Kentucky ranked #23 for guns sales in 2022, with an estimated 303,776 guns sold, according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.
Approximately 17.4 million guns were sold in the U.S. in 2022, according to the report, which analyzed data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Background Check System.
Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming had the highest estimated gun sales per capita in 2022, and gun sales rose year over year in only three places: Iowa, the District of Columbia, and Oregon, said the report.
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Which states sold the most guns in 2022?
The following data table lists by ranking of total estimated gun sales:
| State |
Total Estimated Gun Sales, 2022 |
| Texas |
1,452,990 |
| Florida |
1,304,362 |
| California |
1,063,033 |
| Pennsylvania |
902,004 |
| Tennessee |
662,695 |
| Virginia |
609,548 |
| Ohio |
606,144 |
| Michigan |
570,352 |
| Missouri |
553,220 |
| Indiana |
543,006 |
| Washington |
539,505 |
| Alabama |
516,406 |
| Colorado |
501,042 |
| Illinois |
481,787 |
| Oregon |
462,274 |
| Wisconsin |
454,877 |
| Georgia |
444,549 |
| Arizona |
444,195 |
| New York |
399,519 |
| Oklahoma |
350,092 |
| Minnesota |
336,841 |
| Louisiana |
330,218 |
| Kentucky |
303,776 |
| South Carolina |
279,937 |
| Mississippi |
253,137 |
| North Carolina |
236,086 |
| Maryland |
213,719 |
| Arkansas |
204,992 |
| Kansas |
186,392 |
| New Jersey |
184,460 |
| Idaho |
178,454 |
| New Mexico |
172,990 |
| West Virginia |
169,963 |
| Utah |
150,938 |
| Massachusetts |
138,236 |
| Montana |
134,139 |
| New Hampshire |
132,988 |
| Connecticut |
132,150 |
| Nevada |
130,984 |
| Maine |
118,887 |
| Alaska |
88,756 |
| Iowa |
84,030 |
| South Dakota |
82,392 |
| Wyoming |
68,725 |
| North Dakota |
68,423 |
| Delaware |
57,656 |
| Vermont |
50,027 |
| Rhode Island |
32,253 |
| Nebraska |
27,554 |
| District of Columbia |
6,426 |
* Source: SafeHome.org report compiled from the FBI Criminal Background Check System.
