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If we play the same game as the evangelical critics, we could choose the states with high concentrations of conservative Protestants. There are thirteen states in which the Southern Baptist Convention has more congregations than any other denomination.[1] The suicide rates for these states are tabulated below:[2]
| State | Rank (1 is worst) 2004 data |
Suicide rate per 100,000 2004 Data |
|---|---|---|
| US National average | > 36 | 11.1 |
| Alabama | 24 | 21.1 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 13.1 |
| Florida | 15 | 13.7 |
| Georgia | 36 | 10.9 |
| Kentucky | 16 (tie) | 13.5 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 11.9 |
| Mississippi | 23 | 12.1 |
| Missouri | 22 | 12.4 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 12.0 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | 14.4 |
| South Carolina | 19 | 11.5 |
| Tennessee | 18 (tie) | 13.4 |
| Texas | 39 | 10.2 |
| Utah | 9 | 15.6 |
All but three of these states is in the top half of suicides, and all but two (Georgia at 10.9 and Texas at 10.2/100,000) are above the national average.
- [note] Largest Religious Groups in the United States: Religious Bodies which have the Most Congregations of any Denomination in One or More States, 1990," adherents.com (Accessed 30 August 2007). off-site
- [note] John L. McIntosh, "Rate, Number, and Ranking of Suicide for Each U.S.A. State*, 2004," American Association of Suicidology (accessed 30 August 2007). PDF link