There were 191 South Dakota residents who committed suicide in 2017, a 17.2 percent increase over the previous year, according to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics.
In 2016, 163 South Dakota 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.
Total suicide deaths by state in 2017 and 2016
| State | 2017 deaths | 2016 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4,312 | 4,294 |
| Texas | 3,778 | 3,488 |
| Florida | 3,227 | 3,143 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,030 | 1,970 |
| Ohio | 1,740 | 1,707 |
| New York | 1,696 | 1,679 |
| North Carolina | 1,521 | 1,373 |
| Illinois | 1,474 | 1,415 |
| Michigan | 1,457 | 1,364 |
| Georgia | 1,451 | 1,409 |
| Arizona | 1,327 | 1,271 |
| Washington | 1,297 | 1,141 |
| Colorado | 1,181 | 1,168 |
| Virginia | 1,179 | 1,166 |
| Tennessee | 1,166 | 1,111 |
| Missouri | 1,151 | 1,133 |
| Indiana | 1,092 | 1,034 |
| Wisconsin | 926 | 866 |
| South Carolina | 838 | 815 |
| Alabama | 836 | 788 |
| Oregon | 825 | 772 |
| New Jersey | 795 | 687 |
| Minnesota | 783 | 745 |
| Kentucky | 770 | 756 |
| Oklahoma | 756 | 822 |
| Louisiana | 720 | 677 |
| Massachusetts | 682 | 631 |
| Utah | 663 | 620 |
| Arkansas | 631 | 555 |
| Maryland | 630 | 586 |
| Nevada | 627 | 650 |
| Kansas | 553 | 514 |
| New Mexico | 491 | 471 |
| Iowa | 479 | 451 |
| Mississippi | 445 | 383 |
| Connecticut | 405 | 397 |
| West Virginia | 393 | 362 |
| Idaho | 392 | 351 |
| Montana | 311 | 267 |
| Nebraska | 275 | 246 |
| Maine | 274 | 226 |
| New Hampshire | 265 | 244 |
| Hawaii | 227 | 174 |
| Alaska | 200 | 193 |
| South Dakota | 191 | 163 |
| Wyoming | 157 | 144 |
| North Dakota | 154 | 140 |
| Rhode Island | 129 | 126 |
| Vermont | 112 | 118 |
| Delaware | 112 | 119 |
