Special Report
This Is the State Where Gun Sales Are Surging
September 20, 2021 10:00 am
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15. New Hampshire
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 77.6 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 105,513 — 11th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 174,662 — 12th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 112,173 — 12th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 55.7% — 18th highest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 11.2 for every 100,000 people — 16th fewest
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14. South Dakota
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 80.4 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 71,157 — 9th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 115,448 — 9th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 85,426 — 9th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 35.1% — 12th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 12.3 for every 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
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13. West Virginia
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 83.1 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 148,903 — 15th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 265,705 — 19th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 206,196 — 20th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 28.9% — 6th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 16.0 for every 100,000 people — 14th most
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12. Alaska
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 84.9 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 62,133 — 7th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 98,952 — 7th fewest
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 76,923 — 8th fewest
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 28.6% — 4th lowest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 23.0 for every 100,000 people — 2nd most
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11. Wisconsin
> Firearm background checks per capita YTD, August 2021: 89.2 for every 1,000 people
> Firearm background checks YTD, August 2021: 519,645 — 16th most
> Firearm background checks in 2020: 731,618 — 18th most
> Firearm background checks in 2019: 435,685 — 20th most
> YoY change from 2019 to 2020: 67.9% — 7th highest
> Firearm deaths in 2019: 10.2 for every 100,000 people — 13th fewest
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