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

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.

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.

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.

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