000
> Total drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 288

38. Iowa
> Annual drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 1.01 per 100,000
> Total drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 162

37. Rhode Island
> Annual drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 1.04 per 100,000
> Total drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 55

36. North Carolina
> Annual drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 1.05 per 100,000
> Total drowning deaths, 2015-2019: 547

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