TABLE 2. Changes in firearm suicide incidence, by selected sociodemographic factors — United States, 2019–2020.
| Characteristic | No.* (rate*,†) | Rate change | % Rate change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | |||
| U.S. population overall§,¶ | 23,888 (7.9) | 24,245 (8.1) | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Age group, yrs** | ||||
| 10–24 | 2,969 (4.7) | 3,393 (5.4) | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 25–44 | 6,683 (7.6) | 7,105 (8.1) | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 45–64 | 7,863 (9.4) | 7,284 (8.8) | −0.6 | −6.8 |
| ≥65 | 6,373 (11.8) | 6,463 (11.6) | −0.2 | −1.5 |
| Sex§,¶ | ||||
| Female | 3,214 (2.2) | 3,108 (2.1) | −0.1 | −3.2 |
| Male | 20,674 (14.2) | 21,137 (14.5) | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Race and ethnicity††,¶ | ||||
| A/PI, non-Hispanic | 381 (2.0) | 374 (2.0) | −0.0§§ | −1.9 |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic | 183 (7.7) | 267 (10.9) | 3.2 | 41.8 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1,588 (4.2) | 1,852 (4.9) | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| Hispanic (any race) | 1,534 (3.0) | 1,790 (3.4) | 0.4 | 13.8 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 20,202 (10.4) | 19,962 (10.4) | −0.0§§ | −0.3 |
| U.S. Census Bureau division§,¶,¶¶ | ||||
| New England | 625 (4.4) | 587 (4.2) | −0.3 | −6.1 |
| Middle Atlantic | 1,587 (4.0) | 1,561 (4.0) | −0.0§§ | −1.0 |
| East North Central | 3,257 (7.6) | 3,252 (7.6) | 0.0§§ | 0.5 |
| West North Central | 1,882 (9.9) | 1,932 (10.2) | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| South Atlantic | 5,254 (8.5) | 5,359 (8.7) | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| East South Central | 2,041 (11.7) | 2,103 (12.1) | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| West South Central | 3,487 (9.8) | 3,593 (10.1) | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Mountain | 2,911 (13.1) | 3,078 (13.6) | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Pacific | 2,844 (5.8) | 2,780 (5.6) | −0.2 | −3.3 |
| Urbanization level§,¶ | ||||
| Large metropolitan | 10,085 (6.0) | 10,136 (6.1) | 0.0§§ | 0.3 |
| Small/Medium metropolitan | 8,546 (9.5) | 8,727 (9.7) | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 5,257 (12.4) | 5,382 (12.8) | 0.3 | 2.6 |
Abbreviations: A/PI = Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian or Alaska Native.
* Numbers and rates overall and by sex, race and ethnicity, U.S. Census Bureau division, and urbanization level exclude persons aged <10 years.
† Firearm suicides per 100,000 persons.
§ Excludes decedent records with missing race and ethnicity or age.
¶ Rates are age-adjusted to the year 2000 U.S. standard population.
** Excludes decedent records with missing race and ethnicity.
†† Excludes decedent records with missing age.
§§ A value of “−0.0” denotes a negative change rounded to the nearest tenth; a value of “0.0” denotes a positive change rounded to the nearest tenth.
¶¶ https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf