Per Capita InjuriesA state-by-state comparison of per capita injuries (non-fatal) among soldiers and Marines. As of Jan. 8, 2005
State
Population (2000)
Estimated Number Injured
Injury Rate
Per 100,000
Arkansas
2,673,400
172
6.43
Vermont
608,827
36
5.91
Montana
902,195
53
5.87
Washington
5,894,121
289
4.90
New Hampshire
1,235,786
56
4.53
South Dakota
754,844
34
4.50
Maine
1,274,923
57
4.47
Wyoming
493,782
22
4.46
Idaho
1,293,953
4.33
Oregon
3,421,399
146
4.27
Kansas
2,688,418
114
4.24
Oklahoma
3,450,654
4.23
Texas
20,851,820
869
4.17
Alaska
626,932
25
3.99
Louisiana
4,468,976
175
3.92
New Mexico
1,819,046
71
3.90
Missouri
5,595,211
195
3.49
North Dakota
642,200
3.43
Nebraska
1,711,263
58
3.39
Arizona
5,130,632
3.35
Colorado
4,301,261
141
3.28
4,447,100
138
3.10
Ohio
11,353,140
344
3.03
Nationwide
281,421,906
7,947
2.82
Wisconsin
5,363,675
151
North Carolina
8,049,313
226
2.81
Nevada
1,998,257
55
2.75
West Virginia
1,808,344
49
2.71
Illinois
12,419,293
335
2.70
Utah
2,233,169
60
2.69
California
33,871,648
889
2.62
Kentucky
4,041,769
103
2.55
Virginia
7,078,515
180
2.54
Pennsylvania
12,281,054
309
2.51
Indiana
6,080,485
149
2.45
Florida
15,982,378
390
2.44
Iowa
2,926,324
69
2.36
Hawaii
1,211,537
28
2.31
Tennessee
5,689,283
131
2.30
Michigan
9,938,444
222
2.23
South Carolina
4,012,012
85
2.12
Maryland
5,296,486
109
2.06
Minnesota
4,919,479
101
2.05
Georgia
8,186,453
162
1.98
Mississippi
2,844,658
1.93
New York
18,976,457
365
1.92
Rhode Island
1,048,319
20
1.91
Connecticut
3,405,565
62
1.82
Delaware
783,600
13
1.66
New Jersey
8,414,350
133
1.58
Massachusetts
6,349,097
99
1.56
District of Columbia
572,059
6
1.05
Source: Pentagon