In 2015, 4,167 California residents committed suicide.
The National Center for Health Statistics is the nation’s primary health statistics agency. The CDC and other health-related organizations can use NCHS data for a variety of ends.
The following table shows total suicide deaths by state in 2016 and 2015.
Total suicide deaths by state
| State | 2016 deaths | 2015 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4,294 | 4,167 |
| Texas | 3,488 | 3,403 |
| Florida | 3,143 | 3,205 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,970 | 1,894 |
| Ohio | 1,707 | 1,650 |
| New York | 1,679 | 1,652 |
| Illinois | 1,415 | 1,363 |
| Georgia | 1,409 | 1,317 |
| North Carolina | 1,373 | 1,406 |
| Michigan | 1,364 | 1,410 |
| Arizona | 1,271 | 1,276 |
| Colorado | 1,168 | 1,093 |
| Virginia | 1,166 | 1,118 |
| Washington | 1,141 | 1,137 |
| Missouri | 1,133 | 1,052 |
| Tennessee | 1,111 | 1,068 |
| Indiana | 1,034 | 960 |
| Wisconsin | 866 | 877 |
| Oklahoma | 822 | 790 |
| South Carolina | 815 | 742 |
| Alabama | 788 | 750 |
| Oregon | 772 | 762 |
| Kentucky | 756 | 776 |
| Minnesota | 745 | 730 |
| New Jersey | 687 | 789 |
| Louisiana | 677 | 722 |
| Nevada | 650 | 558 |
| Massachusetts | 631 | 642 |
| Utah | 620 | 630 |
| Maryland | 586 | 553 |
| Arkansas | 555 | 577 |
| Kansas | 514 | 477 |
| New Mexico | 471 | 500 |
| Iowa | 451 | 433 |
| Connecticut | 397 | 384 |
| Mississippi | 383 | 431 |
| West Virginia | 362 | 340 |
| Idaho | 351 | 359 |
| Montana | 267 | 272 |
| Nebraska | 246 | 223 |
| New Hampshire | 244 | 228 |
| Maine | 226 | 235 |
| Alaska | 193 | 201 |
| Hawaii | 174 | 201 |
| South Dakota | 163 | 173 |
| Wyoming | 144 | 157 |
| North Dakota | 140 | 124 |
| Rhode Island | 126 | 127 |
| Delaware | 119 | 122 |
| Vermont | 118 | 103 |
| District of Columbia | 40 | 34 |
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