U.S. number of federal firearm dealers 1975-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
In 2020, there were 52,799 federal firearm dealers in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year, when there were 53,924 federal firearm dealers in the U.S. In fact, the number of firearm dealers has been decreasing since 1992.

Number of federal firearm dealers in the United States from 1975 to 2020

CharacteristicNumber of federal firearm dealers
1975 146,429
1976 150,767
1977 157,463
1978 152,681
1979 153,861
1980 155,690
1981 168,301
1982 184,840
1983 200,342
1984 195,847
1985 219,366
1986 235,393
1987 230,888
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October 2021

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United States

Survey time period

1975 to 2020

Supplementary notes

Data is based on active firearms licenses and related statistics as of the end of each fiscal year.

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