| Lowest | 1st Quartile | 2nd Quartile | 3rd Quartile | 4th Quartile | Highest |
|---|
| State | Population (total inhabitants) (2015) [2] | Murders and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (total deaths) (2015) [1] | Murders (total deaths) (2015) [3] | Gun Murders (total deaths) (2015) [3] | Gun Ownership (%) (2013) [4] | Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter Rate (per 100,000) (2015) | Murder Rate (per 100,000) (2015) | Gun Murder Rate (per 100,000) (2015) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,853,875 | 348 | —[a] | —[a] | 48.9 | 7.2 | — [a] | — [a] |
| Alaska | 737,709 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 61.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 5.3 |
| Arizona | 6,817,565 | 306 | 278 | 171 | 32.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Arkansas | 2,977,853 | 181 | 164 | 110 | 57.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| California | 38,993,940 | 1,861 | 1,861 | 1,275 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| Colorado | 5,448,819 | 176 | 176 | 115 | 34.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Connecticut | 3,584,730 | 117 | 107 | 73 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Delaware | 944,076 | 63 | 63 | 52 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| District of Columbia | 670,377 | 162 | 162 | 121 | 25.9 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 18.0 |
| Florida | 20,244,914 | 1,041 | — [b] | — [b] | 32.5 | 5.1 | — [b] | — [b] |
| Georgia | 10,199,398 | 615 | 565 | 464 | 31.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Hawaii | 1,425,157 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 45.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Idaho | 1,652,828 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 56.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Illinois | 12,859,995[5] | 744 | 497 | 440 | 26.2 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Indiana | 6,612,768 | 373 | 272 | 209 | 33.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Iowa | 3,121,997 | 72 | 72 | 49 | 33.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Kansas | 2,906,721 | 128 | 125 | 91 | 32.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
| Kentucky | 4,424,611 | 209 | 209 | 141 | 42.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| Louisiana | 4,668,960 | 481 | 474 | 379 | 44.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.1 |
| Maine | 1,329,453 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 22.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Maryland | 5,994,983 | 516 | 372 | 279 | 20.7 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| Massachusetts | 6,784,240 | 128 | 126 | 81 | 22.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Michigan | 9,917,715 | 571 | 571 | 389 | 28.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| Minnesota | 5,482,435 | 133 | 133 | 79 | 36.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Mississippi | 2,989,390 | 259 | 159 | 126 | 42.8 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Missouri | 6,076,204 | 502 | 499 | 418 | 27.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Montana | 1,032,073 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 52.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| Nebraska | 1,893,765 | 62 | 61 | 43 | 19.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| Nevada | 2,883,758 | 178 | 177 | 113 | 37.5 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 3.9 |
| New Hampshire | 1,330,111 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | 8,935,421 | 363 | 353 | 255 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| New Mexico | 2,080,328 | 117 | 94 | 56 | 49.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| New York | 19,747,183 | 609 | 611 | 383 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| North Carolina | 10,035,186 | 517 | 506 | 353 | 28.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| North Dakota | 756,835 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 47.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Ohio | 11,605,090 | 500 | 480 | 316 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| Oklahoma | 3,907,414 | 234 | 233 | 149 | 31.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 |
| Oregon | 4,024,634 | 99 | 71 | 34 | 26.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,791,904 | 658 | 651 | 497 | 27.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| Rhode Island | 1,055,607 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| South Carolina | 4,894,834 | 399 | 394 | 312 | 44.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 6.4 |
| South Dakota | 857,919 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 35.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| Tennessee | 6,595,056 | 406 | 402 | 297 | 39.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| Texas | 27,429,639 | 1,316 | 1,276 | 906 | 35.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| Utah | 2,990,632 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 31.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Vermont | 626,088 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Virginia | 8,367,587 | 383 | 383 | 275 | 29.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Washington | 7,160,290 | 211 | 209 | 141 | 27.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| West Virginia | 1,841,053 | 70 | 57 | 30 | 54.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Wisconsin | 5,767,891 | 240 | 238 | 170 | 34.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Wyoming | 586,107 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 53.8 | 2.56 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
