With nearly 400 million privately owned guns in the United States, the country has the highest rate of civilian firearm ownership in the world — more than double that of Yemen, which has the second-highest rate of gun ownership.
While U.S. citizens are permitted to own firearms under the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution, only a fraction of U.S. gun owners must register their firearms because gun laws vary from state to state and the requirements for registration depend upon the firearms in question.
Anyone paying attention knows that firearms command a higher degree of cultural significance in the United States than any other country in the world. Despite many Americans being proud gun-owners, a large movement exists within the country in opposition to the freedom afforded to those in possession of these potentially deadly weapons.
According to a report from Statista, those “opposed to current gun regulation have sourced their anger from the large number of deaths due to firearms in the country, as well as the high frequency of gun violence apparent in comparison the other developed countries. Furthermore, the United States has fallen victim to a number of mass shootings in the last two decades most of which have raised questions over the ease at which a person can obtain a firearm. Although this movement holds a significant position in the public political discourse of the United States, meaningful change in regards to the legislation dictating the ownership of firearms has not occurred. Critics have pointed to the influence possessed by the National Rifle Association through their lobbying of public officials. The National Rifle Association also lobby for the interests of firearm manufacturing in the United States which has continued to rise since a fall in the early 2000s.”
With all of this in mind, we’ve used data compiled by Statista to put together a ranking of registered guns in America by state. Can you guess which state has the highest number of registered guns in the country?

51. Rhode Island
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 4,887

50. Delaware
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 6,092

49. Hawaii
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 9,280

48. Vermont
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 9,451

47. Maine
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 21, 396

46. Alaska
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 28, 237

45. North Dakota
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 30, 975

44. Montana
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 36,678

43. Nebraska
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 43, 261

42. Massachusetts
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 45,138

41. West Virginia
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 50, 963

40. Iowa
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 54, 178

39. South Dakota
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 64, 666

38. Kansas
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 69, 850

37. New Hampshire
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 72, 433

36. District of Columbia
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 74,315

35. Connecticut
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 74,874

34. Idaho
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 76,425

33. Mississippi
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 80,712

32. New York
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 92,191

31. Wisconsin
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 95,430

30. Oregon
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 97,474

29. New Jersey
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 102,228

28. Oklahoma
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 103,368

27. Kentucky
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 108,833

26. Michigan
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 109,835

25. Missouri
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 113,351

24. Utah
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 118, 408

23. Nevada
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 119,007

22. South Carolina
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 119,205

21. New Mexico
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 122, 968

20. Minnesota
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 129,825

19. Arkansas
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 133,981

18. Maryland
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 136, 257

17. Wyoming
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 142,247

16. Illinois
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 144,749

15. Colorado
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 149,382

14. Tennessee
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 151,536

13. Louisiana
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 152,061

12. Indiana
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 157,546

11. Washington
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 165,534

10. Alabama
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 194,920

9. Ohio
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 208,661

8. North Carolina
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 222,166

7. Arizona
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 258,691

6. Georgia
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 304,124

5. Pennsylvania
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 348,167

4. California
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 406,360

3. Virginia
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 423,707

2. Florida
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 518,725

1. Texas
Number of registered weapons in 2021: 1,006,555
This article originally appeared on LendingTree.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.
