Gun ownership in the U.S. 2017, by region

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 9, 2024
The statistic shows the percentage of population in the United States owning one or more firearms in 2017, by region. In 2017, about 36 percent of the respondents living in the South owned a gun personally.

Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2017, by geographic region

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Release date

June 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 13-27 and April 4-18, 2017

Number of respondents

3,930 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

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