Missouri's Black gun-death rate tops nation in 2019

In 2019, Black Missourians were killed by guns at a rate that nearly doubled the rest of the states in the top 10. Missouri saw 57.7 Black gun deaths per 100,000 Black residents.

Rates are age-adjusted and represent firearm deaths per 100,000 residents.
Chart: Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent Source: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Get the data