In 2023, the number of participants in rifle target shooting in the United States dropped to approximately 11.8 million. This continued the downward trend that began in 2018, whereby the number of participants decreased each year since.
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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.
Number of survey participants from 2016 onwards: 24,134 (2016) / 30,999 (2017) / 20,069 (2018) / 18,000 (2019) / 18,000 (2020) / 18,000 (2021) / 18,000 (2022) / 18,000 (2023). Figures for earlier years were not provided by the source.
Figures prior to 2017 were taken from previous surveys.
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SFIA. (February 27, 2024). Number of participants in rifle target shooting in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763865/rifle-target-shooting-participants-us/
SFIA. "Number of participants in rifle target shooting in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763865/rifle-target-shooting-participants-us/
SFIA. (2024). Number of participants in rifle target shooting in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763865/rifle-target-shooting-participants-us/
SFIA. "Number of Participants in Rifle Target Shooting in The United States from 2011 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763865/rifle-target-shooting-participants-us/
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Number of participants in rifle target shooting in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], SFIA, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763865/rifle-target-shooting-participants-us/