848 Gun Deaths in Mississippi
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
511
HOMICIDES
300
SUICIDES
37
OTHER
63
CHILDREN & TEENS AGES 1-17
Key Takeaways
The overall gun death rate increased 66% in 2022 compared to 2013.
Mississippi had the highest gun death rate in the country overall in 2022, mainly due to the increase in gun homicides. Mississippi had the 4th highest increase in gun homicide rate in the country in the last decade.
In 2021, there were at least 13 domestic violence-related homicides in Mississippi. 85% were by firearm.
An average of one person killed every ten hours.
Gun violence cost Mississippians $9.5 billion annually.
Firearm Homicide in Mississippi
6X
Males were six times as likely to die by gun homicide than females.
58%
Young people ages 15-34 accounted for 58% of all gun homicides in 2022.
42%
Young Black males ages 15-34 made up 5% of the total population in Mississippi in 2022 but 42% of all gun homicides.
4X
Black females were four times as likely to die from gun homicide than their white counterparts.
10th
Mississippi had the 10th highest gun homicide rate among Black people. Black people were seven times as likely to die by gun homicide than their white counterparts in 2022.
Firearm Suicide in Mississippi
4X
Males were four times as likely to die by gun suicide than females. However, Mississippi had the 3rd highest gun suicide rate among females in the country overall in 2022.
48%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 16% of the population in Mississippi but 48% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022.
42%
42% of all gun suicide deaths in 2022 were people over the age of 54.
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, 1999-2022; & WISQARS. National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) and Cost of Injury Modules. 2021-2022
