Special Report
States Where the Government Profits the Most From Gun Sales
May 13, 2023 2:10 pm
Last Updated: May 13, 2023 2:11 pm
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45. Indiana
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $5.55 per resident ($37.8 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $138 per person – 11th lowest ($937.7 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 73.8 per 100,000 people – 9th fewest (5,021 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 267 per 1,000 people – 4th most (1,815,531 total)
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44. North Dakota
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $5.76 per resident ($4.5 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $103 per person – 4th lowest ($80.0 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 84.1 per 100,000 people – 14th fewest (652 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 104 per 1,000 people – 21st most (80,546 total)
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43. West Virginia
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $6.18 per resident ($11.0 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $123 per person – 7th lowest ($218.5 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 95.5 per 100,000 people – 17th fewest (1,702 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 126 per 1,000 people – 12th most (224,240 total)
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42. Louisiana
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $6.20 per resident ($28.7 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $134 per person – 10th lowest ($617.4 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 78.2 per 100,000 people – 12th fewest (3,615 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 87 per 1,000 people – 22nd fewest (401,345 total)
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41. Iowa
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $6.98 per resident ($22.3 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $151 per person – 15th lowest ($481.5 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 87.0 per 100,000 people – 16th fewest (2,779 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 84 per 1,000 people – 21st fewest (266,678 total)
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