The Dayton Daily News compiled a tally of guns for sale or trade in each state on Aug. 21, 2013 on the web site Armslist.com, which is a large free classified ad site for firearms. Ohio ranked first for the number of gun listings. Use the maps below to explore how many postings for certain weapon types originated from which states.
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Total for sale or trade
Guns for sale or trade at Armslist.com
Daily tally of firearms for sale or trade listed on Armslist.com, a large free classified ad website devoted to firearms and gun-related equipment.
Rank (total) | State | 2012 Population | Total for sale or trade | Population rank | Rank (per 10,000 population) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ohio | 11,544,225 | 8,879 | 7 | 6 |
2 | North Carolina | 9,752,073 | 7,825 | 10 | 5 |
3 | Florida | 19,317,568 | 5,341 | 4 | 30 |
4 | Oklahoma | 3,814,820 | 5,323 | 28 | 1 |
5 | Indiana | 6,537,334 | 5,283 | 16 | 4 |
6 | Colorado | 5,187,582 | 4,658 | 22 | 3 |
7 | Tennessee | 6,456,243 | 4,508 | 17 | 9 |
8 | South Carolina | 4,723,723 | 4,257 | 24 | 2 |
9 | Texas | 26,059,203 | 4,192 | 2 | 37 |
10 | Missouri | 6,021,988 | 4,082 | 18 | 11 |
11 | Washington | 6,897,012 | 3,849 | 13 | 17 |
12 | Alabama | 4,822,023 | 3,446 | 23 | 8 |
13 | Michigan | 9,883,360 | 3,158 | 9 | 26 |
14 | Wisconsin | 5,726,398 | 3,123 | 20 | 18 |
15 | Georgia | 9,919,945 | 2,990 | 8 | 28 |
16 | Kentucky | 4,380,415 | 2,784 | 26 | 13 |
17 | Virginia | 8,185,867 | 2,755 | 12 | 25 |
18 | Oregon | 3,899,353 | 2,681 | 27 | 10 |
19 | Pennsylvania | 12,763,536 | 2,353 | 6 | 34 |
20 | Kansas | 2,885,905 | 2,168 | 33 | 7 |
21 | Illinois | 12,875,255 | 2,159 | 5 | 36 |
22 | California | 38,041,430 | 2,143 | 1 | 46 |
23 | Minnesota | 5,379,139 | 1,826 | 21 | 24 |
24 | Arkansas | 2,949,131 | 1,744 | 32 | 15 |
25 | Arizona | 6,553,255 | 1,604 | 15 | 33 |
26 | Nevada | 2,758,931 | 1,119 | 35 | 21 |
27 | New York | 19,570,261 | 1,077 | 3 | 47 |
28 | Iowa | 3,074,186 | 841 | 30 | 31 |
29 | New Mexico | 2,085,538 | 796 | 36 | 23 |
30 | Mississippi | 2,984,926 | 794 | 31 | 32 |
31 | New Hampshire | 1,320,718 | 771 | 42 | 16 |
32 | Idaho | 1,595,728 | 661 | 39 | 20 |
33 | Hawaii | 1,392,313 | 650 | 40 | 19 |
34 | Montana | 1,005,141 | 645 | 44 | 12 |
35 | Nebraska | 1,855,525 | 563 | 37 | 27 |
36 | Louisiana | 4,601,893 | 448 | 25 | 41 |
37 | Maryland | 5,884,563 | 382 | 19 | 44 |
38 | Vermont | 626,011 | 374 | 50 | 14 |
39 | New Jersey | 8,864,590 | 300 | 11 | 50 |
40 | West Virginia | 1,855,413 | 249 | 38 | 39 |
40 | Massachusetts | 6,646,144 | 249 | 14 | 49 |
42 | Wyoming | 576,412 | 223 | 51 | 22 |
43 | Connecticut | 3,590,347 | 213 | 29 | 45 |
44 | Alaska | 731,449 | 211 | 47 | 29 |
45 | Utah | 2,855,287 | 207 | 34 | 42 |
46 | South Dakota | 833,354 | 153 | 46 | 35 |
47 | Delaware | 917,092 | 122 | 45 | 40 |
48 | North Dakota | 699,628 | 94 | 48 | 38 |
48 | Maine | 1,329,192 | 94 | 41 | 43 |
50 | Rhode Island | 1,050,292 | 56 | 43 | 48 |
51 | District of Columbia | 632,323 | 1 | 49 | 51 |
Note: This data was compiled on Aug. 21, 2013 when 104,424 guns were available nationwide at the website. Duplicate ads are possible. The website has separate categories for semi-automatic weapons and "striker fire" weapons, which include semi-automatic handguns. It's unclear if ads can appear in both categories. District of Columbia had no search filter so DC total may be incomplete.
Source: U.S. Census data and Dayton Daily News analysis of Armlist.com online classified ads.