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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]
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.
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 ...
[16] [17] [18] The U.S. has by far the highest estimated number of guns per capita in the world, at 120.5 guns for every 100 people. [19] As per 2023 survey, 32% of Americans own at least one firearm. From 1994 to 2023, 28% gun ownership increased in America. In which women ownership increased by 13.6%, and Hispanics ownership increased by 33.3 ...
In any case, the gun industry in the United States is an anomaly compared to other nations.Overall, the U.S. has an estimated 393.3 million firearms — an average of 120.5 guns per 100 residents.