According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 the average rate of Death Due to Suicide across the United States in 2007 was 11.3 per 100,000 population. 19 out of 22 Conservative States had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Suicide (86% of Conservative States) versus 11 out of 29 Liberal States that had a higher than average rate of Death Due to Suicide (38% of Liberal States). The highest rate of Death Due to Suicide in the country is found in Alaska with 22.1 per 100,000 population. The lowest rate of Death Due to Suicide in the country is found in District Of Columbia with 5.8 per 100,000 population.
Conservative:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
West Virginia
Wyoming
Liberal:
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Maine
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Source: 2012-2-vitstat.pdf No. 123
