Mass Shooting Rates by State (2014–2022)

Mass shootings are defined as incidents where 4 or more people were shot (injured or killed), excluding the shooter. Data is from the Gun Violence Archive and JAMA Network Open, calculated per 1 million people over the period 2014–2022.

Mass Shootings and Per-Capita Rates by State

State	Mass Shootings	Rate per 1M People
Alabama	103	2.32
Alaska	5	0.76
Arizona	45	0.71
Arkansas	44	1.63
California	367	1.04
Colorado	60	1.18
Connecticut	38	0.87
Delaware	19	2.18
Hawaii	0	0.00
Idaho	2	0.13
Illinois	414	3.61
Indiana	93	1.68
Iowa	8	0.31
Kansas	9	0.26
Louisiana	179	4.28
Maine	3	0.25
Maryland	120	2.20
Massachusetts	34	0.55
Michigan	129	1.43
Minnesota	49	0.97
Mississippi	26	2.91
Missouri	126	2.29
Montana	4	0.42
Nebraska	15	0.86
New Hampshire	1	0.08
New Jersey	68	0.95
New Mexico	30	1.42
New York	135	0.69
North Carolina	136	1.26
North Dakota	0	0.00
Ohio	—	—
Oklahoma	—	—
Oregon	—	—
Pennsylvania	—	—
Rhode Island	0	0.00
South Carolina	—	—
South Dakota	—	—
Tennessee	124	2.03
Texas	270	1.05
Utah	6	0.21
Vermont	1	0.18
Virginia	97	1.27
Washington	45	0.67
West Virginia	5	0.31
Wisconsin	53	1.01
Wyoming	1	0.19
District of Columbia	187	10.49

Data source: Gun Violence Archive; JAMA Network Open. Mass shootings per 1 million population, 2014–2022.

Color-Coded Map of Mass Shooting Rates by State

The map shows per-capita mass shooting rates by state, with green indicating the lowest rates (0 per million) and red indicating the highest rates (~4+ per million). Darker green states like Hawaii and North Dakota have the lowest rates, while redder states like Louisiana, Illinois, and D.C. have the highest rates.