1. Farming, Fishing and Forestry
Rate of suicide per 100,000 population: 84.5
Number one on our list of professions with the highest suicide rates in America are farmers, fishers, and foresters, who in this hastily industrializing world have more than enough problems to be going on with. The female suicide rate is negligible while the corresponding number for males stands at a whopping 90.5, the highest by far compared to any other profession.