This statistic shows the number of participants in target shooting in the United States from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, the number of participants (aged six years and older) in target shooting amounted to approximately 30.46 million.
Number of participants in target shooting in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*
Characteristic
Number of participants in millions
2017
30.46
2016
30.24
2015
29.46
2014
27.46
2013
27.39
2012
30.25
2011
28.3
2010
25.04
2009
25.2
2008
26.47
2007
24.17
2006
21.8
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* A weighting technique was used to balance the data to reflect the total U.S. population ages six and above. A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year. Target shooting includes shooting with handguns and rifle shooting. Number of survey participants: 40,141 (2009) / 38,742 (2010) / 38,172 (2011) / 42,363 (2012) / 19,240 (2013) / 10,778 (2014) / 32,658 (2015) / 24,134 (2016); Information on survey dates for 2006 to 2008 were not given.
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic. Figures prior to 2017 were taken from previous reports.
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Outdoor Foundation. (July 17, 2018). Number of participants in target shooting in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191962/participants-in-target-shooting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of participants in target shooting in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*." Chart. July 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191962/participants-in-target-shooting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2018). Number of participants in target shooting in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191962/participants-in-target-shooting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Participants in Target Shooting in The United States from 2006 to 2017 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191962/participants-in-target-shooting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of participants in target shooting in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191962/participants-in-target-shooting-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited April 01, 2025)
Number of participants in target shooting in the United States from 2006 to 2017 (in millions)* [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, July 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191962/participants-in-target-shooting-in-the-us-since-2006/
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