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10. Kentucky
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -9.7% (-2,211 — 15th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 20,508 — 16th fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 22,719 — 24th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 4.5 — 16th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 5.0 — 18th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 4,512,310 — 25th smallest
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9. New York
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -9.9% (-3,411 — 13th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 31,008 — 3rd fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 34,419 — 20th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 1.6 — 3rd fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 1.7 — 3rd fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Long guns
> 2022 population: 19,677,151 — 4th largest
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8. Mississippi
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -10.3% (-1,959 — 16th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 17,152 — 25th most
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 19,111 — 23rd fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 5.8 — 25th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 6.5 — 22nd most
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 2,940,057 — 17th smallest
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7. Indiana
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -11.2% (-4,606 — 8th largest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 36,566 — 22nd fewest
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 41,172 — 19th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 5.4 — 22nd fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 6.0 — 24th fewest
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Handguns
> 2022 population: 6,833,037 — 17th largest
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6. South Dakota
> Change in background checks, Apr 2022-Apr 2023: -13.2% (-938 — 16th smallest decrease)
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2023: 6,177 — 18th most
> Firearm background checks, Apr 2022: 7,115 — 8th fewest
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2023: 6.8 — 18th most
> Firearm background checks per 1,000 residents, Apr 2022: 7.8 — 15th most
> Most common type of firearm check, Apr 2023: Long guns
> 2022 population: 909,824 — 5th smallest
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