Tennessee Firearm Death Data

This information is sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WISQARS database. WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System, pronounced “whiskers”) is an interactive database system that provides injury-related mortality data. The data below is specifically related to firearm deaths – all firearm deaths, firearm homicides, firearm suicide deaths, and unintentional shooting deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention receives information from each state’s health department, then uploads it into the WISQARS database.

Below are tables reflecting rates of firearm death (all intents), firearm homicides, and firearm suicide deaths by state, ranked by age-adjusted rate for the most recent year of CDC data.

The states in red are states whose gun laws received a D or F grade from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Those in green received a A or B. Those in black received a C. For more on gun law grades, click here. States with an asterisk* are “permitless carry” states, meaning no permit, and no firearm safety training, is required to carry loaded gun in public places.

2018 Firearm Mortality: All intents, all ages

Rank	State	Deaths	Population	Age-Adjusted Rate
1	Mississippi*	681	2986530	22.81
2	Alabama	1064	4887871	21.70
3	Missouri*	1311	6126452	21.34
4	Louisiana	991	4659978	21.31
5	Wyoming*	124	577737	21.09
6	New Mexico	438	2095428	20.75
7	Alaska*	155	737438	20.74
8	Arkansas*	573	3013825	18.96
9	West Virginia*	343	1805832	18.11
10	Nevada	550	3034392	17.84
11	Tennessee	1228	6770010	17.82
12	South Carolina	895	5084127	17.51
13	Montana	186	1062305	17.27
14	Kentucky*	762	4468402	16.81
15	Oklahoma*	665	3943079	16.71
16	Idaho*	294	1754208	16.61
17	Georgia	1680	10519475	15.72
18	Arizona*	1147	7171646	15.29
19	Colorado	889	5695564	15.14
20	Indiana	977	6691878	14.71
21	Kansas*	424	2911505	14.65
22	South Dakota*	117	882235	13.50
23	North Carolina	1416	10383620	13.26
24	Utah	397	3161105	13.14
25	Ohio	1555	11689442	13.05
26	Michigan	1310	9995915	12.82
27	Florida	2902	21299325	12.81
28	Vermont*	82	626299	12.63
29	Pennsylvania	1654	12807060	12.47
30	Texas	3522	28701845	12.22
31	Virginia	1035	8517685	11.76
32	Oregon	519	4190713	11.68
33	Maryland	707	6042718	11.61
34	Delaware	107	967171	11.55
35	North Dakota*	89	760077	11.36
36	Illinois	1382	12741080	10.78
37	New Hampshire*	155	1356458	10.66
38	Washington	809	7535591	10.32
39	Maine*	159	1338404	10.32
40	Wisconsin	598	5813568	10.13
41	Nebraska	183	1929268	9.05
42	Iowa	282	3156145	8.62
43	Minnesota	437	5611179	7.79
44	California	3040	39557045	7.45
45	Connecticut	186	3572665	4.91
46	New Jersey	420	8908520	4.75
47	New York	821	19542209	4.03
48	Hawaii	59	1420491	4.03
49	Massachusetts	258	6902149	3.46
50	Rhode Island	37	1057315	3.28

2018 Firearm Homicide: All ages

Rank	State	Deaths	Population	Age-Adjusted Rate
1	Mississippi*	320	2986530	11.31
2	Louisiana	497	4659978	11.09
3	Alabama	468	4887871	10.07
4	Missouri*	556	6126452	9.71
5	South Carolina	373	5084127	7.90
6	Tennessee	504	6770010	7.75
7	Maryland	426	6042718	7.30
8	New Mexico	136	2095428	6.90
9	Arkansas*	194	3013825	6.69
10	Illinois	784	12741080	6.34
11	Georgia	644	10519475	6.22
12	Indiana	364	6691878	5.79
13	Delaware	46	967171	5.51
14	Nevada	158	3034392	5.50
15	Michigan	479	9995915	5.04
16	Alaska*	37	737438	4.95
17	Ohio	548	11689442	4.95
18	Florida	977	21299325	4.95
19	Kentucky*	207	4468402	4.95
20	Oklahoma*	185	3943079	4.89
21	North Carolina	489	10383620	4.88
22	Pennsylvania	581	12807060	4.82
23	Kansas*	123	2911505	4.52
24	Arizona*	293	7171646	4.27
25	West Virginia*	66	1805832	4.04
26	Virginia	334	8517685	4.04
27	Texas	1145	28701845	4.01
28	Colorado	188	5695564	3.33
29	California	1275	39557045	3.22
30	Wisconsin	153	5813568	2.93
31	New Jersey	218	8908520	2.63
32	Wyoming*	13	577737	2.46
33	Washington	173	7535591	2.37
34	South Dakota*	16	882235	2.05
35	Montana	20	1062305	2.03
36	New York	356	19542209	1.86
37	Idaho*	31	1754208	1.81
38	Vermont*	10	626299	1.75
39	Connecticut	54	3572665	1.67
40	Oregon	67	4190713	1.64
41	North Dakota*	13	760077	1.63
42	Hawaii	20	1420491	1.58
43	Massachusetts	104	6902149	1.51
44	Nebraska	25	1929268	1.38
45	Minnesota	66	5611179	1.30
46	Iowa	37	3156145	1.26
47	Rhode Island	13	1057315	1.17
48	New Hampshire*	13	1356458	1.10
49	Utah	34	3161105	1.08
50	Maine*		1338404

