State rankings

Guns per Capita

Montana has the highest Weapons per 100 Residents in 2025 (66.3), followed by Wyoming (66.2) and Alaska (64.5). Massachusetts has the lowest (14.7).

Culture50 states · 3 metricsUpdated May 23, 2025Original page
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Weapons per 100 Residents, 2025

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
46.0
Middle half 40.3 – 51.7
Average
44.0
50 states
Highest
66.3
Montana
Lowest
14.7
Massachusetts

Over time · 2020–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

  • Median of all states
  • Montana
  • Wyoming
  • Alaska
  • Idaho
  • West Virginia

Data

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50 states · # = rank by Weapons per 100 Residents
#
1Montana66.3
2Wyoming66.2
3Alaska64.5
4Idaho60.1
5West Virginia58.5
6Arkansas57.2
7Alabama55.8
7Mississippi55.8
9South Dakota55.3
10North Dakota55.1
11Kentucky54.6
12Louisiana53.1
13Oklahoma51.7
14Tennessee51.6
15Oregon50.8
16Vermont50.5
17South Carolina49.4
18Georgia49.2
19Kansas48.9
20Missouri48.8
21Nevada47.3
22Utah46.8
22Maine46.8
24Arizona46.3
25New Mexico46.2
26North Carolina45.8
27Texas45.7
28Wisconsin45.3
29Nebraska45.2
30Colorado45.1
31Indiana44.8
32Virginia44.6
33Iowa43.6
34Minnesota42.8
35Washington42.1
36New Hampshire41.1
37Pennsylvania40.7
38Michigan40.2
39Ohio40.0
40Florida35.3
41Delaware34.4
42Maryland30.2
43California28.3
44Illinois27.8
45Connecticut23.6
46New York19.9
47Hawaii14.9
48Rhode Island14.8
49New Jersey14.7
49Massachusetts14.7

What correlates with Weapons per 100 Residents (2025)?

Pearson r against 2,111 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states, 2 near-identical series hidden. 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 have a higher Weapons per 100 Residents tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Suicide RateSuicide Rates by State
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 50
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  2. Favorable Gun Laws RankBest States for Gun OwnersA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 50
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  3. Gun Death RateGun Deaths by State
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. Lean RepublicansPolitical Parties by State
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 50
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  5. Conservative % GallupMost Conservative States
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 50
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  6. Redneck Index ScoreMost Redneck States in America
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Weapons per 100 Residents tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Farmland Price Per AcreAcre Value by State
    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 46
    Plot
  2. Gun Law Strength (0-100)Polymer80 Legal States
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  3. % Who Voted for ClintonMost Liberal States
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. Gun Laws Strength RankStrictest Gun Laws by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  5. Gun Law Rank (Giffords)Gun Laws by StateA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 50
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  6. Population DensityMost Boring States
    r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 50
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Weapons per 100 Residents?
Montana has the highest Weapons per 100 Residents in 2025, at 66.3, followed by Wyoming (66.2) and Alaska (64.5).
Which state has the lowest Weapons per 100 Residents?
Massachusetts has the lowest Weapons per 100 Residents in 2025, at 14.7.
What is the median Weapons per 100 Residents across US states?
The median is 46.0 across the 50 US states with data in 2025.
Where does this guns per capita data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Gun Ownership Mapped: How Many Guns Each State Had in 2020? - Hunting Mark; Gun Ownership in America - Gun Policy America; Registration - Giffords Law Center; What Gun Ownership Is Like State by State - ThoughtCo.