There were 4,294 California residents who committed suicide in 2016, a 3 percent increase over the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.
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 |
