# List of mass shootings in the United States by death toll

The severity of mass shootings in the United States has increased.

## Deadliest mass shootings in the United States

Deadliest mass shootings in the United States :
| Rank | Peak | Incident | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Year |
| 1 | 1 | Las Vegas shooting† | Paradise, Nevada | 60 | ≈ 867 | 2017 |
| 2 | 1 | Pulse nightclub shooting† | Orlando, Florida | 49 | 58 | 2016 |
| 3 | 1 | Virginia Tech shooting† | Blacksburg, Virginia | 32 | 23 | 2007 |
| 4 | 2 | Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting† | Newtown, Connecticut | 26 | 2 | 2012 |
$^{LV}$An assessment by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department determined that 413 people were injured by gunfire of the approximately 869 injured. In November 2019, a woman who was paralyzed during the shooting was pronounced dead A second woman was pronounced dead in May 2020. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has not adjusted its death toll from the 58 people initially killed.
$^P$According to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 53 of the 58 people injured were hit by gunfire.
$^{VT}$The Massengill Report states that, of the 23 injuries, 17 were caused by gunfire and six were caused by attempts to escape through windows.

## Deadliest mass shootings in the United States by year

This list excludes the 2014 Isla Vista killings, in which perpetrator Elliot Rodger fatally stabbed three people and shot four others, including himself.
Deadliest mass shootings in the United States by year :
| Year | Incident | Location | Deaths | Injuries |
| 2011 | Seal Beach shooting | Seal Beach, California | 8 | 1 |
| 2012 | Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting† | Newtown, Connecticut | 27 | 2 |
| 2013 | Washington Navy Yard shooting† | Washington D.C. | 12 | 1 |
| 2014 | Montgomery County shootings† | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 | San Bernardino attack† | San Bernardino, California | 16 | 22 |
| 2016 | Pulse nightclub shooting† | Orlando, Florida | 49 | 58 |
| 2017 | Las Vegas shooting† | Paradise, Nevada | 60 | ≈ 867 |
| 2018 | Parkland high school shooting | Parkland, Florida | 17 | 17 |
| 2019 | El Paso shooting | El Paso, Texas | 23 | 22 |
| 2020 | Milwaukee brewery shooting† | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Williamsburg massacre† | Williamsburg, West Virginia | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Boulder shooting | Boulder, Colorado | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | Uvalde school shooting† | Uvalde, Texas | 21 | 18 |
| 2023 | Lewiston shootings† | Lewiston, Maine | 18 | 13 |
| 2024 | Joliet shootings† | Joliet, Illinois | 8 | 1 |

## Timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States

Timeline of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States :
| Year | Incident | Location | Deaths | Injuries |
| 1949 | Camden shootings | Camden, New Jersey | 13 | 3 |
| 1966 | University of Texas tower shooting† | Austin, Texas | 17 | 31 |
| 1984 | San Ysidro McDonald's massacre† | San Diego, California | 22 | 19 |
| 1991 | Luby's shooting† | Killeen, Texas | 23 | 27 |
| 2007 | Virginia Tech shooting† | Blacksburg, Virginia | 32 | 22 |
| 2016 | Pulse nightclub shooting† | Orlando, Florida | 49 | 58 |
| 2017 | Las Vegas shooting† | Paradise, Nevada | 60 | ≈ 867 |