This statistic shows the share of household that own a firearm in the United States in 2017, by proximity to urban centers. In 2017, 46 percent of Americans living in rural areas personally owned a firearm.
Percentage of the population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by proximity to urban centers
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Pew Research Center. (June 22, 2017). Percentage of the population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by proximity to urban centers [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625196/firearm-ownership-rate-by-proximity-to-urban-centers-us/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of the population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by proximity to urban centers." Chart. June 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625196/firearm-ownership-rate-by-proximity-to-urban-centers-us/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Percentage of the population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by proximity to urban centers. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625196/firearm-ownership-rate-by-proximity-to-urban-centers-us/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of The Population in The United States with at Least One Gun in The Household in 2017, by Proximity to Urban Centers." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625196/firearm-ownership-rate-by-proximity-to-urban-centers-us/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of the population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by proximity to urban centers Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625196/firearm-ownership-rate-by-proximity-to-urban-centers-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of the population in the United States with at least one gun in the household in 2017, by proximity to urban centers [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625196/firearm-ownership-rate-by-proximity-to-urban-centers-us/
