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In an average year, 1,074 people die by guns.

With a rate of 17.5 per 100,000 people, Missouri has the 8th-highest rate of gun deaths in the US.

National

36,383 people die by guns each year.

SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

SOURCE: EVERYTOWN ANALYSIS OF HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT DATA, 2020.

Everytown analysis of the 2020 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), State Inpatient Databases (SID) for 32 states, and State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) for 27 states. See the Methodology page for more information.

SOURCE: TED R. MILLER AND BRUCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS OF CDC FATAL INJURY: 2019 AND HCUP NONFATAL INJURY: 2019.

See the Methodology page for more information.

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Gun Deaths By Intent
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. CDC’s database is broadly considered to be the most comprehensive source of data on fatal firearm injuries. However, two of its intent categories—“legal intervention” (i.e., shootings by police) and “unintentional deaths”—are estimated to be underreported. This is largely due to missing information on death certificates that may result in the misclassification of intent. The total of the intent category averages may not equal the yearly average due to rounding. See the Methodology page for more information.

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Gun Deaths Over Time in United States
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Deaths per 100,000 people
all
suicide
homicide
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, 2013–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. Rates are age-adjusted. A percentage change was developed using 2013 and 2022 data. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

SOURCE: TED R. MILLER AND BRUCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS OF CDC FATAL INJURY: 2019 AND HCUP NONFATAL INJURY: 2019.

See the Methodology page for more information.

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GUN INTENT

Gun Suicides and Suicide Attempts

people die by gun suicide every year

suicides per 100,000 people

of all gun deaths are suicides

rate of gun suicides in the US
There is insufficient data on gun suicides for this state to make a comparison.

National

people die by gun suicide every year

suicides per 100,000 people

of all gun deaths are suicides
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. See the Methodology page for more information.

Suicide in

SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. See the Methodology page for more information.

In , there are hours between gun suicide deaths.

SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. See the Methodology page for more information.

Gun Suicide by Race/Ethnicity in

Deaths per 100,000 people
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Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
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American Indian/Alaska Native
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More than one race
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. American Indian / Alaskan Native, Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, Black, white, and more than one race are defined as non-Latinx origin. See the Methodology page for more information.

Economic Cost

SOURCE: TED R. MILLER AND BRUCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS OF CDC FATAL INJURY: 2019 AND HCUP NONFATAL INJURY: 2019.

See the Methodology page for more information.

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Cost per resident

Rank

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State

State

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SOURCE: TED R. MILLER AND BRUCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS OF CDC FATAL INJURY: 2019 AND HCUP NONFATAL INJURY: 2019.

See the Methodology page for more information.

GUN INTENT

Gun Homicides and Assaults

people die by gun homicide every year

homicides per 100,000 people

of all gun deaths are homicides

rate of gun homicides in the US
There is insufficient data on gun homicides by race and ethnicity for this state to make a comparison.

National

people die by gun homicide every year

homicides per 100,000 people

of all gun deaths are homicides

of transgender gun homicides are Black women
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022. HOMICIDES INCLUDE SHOOTINGS BY POLICE.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

Homicide in

SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

Gun Homicide by Race/Ethnicity in

Black people in are times more likely than white people to die by gun homicide.

Economic Cost

Deaths per 100,000 people
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Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
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American Indian/Alaska Native
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More than one race
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. American Indian / Alaskan Native, Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, Black, white, and more than one race are defined as non-Latinx origin. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

SOURCE: EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND, TRANSGENDER HOMICIDE TRACKER, 2017–2024.

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Transgender Homicide Tracker, 2017–2024. This database tracks all homicides of transgender or gender expansive victims in the US and Puerto Rico. “Transgender and gender expansive” refers to any person who identified or lived as a gender different than what was ascribed to them at birth. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

Transgender Homicide Victims in the United States

SOURCE: TED R. MILLER AND BRUCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS OF CDC FATAL INJURY: 2019 AND HCUP NONFATAL INJURY: 2019.

See the Methodology page for more information.

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Cost per resident

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State

State

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SOURCE: TED R. MILLER AND BRUCE LAWRENCE ANALYSIS OF CDC FATAL INJURY: 2019 AND HCUP NONFATAL INJURY: 2019.

See the Methodology page for more information.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Race/Ethnicity

Black people are

more likely thanwhite people to die by guns
White people are

more likely thanBlack people to die by gun suicide
Black people are

more likely thanwhite people to die by gun homicide
There is insufficient data on gun deaths by race and ethnicity for this state to make a comparison.

