Wyoming
The latest Wyoming annual gun death data.
130 Gun Deaths in Wyoming
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2023).
10
HOMICIDES
116
SUICIDES
4
OTHER
Key Takeaways
Wyoming had the 7th highest gun death rate in the country in 2023. The overall gun death rate increased by 33% from 2014 to 2023.
Wyoming had the highest gun suicide rate in the country overall in 2023. The overall gun suicide rate increased by 13% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among young people ages 1-17 from 2019 to 2023.
An average of one person killed every 3 days.
Gun violence costs Wyomingites $1.3 billion annually.
This amounts to $2,003 per person.
Firearm Suicide in Wyoming
8X
Males were eight times as likely to die by gun suicide than females from 2019 to 2023.
55%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 25% of the population in Wyoming but 55% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023.
53%
53% of all gun suicide deaths in 2023 were people over the age of 44.
Guns are used in the majority of homicides & suicides.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death. Age-adjusted Gun Deaths and Rates per 100,000. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2023; & WISQARS. Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
