The statistic shows the percentage of population in the United States owning one or more firearms in 2014, by gender. In 2014, about 47 percent of male U.S. population had at least one gun in their possession.
Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2014, by gender
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Statistics on Firearms in the United States
Firearm ownership
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- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 1972-2022
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership in the U.S. 2021, by education level
- Premium Statistic Gun ownership U.S. 2022, by party affiliation
- Basic Statistic Number of registered weapons U.S. 2021, by state
Firearm production and sale
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- Basic Statistic U.S. number of firearms manufactured 1986-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of total firearms manufactured U.S. 2021, by firearm category
- Basic Statistic Economic impact of U.S. sporting arms and ammunition industry 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of exported firearms U.S.1986-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of exported firearms manufactured 2021, by firearm category
- Basic Statistic Number of imported firearms U.S. 1986-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of imported firearms U.S. 2020, by firearm category
- Premium Statistic NICS background checks performed in the U.S. 1998-2021
Firearm related crime, deaths and injuries
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- Basic Statistic Number of homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2021
- Basic Statistic Homicides by firearm in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Homicide by firearm rate in the U.S. 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Murders involving firearms in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Murder victims by weapon used in the U.S 2021
- Basic Statistic Worst mass shootings in the U.S., as of January 2023
- Basic Statistic Mass shootings in the U.S.: legality of shooter's weapons, as of March 2023
- Premium Statistic Number of firearm deaths U.S. 2019, by gender
Public opinion on firearms
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- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on the strictness of laws covering firearms sale 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for stricter gun control laws U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for protecting or limiting gun ownership rights U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on a law that bans private handgun possession 1990-2022
- Basic Statistic Support for banning assault-style weapons in the U.S. 2022, by party
- Basic Statistic Support for banning high-capacity ammunition magazines U.S. 2022, by party
Further related statistics
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- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by ethnicity
- United States: presence of a firearm at home 2022
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by education
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2017, by region
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by age
- Percentage of U.S. population who know gun violence victims, as of 2013
- Share of prisoners who owned a gun in the U.S. by method used to obtain firearm 2016
- Reasons for firearm ownership U.S. 2015
- Public perception of gun crime in America 2013
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
- Methods of firearm acquisition U.S. 2015
- U.S. public opinion on safety gains through more concealed weapons 2015
- U.S. gun households from 1994 to 2015
- Share of arms imports Egypt 2000-2019, by supplier country
- Value of USA arms agreements MENA 2009-2017, by country
- Share of US arms deliveries to MENA 1950-2017
- Industry revenue of “small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing“ in Washington 2012-2024
- Value of USA arms agreements Yemen 1970-2017
- Share of arms imports UAE 2000-2019, by supplier country
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- United States: presence of a firearm at home 2022
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by education
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2017, by region
- Gun ownership in the U.S. 2012, by age
- Percentage of U.S. population who know gun violence victims, as of 2013
- Share of prisoners who owned a gun in the U.S. by method used to obtain firearm 2016
- Reasons for firearm ownership U.S. 2015
- Public perception of gun crime in America 2013
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
- Methods of firearm acquisition U.S. 2015
- U.S. public opinion on safety gains through more concealed weapons 2015
- U.S. gun households from 1994 to 2015
- Share of arms imports Egypt 2000-2019, by supplier country
- Value of USA arms agreements MENA 2009-2017, by country
- Share of US arms deliveries to MENA 1950-2017
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- Value of USA arms agreements Yemen 1970-2017
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Gallup. (November 7, 2014). Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2014, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249760/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2014, by gender." Chart. November 7, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249760/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-gender/
Gallup. (2014). Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2014, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249760/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-gender/
Gallup. "Percentage of Population in The United States Owning at Least One Gun in 2014, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249760/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-gender/
Gallup, Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2014, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249760/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-gender/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2014, by gender [Graph], Gallup, November 7, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249760/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-gender/