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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30. Tennessee
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $10.57 per resident ($73.7 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $161 per person – 17th lowest ($1.1 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 101.7 per 100,000 people – 18th fewest (7,097 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 138 per 1,000 people – 10th most (964,512 total)
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29. Texas
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $11.20 per resident ($330.7 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $189 per person – 25th highest ($5.6 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 107.1 per 100,000 people – 24th fewest (31,632 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 67 per 1,000 people – 10th fewest (1,980,753 total)
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28. Wisconsin
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $11.51 per resident ($67.9 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $210 per person – 20th highest ($1.2 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 113.0 per 100,000 people – 25th fewest (6,661 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 133 per 1,000 people – 11th most (785,856 total)
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27. Nevada
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $11.85 per resident ($37.3 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $165 per person – 18th lowest ($517.5 million total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 101.8 per 100,000 people – 19th fewest (3,201 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 59 per 1,000 people – 9th fewest (186,578 total)
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26. Florida
> 2021 federal business tax revenue from gun industry: $11.92 per resident ($259.7 million total)
> Gun industry total economic output, 2021: $159 per person – 16th lowest ($3.5 billion total)
> Gun industry jobs, 2021: 102.5 per 100,000 people – 20th fewest (22,332 total)
> 2021 FBI firearm background checks: 79 per 1,000 people – 19th fewest (1,711,685 total)
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