Gun Sales Plunged in Every State So Far in 2022

Special Report

March 27, 2022 6:00 pm

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35. Oklahoma
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -26.3%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 56,928 (25th least)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 14.3 per 1,000 residents (20th most)
> Total population: 4.0 million (23rd smallest)

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34. Oregon
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -26.6%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 62,150 (24th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 14.6 per 1,000 residents (17th most)
> Total population: 4.2 million (24th smallest)

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33. Alabama
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -26.9%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 131,862 (11th most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 26.2 per 1,000 residents (5th most)
> Total population: 5.0 million (24th largest)

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32. South Carolina
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -27.0%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 67,657 (22nd most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 13.0 per 1,000 residents (25th most)
> Total population: 5.2 million (23rd largest)

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31. New York
> 1-year change in YTD gun sales: -27.1%
> Jan-Feb gun sales: 62,162 (23rd most)
> Jan-Feb gun sales per capita: 3.1 per 1,000 residents (3rd least)
> Total population: 19.8 million (4th largest)

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