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Number of registered weapons in the U.S. in 2018, by state
Number of registered weapons in the U.S. in 2018, by state
Number of registered weapons in the U.S. in 2018, by state
This statistic shows the number of registered weapons in the U.S. in 2018, by state. A total of 163,398 firearms were registered in Alabama as of February 2018.
Number of registered weapons in the U.S. in 2018, by state
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| Number of registered weapons | |
|---|---|
| Texas | 637,612 |
| Florida | 377,207 |
| California | 358,223 |
| Virginia | 328,010 |
| Pennsylvania | 261,765 |
| Georgia | 203,396 |
| Arkansas | 185,776 |
| Ohio | 173,315 |
| North Carolina | 165,170 |
| Alabama | 163,398 |
| Indiana | 144,428 |
| Wyoming | 128,083 |
| Iowa | 119,770 |
| Alaska | 117,572 |
| Louisiana | 117,356 |
| Maryland | 115,463 |
| Tennessee | 107,634 |
| Washington | 101,534 |
| New Mexico | 101,182 |
| South Carolina | 101,116 |
| Colorado | 100,162 |
| Nevada | 87,148 |
| Minnesota | 87,019 |
| Kentucky | 85,763 |
| Arizona | 84,045 |
| Utah | 83,962 |
| Missouri | 78,660 |
| New York | 78,141 |
| Oklahoma | 74,615 |
| Wisconsin | 73,250 |
| Michigan | 71,678 |
| Connecticut | 68,297 |
| Oregon | 66,346 |
| New Jersey | 59,629 |
| New Hampshire | 59,140 |
| Kansas | 57,028 |
| District of Columbia | 52,610 |
| Illinois | 52,527 |
| Massachusetts | 40,030 |
| Mississippi | 39,331 |
| West Virginia | 37,839 |
| Idaho | 31,587 |
| Nebraska | 25,092 |
| South Dakota | 22,847 |
| Montana | 20,326 |
| Maine | 17,121 |
| North Dakota | 15,440 |
| Hawaii | 8,018 |
| Vermont | 6,623 |
| Delaware | 4,984 |
| Rhode Island | 4,535 |
| *Other US Territories | 671 |
| Number of registered weapons | |
|---|---|
| Texas | 637,612 |
| Florida | 377,207 |
| California | 358,223 |
| Virginia | 328,010 |
| Pennsylvania | 261,765 |
| Georgia | 203,396 |
| Arkansas | 185,776 |
| Ohio | 173,315 |
| North Carolina | 165,170 |
| Alabama | 163,398 |
| Indiana | 144,428 |
| Wyoming | 128,083 |
| Iowa | 119,770 |
| Alaska | 117,572 |
| Louisiana | 117,356 |
| Maryland | 115,463 |
| Tennessee | 107,634 |
| Washington | 101,534 |
| New Mexico | 101,182 |
| South Carolina | 101,116 |
| Colorado | 100,162 |
| Nevada | 87,148 |
| Minnesota | 87,019 |
| Kentucky | 85,763 |
| Arizona | 84,045 |
| Utah | 83,962 |
| Missouri | 78,660 |
| New York | 78,141 |
| Oklahoma | 74,615 |
| Wisconsin | 73,250 |
| Michigan | 71,678 |
| Connecticut | 68,297 |
| Oregon | 66,346 |
| New Jersey | 59,629 |
| New Hampshire | 59,140 |
| Kansas | 57,028 |
| District of Columbia | 52,610 |
| Illinois | 52,527 |
| Massachusetts | 40,030 |
| Mississippi | 39,331 |
| West Virginia | 37,839 |
| Idaho | 31,587 |
| Nebraska | 25,092 |
| South Dakota | 22,847 |
| Montana | 20,326 |
| Maine | 17,121 |
| North Dakota | 15,440 |
| Hawaii | 8,018 |
| Vermont | 6,623 |
| Delaware | 4,984 |
| Rhode Island | 4,535 |
| *Other US Territories | 671 |
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This statistic shows the number of registered weapons in the U.S. in 2018, by state. A total of 163,398 firearms were registered in Alabama as of February 2018.
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- Number of registered weapons in the U.S. in total: 5,502,474
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