Special Report
This Is the State Where Gun Sales Are Surging
September 20, 2021 10:00 am
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20. North Dakota
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 70.8 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 53,930 — 5th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 85,465 — 5th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 60,389 — 5th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 41.5% — 14th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 11.7 for every 100,000 people — 17th fewest
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19. Mississippi
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 71.2 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 211,870 — 24th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 366,829 — 24th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 238,388 — 24th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 53.9% — 20th highest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 23.7 for every 100,000 people — the most
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18. Oregon
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 73.3 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 309,043 — 24th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 516,096 — 23rd most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 357,700 — 23rd most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 44.3% — 17th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 13.2 for every 100,000 people — 25th most
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17. Colorado
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 75.1 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 432,423 — 19th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 680,507 — 20th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 469,535 — 19th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 44.9% — 18th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 14.4 for every 100,000 people — 18th most
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16. Pennsylvania
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 75.5 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 966,950 — 7th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 1,452,921 — 7th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 987,886 — 7th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 47.1% — 20th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 11.9 for every 100,000 people — 21st fewest
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