In the United States today, the suicide rate is highest for which category of people listed below?

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2018, white males had the highest suicide rate, with a rate of 22.7 per 100,000. This is more than three times higher than the suicide rate for African American males (6.8 per 100,000), which is the lowest rate among all racial and ethnic groups. The suicide rate for white females (6.1 per 100,000) is also higher than the rate for African American females (2.1 per 100,000), but it is lower than the rate for white males.

In the United States Today, the Suicide Rate Is Highest