Rates are influenced by population.
Factor in the numbers of vets in both states (we lose 1 vet per hour to suicide), as well as those on reservations and I'm not surprised.
That's part of it. additional factors: cold. dark. the wind blows like a sumbee. expensive to live (heating a house, fueling a car, shipping). lots of small towns. fair number of dropouts, small number of good jobs. outsiders driving up price of real estate in desirable areas. everyone has cable or dish, so they see what they don't have. they feel bad. they wish they graduated high school.
if you have a little jingle, and your [bleep] together, it is a beautiful place.
If you are a little messed up, or behind the 8-ball somehow, it can be a hard row to hoe.
Drugs and alcohol don't help.
Sycamore
p/s lot of irish and scandinavians in the gene pool. not always the cute ones, either!
