All 51,068 US licensed gun dealers, from ATF Federal Firearms Listings (licence types 01 dealers and 02 pawnbrokers) (May 2026), ranked by licensed gun dealers per 100,000 residents. Every state links to its own map and CSV: free to cite, embed and download.
| # | State | Per 100k | Total | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 83.56 | 491 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 2 | Montana | 67 | 762 | 1.5% | Map + story → |
| 3 | Alaska | 54.99 | 407 | 0.8% | Map + story → |
| 4 | North Dakota | 54.11 | 431 | 0.8% | Map + story → |
| 5 | South Dakota | 51.69 | 478 | 0.9% | Map + story → |
| 6 | West Virginia | 42.03 | 744 | 1.5% | Map + story → |
| 7 | Idaho | 37.47 | 750 | 1.5% | Map + story → |
| 8 | Vermont | 35.78 | 232 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 9 | Arkansas | 33.9 | 1,047 | 2.1% | Map + story → |
| 10 | Iowa | 33.84 | 1,097 | 2.1% | Map + story → |
| 11 | Nebraska | 31.21 | 626 | 1.2% | Map + story → |
| 12 | Kansas | 29.08 | 864 | 1.7% | Map + story → |
| 13 | Missouri | 28.45 | 1,777 | 3.5% | Map + story → |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 27.62 | 1,131 | 2.2% | Map + story → |
| 15 | Mississippi | 27.59 | 812 | 1.6% | Map + story → |
| 16 | Maine | 27.54 | 387 | 0.8% | Map + story → |
| 17 | Oregon | 23.76 | 1,015 | 2% | Map + story → |
| 18 | Kentucky | 23.25 | 1,067 | 2.1% | Map + story → |
| 19 | New Hampshire | 22.71 | 320 | 0.6% | Map + story → |
| 20 | Louisiana | 21.12 | 971 | 1.9% | Map + story → |
| 21 | New Mexico | 21.03 | 448 | 0.9% | Map + story → |
| 22 | Minnesota | 20.8 | 1,205 | 2.4% | Map + story → |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 20.55 | 1,225 | 2.4% | Map + story → |
| 24 | Utah | 20.29 | 711 | 1.4% | Map + story → |
| 25 | Alabama | 19.66 | 1,014 | 2% | Map + story → |
| 26 | Colorado | 18.45 | 1,099 | 2.2% | Map + story → |
| 27 | North Carolina | 18.41 | 2,034 | 4% | Map + story → |
| 28 | Indiana | 17.69 | 1,225 | 2.4% | Map + story → |
| 29 | Tennessee | 17.67 | 1,277 | 2.5% | Map + story → |
| 30 | South Carolina | 17.54 | 961 | 1.9% | Map + story → |
| 31 | Michigan | 17.02 | 1,726 | 3.4% | Map + story → |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | 17 | 2,224 | 4.4% | Map + story → |
| 33 | Arizona | 16.64 | 1,262 | 2.5% | Map + story → |
| 34 | Texas | 16.62 | 5,199 | 10.2% | Map + story → |
| 35 | Ohio | 15.79 | 1,876 | 3.7% | Map + story → |
| 36 | Virginia | 15.49 | 1,365 | 2.7% | Map + story → |
| 37 | Georgia | 14.38 | 1,608 | 3.1% | Map + story → |
| 38 | Nevada | 12.85 | 420 | 0.8% | Map + story → |
| 39 | Florida | 11.28 | 2,636 | 5.2% | Map + story → |
| 40 | Delaware | 10.93 | 115 | 0.2% | Map + story → |
| 41 | Connecticut | 10.75 | 395 | 0.8% | Map + story → |
| 42 | Washington | 9.49 | 755 | 1.5% | Map + story → |
| 43 | Maryland | 8.59 | 538 | 1.1% | Map + story → |
| 44 | Illinois | 8 | 1,017 | 2% | Map + story → |
| 45 | New York | 6.96 | 1,383 | 2.7% | Map + story → |
| 46 | Rhode Island | 6.2 | 69 | 0.1% | Map + story → |
| 47 | Hawaii | 5.95 | 86 | 0.2% | Map + story → |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 3.67 | 262 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 49 | California | 3.3 | 1,300 | 2.5% | Map + story → |
| 50 | New Jersey | 2.33 | 221 | 0.4% | Map + story → |
| 51 | Washington DC | 0.43 | 3 | 0% | Map + story → |
Source: ATF Federal Firearms Listings (licence types 01 dealers and 02 pawnbrokers), May 2026. Each licensee at the centre of its ZIP code (Census ZCTA). Names are left out on purpose: many licensees are individuals. Positions are ZIP-code centres, not addresses. Collectors and manufacturers are not counted. Per-capita figures use US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates.
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