US gun deaths by population
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It is not surprising to anyone that firearms kill many people in the United States.
Based on information from the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the map below displays the average number of gun deaths per 100 thousand county residents from 2004 through 2010. The red color is for U.S. counties with rates over the median for all counties; blue is below the median.
Accidental Firearm Deaths
Firearms kill many Americans because of carelessness. The map below created by Reddit user academiaadvice shows accidental firearm deaths per 100 thousand residents.
About 13 thousand Americans were accidentally shot and killed from 1999 through 2019. Death rates were highest in Mississippi and Louisiana and lowest in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Gun ownership vs gun deaths
Intentional and unintentional firearm deaths are directly related to gun ownership. The graph created by Mother Jones eloquently demonstrates how the gun ownership of weapons affects the number of deaths.
