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20. Pennsylvania
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -4.9% (-5,002 — 7th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 97,151 — 16th most
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 102,153 — 3rd most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 7.5 — 16th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 7.9 — 12th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 12,972,008 — 5th largest
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19. Delaware
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -4.9% (-235 — 8th smallest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 4,556 — 14th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 4,791 — 4th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 4.5 — 14th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 4.7 — 15th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 1,018,396 — 6th smallest
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18. New Mexico
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -5.3% (-715 — 15th smallest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 12,752 — 23rd most
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 13,467 — 15th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 6.0 — 23rd most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 6.4 — 24th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 2,113,344 — 15th smallest
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17. Alaska
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -5.5% (-406 — 12th smallest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 6,912 — 5th most
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 7,318 — 9th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 9.4 — 5th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 10.0 — 3rd most
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 733,583 — 3rd smallest
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16. Michigan
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -5.7% (-3,689 — 11th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 61,304 — 21st most
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 64,993 — 7th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 6.1 — 21st most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 6.5 — 23rd most
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 10,034,113 — 10th largest
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