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)*
* 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 October 31, 2024, 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 October 31, 2024. 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: October 31, 2024. 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 October 31, 2024)
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/