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State
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
Rate
Rank
United States
8.1
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8.9
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9.6
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9.3
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5.8
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4.6
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4.6
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Alabama
7.3
26
8.7
32
9.3
30
9.8
36
5.0
23
3.4
9
3.5
11
Alaska
7.0
22
7.6
21
8.0
18
7.7
20
6.4
39
6.1
49
6.5
49
Arizona
8.3
35
9.4
37
10.4
41
9.8
36
6.0
35
3.7
15
4.1
18
Arkansas
7.3
26
7.9
24
7.9
16
7.5
16
5.4
26
5.3
43
5.3
43
California
10.5
50
11.8
50
12.4
49
11.3
48
7.2
49
5.4
44
4.9
37
Colorado
8.0
31
8.6
30
9.0
29
8.1
25
4.8
18
3.8
16
4.3
23
Connecticut
8.4
36
8.9
33
9.3
30
8.2
27
5.6
32
4.6
28
4.4
24
Delaware
7.1
23
7.4
18
8.0
18
7.9
22
4.9
21
3.5
12
3.5
11
District of Columbia
8.9
41
10.1
43
10.0
36
9.7
35
6.6
42
5.5
45
5.7
46
Florida
8.6
39
10.3
45
11.3
47
10.4
42
6.3
36
4.0
20
3.3
10
Georgia
9.0
43
9.9
42
10.2
39
9.8
36
6.3
36
4.6
28
4.7
31
Hawaii
5.8
12
6.5
10
6.8
7
6.9
11
4.1
10
2.7
2
2.5
1
Idaho
7.1
23
8.3
27
8.7
28
7.5
16
4.8
18
3.0
5
3.0
3
Illinois
8.9
41
9.7
41
10.4
41
10.0
39
6.4
39
5.1
40
4.6
28
Indiana
8.4
36
9.0
34
10.1
38
10.4
42
5.8
33
4.6
28
5.0
40
Iowa
5.2
5
5.9
6
6.3
5
6.2
5
4.0
8
3.8
16
3.7
14
Kansas
5.7
10
6.5
10
7.1
11
7.1
14
4.4
13
4.1
21
4.4
24
Kentucky
8.2
33
9.5
39
10.2
39
10.3
41
6.6
42
5.6
46
5.9
47
Louisiana
6.4
15
7.3
15
7.4
13
6.6
8
4.4
13
3.8
16
3.9
17
Maine
7.3
26
7.7
22
8.2
21
8.1
25
5.4
26
4.7
33
4.7
31
Maryland
6.8
17
7.3
15
7.8
15
7.4
15
4.3
12
3.4
9
3.8
16
Massachusetts
6.7
16
7.3
15
8.3
23
8.2
27
5.3
24
4.5
27
4.8
34
Michigan
9.1
44
10.4
46
12.7
50
13.4
51
8.3
51
7.1
51
6.9
51
Minnesota
5.6
9
6.5
10
7.4
13
8.0
24
5.4
26
4.7
33
4.1
18
Mississippi
9.2
46
10.5
48
10.5
43
9.4
32
6.8
46
6.3
50
6.8
50
Missouri
6.9
19
8.4
29
9.3
30
9.4
32
5.9
34
5.0
39
4.8
34
Montana
6.0
14
6.6
13
6.8
7
6.0
4
4.5
15
3.4
9
3.2
7
Nebraska
3.9
2
4.5
2
4.7
2
4.7
2
3.3
4
3.0
5
3.0
3
Nevada
11.1
51
13.2
51
13.8
51
11.7
50
7.1
48
4.7
33
4.2
22
New Hampshire
5.5
8
5.5
4
6.1
4
6.2
5
3.9
7
3.5
12
3.5
11
New Jersey
9.5
47
9.4
37
9.6
33
9.0
31
5.5
31
4.3
24
4.6
28
New Mexico
6.9
19
7.5
19
7.9
16
6.8
10
4.5
15
3.5
12
4.1
18
New York
8.5
38
8.3
27
8.6
27
8.4
29
5.4
26
4.6
28
4.6
28
North Carolina
9.5
47
10.2
44
10.8
45
10.4
42
6.3
36
4.8
36
4.8
34
North Dakota
3.1
1
3.5
1
3.8
1
4.1
1
3.1
2
3.1
7
3.2
7
Ohio
7.2
25
8.6
30
10.0
36
10.2
40
6.6
42
5.6
46
5.4
45
Oklahoma
5.2
5
5.9
6
6.9
9
6.7
9
3.7
6
4.1
21
4.1
18
Oregon
8.7
40
9.6
40
10.7
44
11.1
47
6.5
41
5.2
41
5.3
43
Pennsylvania
7.9
30
7.9
24
8.4
24
7.9
22
5.3
24
4.4
25
4.5
26
Rhode Island
10.4
49
11.2
49
11.7
48
10.9
46
7.7
50
5.2
41
5.1
41
South Carolina
9.1
44
10.4
46
11.2
46
11.5
49
6.8
46
5.6
46
6.4
48
South Dakota
4.4
3
4.8
3
5.1
3
5.2
3
3.0
1
2.9
4
3.1
6
Tennessee
8.0
31
9.3
36
9.8
34
10.5
45
6.6
42
4.8
36
5.2
42
Texas
6.8
17
7.9
24
8.2
21
7.5
16
4.9
21
4.4
25
4.9
37
Utah
5.7
10
6.9
14
8.1
20
7.8
21
3.3
4
2.6
1
2.9
2
Vermont
5.0
4
5.6
5
6.4
6
6.9
11
4.5
15
3.9
19
3.7
14
Virginia
5.9
13
6.4
9
7.1
11
6.9
11
4.0
8
3.1
7
3.0
3
Washington
8.2
33
9.2
35
9.9
35
9.4
32
5.4
26
4.6
28
4.9
37
West Virginia
7.3
26
7.8
23
8.4
24
7.6
19
4.2
11
4.2
23
4.5
26
Wisconsin
6.9
19
7.5
19
8.5
26
8.7
30
4.8
18
4.8
36
4.7
31
Wyoming
5.4
7
6.1
8
7.0
10
6.3
7
3.1
2
2.8
3
3.2
7
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