This Is the State Where People Bought the Most Guns This Year

Special Report

April 14, 2022 10:00 am

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30. Arkansas
> Total 2022 gun sales: 60,901
> Population: 3,011,873
> Gun sales per capita: 2,022.0 per 100,000 (21st lowest)

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29. Connecticut
> Total 2022 gun sales: 66,315
> Population: 3,570,549
> Gun sales per capita: 1,857.3 per 100,000 (19th lowest)

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28. Mississippi
> Total 2022 gun sales: 75,215
> Population: 2,981,835
> Gun sales per capita: 2,522.4 per 100,000 (16th highest)

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27. Iowa
> Total 2022 gun sales: 76,302
> Population: 3,150,011
> Gun sales per capita: 2,422.3 per 100,000 (21st highest)

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26. Oklahoma
> Total 2022 gun sales: 93,749
> Population: 3,949,342
> Gun sales per capita: 2,373.8 per 100,000 (23rd highest)

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