Gun Ownership by State – 2023

Low to High by percentageAlphabeticalHigh to Low by percentage
StatePercent of gun- owning homesLicencesStatePercent of gun-owning homesLicensesStatePercent of gun-owning homesLicenses
MA14.70%45,138AK64.50%28,237MT66.30%36,678
NJ14.70%102,228AL55.50%194,920WY66.20%142,247
RI14.80%4,887AR57.20%133,981AK64.50%28,237
HI14.90%9,280AZ46.30%258,691ID60.10%76,425
NY19.90%92,191CA28.30%406,360WV58.50%50,963
CT23.60%74,874CO45.10%149,382AR57.20%133,981
IL27.80%144,749CT23.60%74,874MS55.80%80,712
CA28.30%406,360DC74,315AL55.50%194,920
MD30.20%136,257DE34.40%6,092SD55.30%64,666
DE34.40%6,092FL35.30%518,725ND55.10%30,975
FL35.30%518,725GA49.20%304,124OK54.70%103,368
OH40%208,661HI14.90%9,280KY54.60%108,833
MI40.20%109,835IA43.60%54,178LA53.10%152,061
PA40.70%348,167ID60.10%76,425TN51.60%151,536
NH41.10%72,433IL27.80%144,749OR50.80%97,474
WA42.10%165,534IN44.80%157,546VT50.50%9,451
MN42.80%129,825KS48.90%69,850SC49.40%119,205
IA43.60%54,178KY54.60%108,833GA49.20%304,124
VA44.60%423,707LA53.10%152,061KS48.90%69,850
IN44.80%157,546MA14.70%45,138MO48.80%113,351
CO45.10%149,382MD30.20%136,257NV47.30%119,007
NE45.20%43,261ME46.80%21,396ME46.80%21,396
WI45.30%95,430MI40.20%109,835UT46.80%118,408
TX45.70%1,006,555MN42.80%129,825AZ46.30%258,691
NC45.80%222,166MO48.80%113,351NM46.20%122,968
NM46.20%122,968MS55.80%80,712NC45.80%222,166
AZ46.30%258,691MT66.30%36,678TX45.70%1,006,555
ME46.80%21,396NC45.80%222,166WI45.30%95,430
UT46.80%118,408ND55.10%30,975NE45.20%43,261
NV47.30%119,007NE45.20%43,261CO45.10%149,382
MO48.80%113,351NH41.10%72,433IN44.80%157,546
KS48.90%69,850NJ14.70%102,228VA44.60%423,707
GA49.20%304,124NM46.20%122,968IA43.60%54,178
SC49.40%119,205NV47.30%119,007MN42.80%129,825
VT50.50%9,451NY19.90%92,191WA42.10%165,534
OR50.80%97,474OH40.00%208,661NH41.10%72,433
TN51.60%151,536OK54.70%103,368PA40.70%348,167
LA53.10%152,061OR50.80%97,474MI40.20%109,835
KY54.60%108,833PA40.70%348,167OH40.00%208,661
OK54.70%103,368RI14.80%4,887FL35.30%518,725
ND55.10%30,975SC49.40%119,205DE34.40%6,092
SD55.30%64,666SD55.30%64,666MD30.20%136,257
AL55.50%194,920TN51.60%151,536CA28.30%406,360
MS55.80%80,712TX45.70%1,006,555IL27.80%144,749
AR57.20%133,981UT46.80%7,511,303CT23.60%74,874
WV58.50%50,963VA44.60%118,408NY19.90%92,191
ID60.10%76,425VT50.50%423,707HI14.90%9,280
AK64.50%28,237WA42.10%9,451RI14.80%4,887
WY66.20%142,247WI45.30%165,534MA14.70%45,138
MT66.30%36,678WV58.50%95,430NJ14.70%102,228
DC—74,315WY66.20%50,963DC—74,315
US7,511,303US142,247US7,511,303
World Population Review
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gun-ownership-by-state

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