States ranked by the prevalence and seriousness of depression among residents, from the least at the top to the most at the bottom. 1. South Dakota 2. Hawaii 3. New Jersey 4. Iowa 5. Maryland 6. Minnesota 7. Louisiana (pre-Katrina) 8. Illinois 9. North Dakota 10. Texas 11. Georgia 12. Vermont 13. Nebraska 14. Florida 15. California 16. Massachusetts 17. Pennsylvania 18. Virginia 19. New York 20. New Hampshire 21. Alaska 22. Michigan 23. District of Columbia 24. Delaware 25. Arizona 26. Alabama 27. North Carolina 28. South Carolina 29. Kansas 30. Wisconsin 31. Tennessee 32. Montana 33. Mississippi 34. Colorado 35. Washington 36. New Mexico 37. Oregon 38. Connecticut 39. Indiana 40. Arkansas 41. Maine 42. Wyoming 43. Ohio 44. Missouri 45. Idaho 46. Oklahoma 47. Nevada 48. Rhode Island 49. Kentucky 50. West Virginia 51. Utah Source: Thomson Healthcare State Ranking on Suicide Rates Suicides per 100,000 residents** 1. District of Columbia: 5.3 2. New York: 6 3. Massachusetts: 6.4 4. New Jersey: 6.8 5. Rhode Island: 7.5 6. Illinois: 8 7. Connecticut: 8.2 8. Maryland: 8.9 9. Hawaii: 8.9 10. Nebraska: 9.5 11. California: 9.6 12. New Hampshire: 9.8 13. Minnesota: 10.1 14. Texas: 10.6 15. Michigan: 10.8 16. Virginia: 10.9 17. Delaware: 11.0 18. Pennsylvania: 11.1 19. Georgia: 11.1 20. North Dakota: 11.2 21. Indiana: 11.3 22. Ohio: 11.3 23. South Carolina: 11.3 24. Iowa: 11.5 25. Alabama: 11.8 26. Wisconsin: 11.9 27. North Carolina: 11.9 28. Louisiana (pre-Katrina): 12.1 29. Mississippi: 12.2 30. Missouri: 12.4 31. Maine: 12.4 32. Arkansas: 13 33. Florida: 13 34. Kentucky: 13.2 35. Tennessee: 13.2 36. Washington: 13.2 37. Kansas: 13.5 38. Vermont: 14.2 39. Oklahoma: 14.4 40. South Dakota: 14.9 41. Oregon: 14.9 42. West Virginia: 15.4 43. Arizona: 15.6 44. Colorado: 17.1 45. Utah: 17.1 46. Idaho: 17.5 47. Wyoming: 17.6 48. Montana: 18.7 49. New Mexico: 18.8 50. Nevada: 19 51. Alaska: 23.1 **Numbers are age-adjusted, as states vary in number of residents at the most and least vulnerable ages for committing suicide. The totals take account of these differences. Data are from 2004, the latest year available. Source: Thomson Healthcare from National Center for Health Statistics and Bureau of Census data Conversation guidelines: USA TODAY welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. Please stay on topic and be respectful of others. Keep the conversation appropriate for interested readers across the map.