TENNESSEE YOUTH 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, 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*