National Fire Death Rate:
12.0 deaths per million population
State	Fire Death Rate
District of Columbia	32.2
Oklahoma	26.4
Arkansas	24.1
West Virginia	23.7
Alabama	22.5
Mississippi	22.5
Tennessee	22.0
Louisiana	21.4
South Carolina	18.7
Alaska	17.5

National Fire Death Rate:
12.0 deaths per million population

State

Fire Death Rate

District of Columbia

32.2

Oklahoma

26.4

Arkansas

24.1

West Virginia

23.7

Alabama

22.5

Mississippi

22.5

Tennessee

22.0

Louisiana

21.4

South Carolina

18.7

Alaska

17.5

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