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Suicide Deaths by County
Suicide deaths per year by county, from CDC death records. If you are struggling, call or text 988.
Los Angeles County, California has the most, 873 suicide deaths per year, followed by Maricopa County, Arizona (744) and Harris County, Texas (541).
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🔎About this data
Deaths ruled suicide on death certificates, per year on average for 2018-2022, by the county where the person lived. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), free and confidential, 24/7. Veterans: dial 988 then press 1.
Source: U.S. CDC National Center for Health Statistics (National Vital Statistics System) death records, 2018-2022, as published by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025
Coverage: Nationwide, by county: 2,440 counties with 10 or more suicide deaths in 2018-2022; smaller counties are not published and are shown in the lightest shade
How it was checked: The U.S. total in this release (239,283) is within 0.1% of the CDC's published yearly totals for 2018-2022 (239,493); counties shown add up to 97.7% of it, the rest being small counties. Same CDC source and method as the overdose layer, whose county figures matched the CDC's own counts exactly.
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Which county has the most suicide deaths per year?
Los Angeles County, California has the most, 873 suicide deaths per year, followed by Maricopa County, Arizona (744) and Harris County, Texas (541).
Where does this data come from?
U.S. CDC National Center for Health Statistics (National Vital Statistics System) death records, 2018-2022, as published by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025. Coverage: Nationwide, by county: 2,440 counties with 10 or more suicide deaths in 2018-2022; smaller counties are not published and are shown in the lightest shade.
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