State rankings

Best States for Gun Owners

Arizona ranks 1st on Combined Rank, followed by Idaho (2nd) and Texas (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Delaware ranks last (50th).

LawPolitics & Government50 states · 5 metricsUpdated May 8, 2023Original page
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Combined Rank

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Data

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50 states · # = rank by Combined Rank
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1Arizona1st6th46.3%3,476$51,985
2Idaho2nd2nd60.1%3,610$40,938
3Texas3rd14th45.7%11,467$36,019
4Arkansas4th10th57.2%3,101$40,979
5New Hampshire5th21st41.1%2,551$77,344
6Georgia6th18th49.2%4,519$36,251
7Alabama7th13th55.5%3,105$35,310
8Mississippi8th1st55.8%2,324$41,558
9Missouri9th4th48.8%5,513$29,516
10South Carolina10th20th49.4%2,957$42,023
11Utah11th24th46.8%3,108$44,615
12Florida12th29th35.3%7,107$37,392
13North Carolina13th26th45.8%5,146$36,647
14Virginia14th25th44.6%2,806$35,151
15Minnesota15th38th42.8%4,757$65,399
16Wyoming16th2nd66.2%676$30,489
17Pennsylvania17th39th40.7%6,107$38,747
18Kentucky18th4th54.6%2,069$31,239
19Kansas19th8th48.9%2,713$27,331
20South Dakota20th7th55.3%1,028$32,461
21Oregon21st35th50.8%2,885$67,613
22Ohio22nd26th40.0%6,407$30,282
23Illinois23rd43rd27.8%5,286$57,827
24Louisiana24th18th53.1%2,437$29,682
25Tennessee25th22nd51.6%3,175$34,714
26Montana26th14th66.3%1,427$30,712
27Massachusetts27th44th14.7%3,676$73,448
28Connecticut28th48th23.6%2,289$75,285
29Oklahoma29th10th54.7%2,216$25,426
30California30th50th28.3%9,196$45,568
31Alaska31st9th64.5%717$27,926
32New York32nd47th19.9%3,745$67,377
33Michigan33rd31st40.2%4,230$33,725
34Indiana34th23rd44.8%3,037$25,738
35Maine35th14th46.8%1,376$30,925
36West Virginia36th14th58.5%817$21,962
37Colorado37th37th45.1%2,471$36,536
38North Dakota38th12th55.1%529$28,326
39Wisconsin39th30th45.3%2,619$34,146
40Washington40th41st42.1%3,688$32,901
41Maryland41st45th30.2%1,599$57,811
42Nebraska42nd33rd45.2%1,831$37,931
43Nevada43rd35th47.3%1,405$27,914
44Vermont44th28th50.5%357$47,166
45New Mexico45th34th46.2%733$20,482
46New Jersey46th49th14.7%1,145$62,275
47Iowa47th31st43.6%1,171$27,291
48Rhode Island48th42nd14.8%197$87,691
49Hawaii49th46th14.9%178$33,517
50Delaware50th40th34.4%163$24,143

What correlates with Combined Rank?

Pearson r against 2,112 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that rank better on Combined Rank tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. CSR: Ages 7-8Child Care Ratios by State
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 50
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  2. CSR: Ages 6-7Child Care Ratios by State
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 50
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  3. CLA RatingMost Conservative States
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 50
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  4. Cost-Prohibited CareHealth Care Costs by State
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 48
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  5. CSR: Ages 3-4Child Care Ratios by State
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 50
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  6. House RepublicansMost Democratic States
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 49
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Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Combined Rank tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Teacher's Union Rank (1=Strongest)States with Teacher UnionsA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.56 · strong · n = 50
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  2. Gun Laws Strength RankStrictest Gun Laws by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 50
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  3. Gun Law Rank (Giffords)Gun Laws by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 50
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  4. Minimum Annual SalaryIBEW Pay Scale by State
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 50
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  5. Best States for Living with a Disability - Total ScoreDisability Benefits by State
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 50
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  6. Low Incarceration Rate RankWorst Prisons by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 50
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Quick answers

Which state ranks first on Combined Rank?
Arizona ranks first on Combined Rank, at 1st, followed by Idaho (2nd) and Texas (3rd). Rank 1 is the best state.
Which state ranks last on Combined Rank?
Delaware ranks last of the 50 US states with data, at 50th.
Where does this best states for gun owners data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Here Are the Most (and Least) Friendly Gun States - Zippia; State-Level Estimates of Household Firearm Ownership - RAND.

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