710
gun deaths in Mississippi, including
64
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
52%
Homicides comprised more than half of all gun deaths
43%
Suicides comprised more than 2/5 of all gun deaths
84%
of gun death victims were male
2nd
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

More than 700 Mississippians died by gun violence in 2019, an average of nearly two people every day. Suicides were 43% of the gun deaths and homicides were 52%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 11.47 to 17.57
  • 17.58 to 23.68
  • 23.69 to 29.79
  • 29.80 to 35.71
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Mississippi, Coahoma County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Jefferson Davis County and Washington County.

Conversely, Lafayette County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Oktibbeha County and Pontotoc County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

366
firearm homicides in 2019, including
36
children and teens
2nd
highest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than half of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

The majority of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

308
firearm suicides in 2019, including
20
children and teens
19th
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

More than 2/5 of all gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

The majority of suicides were by firearm in 2019.

Resources

Additional Information

Notes

  • All rates listed are age-adjusted in order to allow for accurate comparisons between populations with different age distributions.
  • All data is from 2019, the most recent year of data available, unless otherwise indicated.
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2019. Available: http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.

Last updated February 2021