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Suicide rate

Suicides per 100,000 people, adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly.

Reported for2,049areas, in 50 states — none in CT, PR
Link to density0.61mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.41Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typeratedeaths per 100,000

How it has moved

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Every state, every year

One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.

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Where it comes from

County Health Rankings · County Health Rankings v161
University of Wisconsin · 13 releases, 2013–2025; each value filed under the last year its data covers, 2010–2023 · 95% likely ranges, converted to 90%; figures based on small counts are withheld

Source: County Health Rankings, which compiles each measure from its own source and filed here under the last year of the period it covers.

Combining areas: an average weighted by population.

What it goes with

The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 5 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.

MeasureUnadjustedAdjusted
Suicide rate and Firearm suicide rateWhere Suicide rate is higher, Firearm suicide rate tends to be higher: a strong link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Firearm suicide rate by US county+0.85+0.75
Suicide rate and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Suicide rate is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county+0.59+0.48
Suicide rate and Years of potential life lostWhere Suicide rate is higher, Years of potential life lost tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Years of potential life lost by US county+0.43+0.36
Suicide rate and Hearing disabilityWhere Suicide rate is higher, Hearing disability tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Hearing disability by US county+0.58+0.35
Suicide rate and Life expectancyWhere Suicide rate is higher, Life expectancy tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Life expectancy by US county-0.37-0.32
Suicide rate and Premature mortalityWhere Suicide rate is higher, Premature mortality tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Premature mortality by US county+0.38+0.31
Suicide rate and Cholesterol screeningWhere Suicide rate is higher, Cholesterol screening tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Cholesterol screening by US county-0.61-0.30

Population makeup

How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.

Share of residentsUnadjustedAdjusted
Suicide rate and Share White, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county+0.13+0.00
Suicide rate and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Suicide rate is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county-0.24-0.18
Suicide rate and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county-0.11-0.09
Suicide rate and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county-0.31+0.02
Suicide rate and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Suicide rate is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county+0.59+0.48

Highest and lowest

Of 2,049 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.

Highest

  1. Kusilvak Census Area, AK — 107
  2. Nome Census Area, AK — 87.9
  3. Northwest Arctic Borough, AK — 87.8
  4. Benson County, ND — 73.4
  5. Todd County, SD — 70.5

Lowest

  1. Bronx County, NY — 5.4
  2. Essex County, NJ — 5.54
  3. Kings County, NY — 5.61
  4. Rockland County, NY — 5.61
  5. Imperial County, CA — 5.7

The middle area reports 18. The middle half of counties falls between 14.3 and 22.3 (the 25th to 75th percentile).

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