States Where the Government Profits the Most From Gun Sales

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May 13, 2023 2:10 pm

Last Updated: May 13, 2023 2:11 pm

40. New York
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $7.85 per resident ($155.8 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $128 per person – 8th lowest ($2.5 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 51.2 per 100,000 people – 3rd fewest (10,150 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 23 per 1,000 people – 2nd fewest (464,575 total)

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39. Rhode Island
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $8.22 per resident ($9.0 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $166 per person – 21st lowest ($181.7 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 75.4 per 100,000 people – 11th fewest (826 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 35 per 1,000 people – 4th fewest (37,936 total)

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38. Alabama
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $8.25 per resident ($41.6 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $147 per person – 13th lowest ($740.8 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 104.1 per 100,000 people – 22nd fewest (5,247 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 188 per 1,000 people – 5th most (946,271 total)

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37. Alaska
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $8.30 per resident ($6.1 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $165 per person – 19th lowest ($121.0 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 140.4 per 100,000 people – 17th most (1,029 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 124 per 1,000 people – 13th most (91,207 total)

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36. New Jersey
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $8.32 per resident ($77.1 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $114 per person – 6th lowest ($1.1 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 55.8 per 100,000 people – 4th fewest (5,174 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 24 per 1,000 people – 3rd fewest (223,437 total)

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