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Analysis: Florida ranked #2 for gun sales in 2022

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray | Florida Governor's Office / FBI.gov

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray | Florida Governor's Office / FBI.gov

Florida ranked #2 for gun sales in 2022, with an estimated 1,304,362 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: 

StateTotal Estimated Gun Sales, 2022
Texas1,452,990
Florida1,304,362
California1,063,033
Pennsylvania902,004
Tennessee662,695
Virginia609,548
Ohio606,144
Michigan570,352
Missouri553,220
Indiana543,006
Washington539,505
Alabama516,406
Colorado501,042
Illinois481,787
Oregon462,274
Wisconsin454,877
Georgia444,549
Arizona444,195
New York399,519
Oklahoma350,092
Minnesota336,841
Louisiana330,218
Kentucky303,776
South Carolina279,937
Mississippi253,137
North Carolina236,086
Maryland213,719
Arkansas204,992
Kansas186,392
New Jersey184,460
Idaho178,454
New Mexico172,990
West Virginia169,963
Utah150,938
Massachusetts138,236
Montana134,139
New Hampshire132,988
Connecticut132,150
Nevada130,984
Maine118,887
Alaska88,756
Iowa84,030
South Dakota82,392
Wyoming68,725
North Dakota68,423
Delaware57,656
Vermont50,027
Rhode Island32,253
Nebraska27,554
District of Columbia6,426

* Source: SafeHome.org report compiled from the FBI Criminal Background Check System. 

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