133
gun deaths in Wyoming including
13
children and teens (ages 0-19)
12%
Homicides comprised 12% of gun deaths
86%
Suicides comprised the majority of gun deaths
85%
of gun death victims were male
3rd
highest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

In 2019, 133 Wyomingites died by gun violence, an average of more than two people every week. Suicides were 86% of the gun deaths and homicides were 12%.

Number of deaths

TRENDS OVER TIME

The total gun death rate in Wyoming increased annually, with few exceptions, over the course of the decade (2010-2019), due primarily to the rise in suicides. The total gun death rate increased 42% from 2010 to 2019 and the firearm suicide rate increased 38%. In 2019, the total gun death rate reached its highest rate since 1982. The firearm suicide rate reached its highest rate on record, according to CDC data.

Age-adjusted rate per 100,000

Total gun death rate
Firearm homicide rate
Firearm suicide rate

Note: The CDC considers firearm homicide rates based on fewer than 20 deaths “statistically unreliable.” There were fewer than 20 firearm homicides reported from 2010-2019, therefore these data points are omitted from the graph above.

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 11.40 to 17.30
  • 17.31 to 23.21
  • 23.22 to 29.12
  • 29.13 to 34.88
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Wyoming, Platte County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Sublette County and Fremont County.

Conversely, Albany County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Lincoln County and Campbell County.

Notes:

  • The CDC suppresses data in which fewer than 10 deaths are reported in a given time frame and considers firearm death rates based on fewer than 20 deaths “statistically unreliable.” Counties that meet this criteria are labeled “Suppressed/Unreliable.”
  • Based on a ten-year average (2010-2019).

FIREARM HOMICIDES

16
firearm homicides in 2019

Gun Deaths by Intent

12% of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

Nearly 2/3 of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

Demographics

In Wyoming, White males are at highest risk for firearm homicide.

Note: Based on a five-year average (2015-2019).

FIREARM SUICIDES

114
firearm suicides in 2019, including
11
children and teens (ages 0-19)
1st
highest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

The majority of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

2/3 of suicides were by firearm in 2019.

Demographics

White males ages 75+ are at highest risk for firearm suicide in Wyoming.

Note: Based on a five-year average (2015-2019).

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