Older Wyomingites die by gun suicide at rates higher than the rest of the nation

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This story was reported using data from The Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub , a national nonprofit reporting project.

Wyoming’s lonely landscape, sparse access to mental health resources and widespread firearm access are all considered factors behind a suicide rate that for decades has topped most other states, leaving families and the state’s tightly knit communities to confront one loss after another.

After several years as the state with the worst suicide rate, Wyoming, beginning in 2022, gave up tha