Feb 26, 2026 - News
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Arkansas had the sixth-highest rate of firearms deaths in the U.S. in 2023.
- According to CDC data, 671 people died from guns in Arkansas that year, a rate of nearly 22 per 100,000 people.
- Mississippi's rate was the highest (29.4), followed by Louisiana (28.3), Alabama (25.6) and New Mexico (25.3).
Massachusetts had the lowest rate (3.7).