National

Black people are

more likely thanwhite people to die by guns
White people are

more likely thanBlack people to die by gun suicide
Black people are

more likely thanwhite people to die by gun homicide
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022. HOMICIDES INCLUDE SHOOTINGS BY POLICE.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A disparity ratio was developed based on age-adjusted rates using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. Black and white defined as non-Latinx origin. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

% of
All Gun Deaths
by Race/Ethnicity in
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. American Indian / Alaskan Native, Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, Black, white, and more than one race are defined as non-Latinx origin. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

All Gun Deaths
per 100,000 people in
Deaths per 100,000 people
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White
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Black
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Latinx
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Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
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American Indian/Alaska Native
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More than one race
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. American Indian / Alaskan Native, Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, Black, white, and more than one race are defined as non-Latinx origin. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Gun Violence Among Children & Teens

children and teens die by guns every year

of all gun deaths among children and teens are suicides

of all gun deaths among children and teens are homicides
The number of gun deaths among children and teens in this state is insufficient for analysis.

National

children and teens die by guns every year

of all gun deaths among children and teens are suicides

of all gun deaths among children and teens are homicides
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. Children and teens are defined as ages 0 to 19. The term “homicide” includes shootings by police. See the Methodology page for more information.

Guns are cause of death among children and teens in .

Deaths among children and teens by cause
SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, ONE-YEAR COUNT: 2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death, Injury Mechanism & All Other Leading Causes. Data from 2022. This analysis used the number of deaths of children and teenagers ages 1 to 19. The number of deaths among children age 0 to 1 are excluded because the leading causes of death for newborns and infants less than 1 year of age are considerably different from those 1 year and older. See the Methodology page for more information.

SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A disparity ratio was developed based on crude rates using five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. Children and teens are defined as ages 0 to 19. Black and white are defined as non-Latinx origin. See the Methodology page for more information.

DEMOGRAPHICS

Intimate Partner Homicide

women fatally shot by a partner in 2019

of female IPH victims are killed with a gun
There is insufficient data on intimate partner homicides for this state.

National

women fatally shot by a partner in 2019

of female IPH victims are killed with a gun
SOURCE: EVERYTOWN ANALYSIS OF CDC, NATIONAL VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM, 2020.

Everytown analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), 2020. See the Methodology page for more information.

Intimate Partner Homicide in

SOURCE: EVERYTOWN ANALYSIS OF CDC, NATIONAL VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM, 2020.

Everytown analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), 2020. See the Methodology page for more information.

Black women in are times as likely to be shot and killed by an intimate partner as white women.

Intimate Partner Gun Homicide by Race/Ethnicity in

Deaths per 1 million adult females
There was insufficient data available to calculate intimate partner gun homicide rates by race and ethnicity for .
N/A
White
N/A
Black
N/A
Latinx
N/A
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
N/A
American Indian/Alaska Native
SOURCE: EVERYTOWN ANALYSIS OF CDC, NATIONAL VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM, 2016–2020.

National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), 2016–2020. American Indian / Alaskan Native, Asian / Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, Black, and white are defined as non-Latinx origin. See the Methodology page for more information.

GEOGRAPHY

Congressional District

St. Louis, St. Louis City, and Jackson counties contain Missouri's largest city.
Alabama
UNITED STATES
GUN SUICIDE DEATHS/YEAR
10 or less
11-40
41-70
71-100
over 100
GUN SUICIDE DEATHS/YEAR
10 or less
11-40
41-70
71-100
over 100

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Alabama has a total of 7 Congressional Districts.


AL-6 has an average of xx gun deaths per year.

SOURCE: EVERYTOWN ANALYSIS OF GUN SUICIDE FROM CDC WONDER 2014-2018. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT HEXMAP, V2.1 BY DANIEL DONNER FOR DAILY KOS ELECTIONS.

See the Methodology page for more information.

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11-40
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Congressional District

Congressional District

GUN SUICIDES

GUN SUICIDES

RATE PER 100,000

RATE PER 100,000

SUICIDES BY GUN

SUICIDES BY GUN

SOURCE: EVERYTOWN ANALYSIS OF GUN SUICIDE FROM CDC WONDER 2014-2018. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT HEXMAP, V2.1 BY DANIEL DONNER FOR DAILY KOS ELECTIONS.

See the Methodology page for more information.

GEOGRAPHY

County

All Gun Deaths
TOTAL DEATHS (2015–2019) RATE PER 100,000 EST. POPULATION
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St. Louis, St. Louis City, and Jackson counties contain Missouri's largest city.

COUNTIES

COUNTIES

TOTAL DEATHS (2015–2019)

TOTAL DEATHS (2015–2019)

RATE PER 100,000

RATE PER 100,000

EST. POPULATION

EST. POPULATION

SOURCE: CDC, UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH, FIVE-YEAR COUNT: 2018–2022.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. Numbers are based on five years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2022. Rates are crude for counties and age-adjusted for the United States. Death counts suppressed by the CDC appear as “<10.” Death rates are flagged as “Not Available” when the rate is calculated with a numerator of 20 or fewer. See the Methodology page for more information.

SOURCE: EVERYTOWN ANALYSIS OF HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT DATA, 2020.

Everytown analysis of the 2020 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), State Inpatient Databases (SID) for 32 states, and State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) for 27 states. See the Methodology page for more information.