|
Rank |
State |
Injuries per million people per year |
|
1 |
Wyoming |
5.74 |
|
2 |
New
Mexico |
3.89 |
|
3 |
Florida |
3.8 |
|
4 |
Arkansas |
3.26 |
|
5 |
Colorado |
3.24 |
|
6 |
Maine |
2.68 |
|
7
(tied) |
Mississippi |
2.42 |
|
7
(tied) |
Oklahoma |
2.42 |
|
8 |
S.
Dakota |
2.4 |
|
9 |
N.
Carolina |
2.32 |
|
10 |
Tennessee |
2.29 |
|
11 |
N.H. |
2.24 |
|
12 |
Idaho |
2.23 |
|
13 |
S.
Carolina |
2.22 |
|
14 |
Kansas |
2.13 |
|
15 |
Michigan |
2.03 |
|
16 |
Georgia |
1.79 |
|
17 |
Utah |
1.78 |
|
18
(tied) |
Louisiana |
1.65 |
|
18
(tied) |
Montana |
1.65 |
|
19
(tied) |
Kentucky |
1.63 |
|
19
(tied) |
Mass. |
1.63 |
|
20
(tied) |
Alabama |
1.6 |
|
20
(tied) |
Iowa |
1.6 |
|
21
(tied) |
Delaware |
1.33 |
|
21
(tied) |
R.I. |
1.33 |
|
21
(tied) |
W.
Virginia |
1.33 |
|
22 |
Nebraska |
1.27 |
|
23 |
Pennsylvania |
1.26 |
|
24 |
Arizona |
1.23 |
|
25 |
Wisconsin |
1.21 |
|
26 |
Ohio |
1.13 |
|
27 |
Virginia |
1.06 |
|
28
(tied) |
N.
Dakota |
1.05 |
|
28
(tied) |
Vermont |
1.05 |
|
29 |
Maryland |
0.94 |
|
30 |
D.C. |
0.89 |
|
31 |
Indiana |
0.87 |
|
32 |
Minnesota |
0.84 |
|
33
(tied) |
New
York |
0.71 |
|
33
(tied) |
Texas |
0.71 |
|
34 |
Connecticut |
0.7 |
|
35 |
Illinois |
0.69 |
|
36 |
Missouri |
0.54 |
|
37 |
Nevada |
0.52 |
|
38 |
New
Jersey |
0.49 |
|
39 |
Washington |
0.27 |
|
40 |
Oregon |
0.23 |
|
41 |
Hawaii |
0.1 |
|
42
(tied) |
Puerto
Rico |
0.07 |
|
42
(tied) |
California |
0.07 |
|
43 |
Alaska |
0 |
Source: Curran, Holle, and Lopez (2000)
Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001