2018 Firearm Suicide: All ages

Rank	State	Deaths	Population	Age-Adjusted Rate
1	Wyoming*	108	577737	18.05
2	Montana	160	1062305	14.65
3	Alaska*	107	737438	14.32
4	Idaho*	250	1754208	14.00
5	West Virginia*	257	1805832	13.04
6	New Mexico	281	2095428	12.69
7	Nevada	367	3034392	11.49
8	Oklahoma*	465	3943079	11.43
9	Utah	339	3161105	11.30
10	Missouri*	726	6126452	11.13
11	Arkansas*	345	3013825	11.10
12	Colorado	660	5695564	11.09
13	Kentucky*	509	4468402	10.81
14	Alabama	552	4887871	10.69
15	Vermont*	70	626299	10.45
16	Arizona*	802	7171646	10.28
17	South Dakota*	91	882235	10.26
18	Mississippi*	313	2986530	9.87
19	Kansas*	292	2911505	9.79
20	North Dakota*	75	760077	9.62
21	Louisiana	467	4659978	9.61
22	Tennessee	690	6770010	9.57
23	Maine*	147	1338404	9.47
24	Oregon	427	4190713	9.41
25	South Carolina	493	5084127	9.06
26	Georgia	987	10519475	9.03
27	New Hampshire*	135	1356458	9.02
28	Indiana	588	6691878	8.56
29	North Carolina	873	10383620	7.84
30	Texas	2263	28701845	7.82
31	Ohio	962	11689442	7.71
32	Florida	1869	21299325	7.58
33	Michigan	806	9995915	7.52
34	Virginia	679	8517685	7.46
35	Washington	599	7535591	7.43
36	Pennsylvania	1025	12807060	7.27
37	Nebraska	145	1929268	6.94
38	Iowa	231	3156145	6.92
39	Wisconsin	420	5813568	6.75
40	Minnesota	356	5611179	6.21
41	Delaware	58	967171	5.72
42	Illinois	573	12741080	4.23
43	Maryland	266	6042718	4.07
44	California	1629	39557045	3.90
45	Connecticut	127	3572665	3.07
46	New York	445	19542209	2.07
47	Rhode Island	23	1057315	2.05
48	New Jersey	193	8908520	2.02
49	Hawaii	30	1420491	1.89
50	Massachusetts	148	6902149	1.86

2018 Firearm Mortality: All intents, ages 0-19

Rank	State	Deaths	Population	Age-Adjusted Rate
1	Alaska*	19	201193	10.12
2	Mississippi*	76	791304	9.31
3	Alabama	102	1217278	8.18
4	Tennessee	137	1674353	8.11
5	Louisiana	92	1211957	7.76
6	Missouri*	119	1533987	7.67
7	South Carolina	92	1242094	7.20
8	South Dakota*	15	241450	6.42
9	Arkansas*	50	782120	6.37
10	New Mexico	33	538061	5.97
11	Delaware	14	229075	5.96
12	Nevada	43	755722	5.90
13	Indiana	105	1752893	5.84
14	Colorado	75	1413549	5.20
15	Kentucky*	58	1125031	5.09
16	Oklahoma*	53	1062476	5.04
17	Georgia	144	2799446	5.00
18	Utah	47	1027866	4.72
19	Virginia	100	2096027	4.67
20	Ohio	138	2902621	4.59
21	Illinois	147	3186074	4.48
22	Montana	11	255366	4.31
23	North Carolina	115	2586608	4.27
24	Texas	343	8195635	4.23
25	Kansas*	33	787676	4.15
26	Maryland	62	1494958	4.10
27	Oregon	40	972838	4.08
28	Washington	72	1839468	4.03
29	Florida	188	4713439	3.93
30	Idaho*	19	494846	3.82
31	West Virginia*	16	407915	3.79
32	Michigan	96	2431980	3.76
33	Pennsylvania	119	2994144	3.74
34	Arizona*	70	1837877	3.72
35	Minnesota	44	1444186	3.09
36	Iowa	23	822019	2.71
37	Wisconsin	40	1431947	2.68
38	Nebraska	13	530369	2.48
39	California	212	10023550	2.10
40	New York	67	4565930	1.43
41	New Jersey	27	2168619	1.22
42	Massachusetts	13	1574719	0.72
	Hawaii
	Rhode Island
	Connecticut
	Vermont*
	Maine*
	New Hampshire*
	North Dakota*
	Wyoming*

