Updated August 5, 2020 |
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The following table lists the number of deaths (in thousands) and the death rate per 1,000 people for every state in the U.S. for 2009.
| Area | 2009 number | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| United States1 | 2,436 | 7.9 |
| Alabama | 47.4 | 10.1 |
| Alaska | 3.6 | 5.2 |
| Arizona | 45.8 | 6.9 |
| Arkansas | 28.7 | 9.9 |
| California | 232.8 | 6.3 |
| Colorado | 31.2 | 6.2 |
| Connecticut | 28.5 | 8.1 |
| Delaware | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| District of Columbia | 4.8 | 9.2 |
| Florida | 169.8 | 9.2 |
| Georgia | --- | --- |
| Hawaii | 9.9 | 7.7 |
| Idaho | 11.1 | 7.2 |
| Illinois2 | 99.9 | 7.7 |
| Indiana | 55.9 | 8.7 |
| Iowa | 27.6 | 9.2 |
| Kansas | 24.0 | 8.5 |
| Kentucky | 41.4 | 9.6 |
| Louisiana | 40.2 | 8.9 |
| Maine | 12.6 | 9.5 |
| Maryland | 43.9 | 7.7 |
| Massachusetts | 52.4 | 7.9 |
| Michigan | 86.5 | 8.7 |
| Minnesota | 37.8 | 7.2 |
| Mississippi | 28.3 | 9.6 |
| Missouri | 54.3 | 9.1 |
| Montana | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| Nebraska | 14.8 | 8.2 |
| Nevada | 19.2 | 7.3 |
| New Hampshire | 10.1 | 7.6 |
| New Jersey | 68.3 | 7.8 |
| New Mexico | 15.7 | 7.8 |
| New York | 146.2 | 7.5 |
| North Carolina | 77.1 | 8.2 |
| North Dakota | 5.9 | 9.1 |
| Ohio | 107.2 | 9.3 |
| Oklahoma | 35.6 | 9.7 |
| Oregon | 31.6 | 8.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 124.8 | 9.9 |
| Rhode Island | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| South Carolina | 40.3 | 8.8 |
| South Dakota | 6.9 | 8.5 |
| Tennessee | 58.3 | 9.3 |
| Texas | 163.3 | 6.6 |
| Utah | 14.1 | 5.1 |
| Vermont | 5.0 | 8.1 |
| Virginia | 58.7 | 7.4 |
| Washington | 48.3 | 7.2 |
| West Virginia | 21.4 | 11.7 |
| Wisconsin | 45.7 | 8.1 |
| Wyoming | 4.3 | 7.9 |
| Puerto Rico | 28.9 | 7.3 |
| Virgin Islands | --- | --- |
| Guam | --- | --- |
| American Samoa | .3 | 4.7 |
| Northern Marianas | 0.19 | 3.8 |
NOTE: Preliminary data.
1. Excludes data for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Marianas.
2. Georgia data are not shown separately, but included in U.S. totals.
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 59, No. 4, March 16, 2011.
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