Colorado has 1,099 licensed gun dealers: 2.2% of the US total of 51,068. That ranks #18 by count and #26 per person (18.45 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
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.
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