2018 Firearm Homicide: Ages 0-19

Rank	State	Deaths	Population	Age-Adjusted Rate
1	Louisiana	67	1211957	5.67
2	Mississippi*	46	791304	5.64
3	Tennessee	94	1674353	5.57
4	Delaware	11	229075	4.66
5	Alabama	56	1217278	4.48
6	South Carolina	57	1242094	4.46
7	Missouri*	66	1533987	4.26
8	Illinois	113	3186074	3.44
9	Arkansas*	27	782120	3.44
10	Indiana	59	1752893	3.28
11	Georgia	91	2799446	3.16
12	Maryland	47	1494958	3.11
13	Nevada	22	755722	3.04
14	New Mexico	16	538061	2.90
15	Ohio	75	2902621	2.49
16	Florida	117	4713439	2.45
17	Virginia	52	2096027	2.43
18	Pennsylvania	75	2994144	2.34
19	North Carolina	63	2586608	2.34
20	Texas	177	8195635	2.19
21	Colorado	28	1413549	1.94
22	Oklahoma*	20	1062476	1.90
23	Kentucky*	21	1125031	1.85
24	Michigan	46	2431980	1.81
25	Kansas*	13	787676	1.63
26	Washington	28	1839468	1.56
27	Arizona*	28	1837877	1.49
28	California	143	10023550	1.42
29	Wisconsin	17	1431947	1.14
30	Minnesota	16	1444186	1.12
31	New Jersey	24	2168619	1.09
32	New York	44	4565930	0.93
	Hawaii
	Massachusetts
	Rhode Island
	Connecticut
	Iowa
	Nebraska
	Oregon
	Vermont*
	Alaska*
	Idaho*
	Maine*
	Montana
	New Hampshire*
	North Dakota*
	South Dakota*
	Utah
	West Virginia*
	Wyoming*

2018 Firearm Suicide: Ages 0-19

Rank	State	Deaths	Population	Age-Adjusted Rate
1	Alaska*	12	201193	6.46
2	Montana	11	255366	4.31
3	Utah	36	1027866	3.62
4	Idaho*	17	494846	3.42
5	Missouri*	48	1533987	3.09
6	Oklahoma*	31	1062476	2.94
7	Mississippi*	24	791304	2.94
8	Oregon	28	972838	2.85
9	West Virginia*	12	407915	2.83
10	New Mexico	15	538061	2.71
11	Colorado	37	1413549	2.57
12	Alabama	32	1217278	2.56
13	Kansas*	20	787676	2.52
14	Kentucky*	28	1125031	2.46
15	Nevada	18	755722	2.45
16	Indiana	41	1752893	2.27
17	South Carolina	29	1242094	2.26
18	Tennessee	38	1674353	2.25
19	Washington	40	1839468	2.25
20	Virginia	45	2096027	2.09
21	Arkansas*	16	782120	2.03
22	Ohio	58	2902621	1.93
23	Iowa	16	822019	1.89
24	Arizona*	35	1837877	1.86
25	Michigan	47	2431980	1.83
26	Texas	143	8195635	1.77
27	Minnesota	25	1444186	1.75
28	North Carolina	46	2586608	1.70
29	Louisiana	19	1211957	1.61
30	Georgia	44	2799446	1.52
31	Florida	62	4713439	1.29
32	Wisconsin	19	1431947	1.27
33	Pennsylvania	38	2994144	1.21
34	Maryland	14	1494958	0.92
35	Illinois	26	3186074	0.79
36	California	54	10023550	0.53
37	New York	19	4565930	0.41
	Hawaii
	Massachusetts
	New Jersey
	Rhode Island
	Connecticut
	Delaware
	Nebraska
	Vermont*
	Maine*
	New Hampshire*
	North Dakota*
	South Dakota*
	Wyoming*