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Gun suicide rate by state (2021) [5] Gun homicide rate by state (2021) [5] Gun death rate by county (2023) [8] Data are from the CDC and are for the year 2021. [5] Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants. Gun ownership estimates are from the RAND Corporation. [9]
The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns, because single individuals can own multiple guns. See also Percent of households with guns by country.
Gun ownership per capita varies by state. The top ten states for gun ownership in 2021 are: Alaska (61.70 percent) Arkansas (57.90 percent) Idaho (56.90 percent) West Virginia (54.20 percent)
From 1994 to 2023, gun ownership increased 28% in America. In 2023, about 16.7 million firearms were sold in the U.S. In the first four months of 2024, nearly 5.5 million firearms were sold, averaging around 1.3 million per month. About 72% of gun owners say they own a gun primarily for protection. [3]
Firearm stores in state: 537 total; 92.4 per 100,000 people (the most of 50 states) Est. firearm ownership rate: 60.7% of households (2nd highest of 50 states) Stater gun safety law grade: F
Firearm background checks per capita, May 2024: 10.6 per 1,000 residents Total firearm background checks, May 2024: 20,868 (25th highest of 50 states) Firearm mortality, 2022: 17.0 deaths per ...
Homicide rates (from firearms) per 100,000 people by country. [1]This is a list of countries by firearm-related homicide rate per 100,000 population by year.. Homicide figures may include justifiable homicides along with criminal homicides, depending upon jurisdiction and reporting standards.
In 2023, Oregon had the fourth most gun sales per capita, with 1,372 sales per 10,000 people aged 21 or older. The only states with higher sales rates were Montana, Wyoming and Alaska.