Firearm deaths per 100,000 population by state (1999–2023)
Each row is a U.S. state, sorted by 2023 death rate (highest at top). Each column is a year. Color intensity shows the age-adjusted firearm death rate per 100,000. Vertical lines mark major federal and coordinated state legislation. Despite periodic legislative action, rates have broadly increased since 2014 after a decade of stability.
Data modeled from CDC WONDER, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Giffords Law Center. Visualization format after WSJ / Observable.