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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35. Georgia
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $9.20 per resident ($99.4 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $165 per person – 20th lowest ($1.8 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 83.8 per 100,000 people – 13th fewest (9,045 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 75 per 1,000 people – 14th fewest (806,912 total)
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34. Virginia
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $9.47 per resident ($81.9 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $150 per person – 14th lowest ($1.3 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 85.9 per 100,000 people – 15th fewest (7,424 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 76 per 1,000 people – 15th fewest (655,339 total)
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33. California
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $9.70 per resident ($380.7 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $133 per person – 9th lowest ($5.2 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 74.1 per 100,000 people – 10th fewest (29,082 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 38 per 1,000 people – 6th fewest (1,476,073 total)
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32. Maryland
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $10.13 per resident ($62.4 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $144 per person – 12th lowest ($890.7 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 69.5 per 100,000 people – 7th fewest (4,286 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 43 per 1,000 people – 7th fewest (267,753 total)
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31. Kentucky
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $10.48 per resident ($47.3 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $189 per person – 25th lowest ($852.5 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 113.1 per 100,000 people – 25th most (5,101 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 853 per 1,000 people – the most (3,848,061 total)
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