124 Gun Deaths in Wyoming
Based on most recent available finalized data from CDC (2022).
14
HOMICIDES
104
SUICIDES
6
OTHER
Key Takeaways
Wyoming had the 11th highest gun death rate in the country in 2022. The overall gun death rate increased 22% within the last decade.
Wyoming had the 2nd highest gun suicide rate in the country in 2022.
Firearms were the second leading cause of death among children and teens ages 1-17 from 2018 to 2022.
The two counties with the most gun suicide deaths were Laramie and Campbell County.
An average of one person killed every 3 days.
Gun violence costs Wyomingites $1.3 billion annually.
Firearm Suicide in Wyoming
6X
In 2022, Wyoming had the 4th highest gun suicide rate among males. Males were six times as likely to die by gun suicide than females from 2018 to 2022.
57%
White males over the age of 34 accounted for 25% of the population in Wyoming but 57% 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. Cost of Injury Modules. 2022
