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California has the highest Gun Law Strength (0-100) in 2025 (90.5), followed by Massachusetts (86.5) and Illinois (85.5). Idaho has the lowest (3.5).
LawTech & Business51 states · 5 metricsUpdated May 19, 2025Original page
11 sources
- What is a Ghost Gun / Polymer 80 / 80% Gun? - William Kroger
- Which states regulate ghost guns? - Everytown
- Ghost Guns: What You Need to Know - League of Women Voters
- 14 Things you need to know about Delaware Gun laws - X-Ring Supply
- Status of Oregon Gun Control Bills as of 5/24/2023 - Oregon Firearms Federation
- Ghost Guns in Alabama - Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- City of Philadelphia v. Polymer80 - Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- What Happens If You Get Caught with a Ghost Gun in Arizona? - AZ Defenders
- AZ Guns - Reddit
- Alaska 80 Percent Lower Laws - 80 Percent Lower
- Pennsylvania 80 Percent Lower Laws - 80 Percent Lower
Year 202550 of 51 states
Gun Law Strength (0-100), 2025
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
21
Middle half 9.5 – 58.75
Average
33.5
50 states
Highest
90.5
California
Lowest
3.5
Idaho
Data
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50 states · # = rank by Gun Law Strength (0-100)
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 90.5 | 8.0 |
| 2 |  Massachusetts | 86.5 | 3.7 |
| 3 |  Illinois | 85.5 | 13.5 |
| 4 |  New York | 85 | 4.7 |
| 5 |  Connecticut | 81.5 | 6.2 |
| 6 |  New Jersey | 80.5 | 4.6 |
| 7 |  Hawaii | 80 | 4.9 |
| 8 |  Maryland | 78.5 | 12.3 |
| 9 |  Washington | 71.5 | 13.0 |
| 10 |  Colorado | 67.5 | 16.6 |
| 11 |  Oregon | 65 | 14.2 |
| 11 |  Delaware | 65 | 12.0 |
| 13 |  Rhode Island | 60.5 | 4.8 |
| 14 |  Minnesota | 53.5 | 8.9 |
| 15 |  Virginia | 49 | 13.8 |
| 16 |  New Mexico | 42 | 25.3 |
| 17 |  Vermont | 41 | 12.0 |
| 18 |  Pennsylvania | 39.5 | 13.6 |
| 19 |  Michigan | 37 | 13.9 |
| 19 |  Nevada | 37 | 18.4 |
| 21 |  Florida | 28 | 13.7 |
| 22 |  Wisconsin | 27 | 12.7 |
| 22 |  Maine | 27 | 14.0 |
| 24 |  North Carolina | 24.5 | 16.4 |
| 25 |  Nebraska | 23.5 | 10.6 |
| 26 |  West Virginia | 18.5 | 16.8 |
| 27 |  Indiana | 18 | 18.3 |
| 28 |  Iowa | 15 | 10.5 |
| 29 |  Ohio | 14 | 15.0 |
| 29 |  Tennessee | 14 | 22.0 |
| 29 |  South Carolina | 14 | 19.1 |
| 32 |  Texas | 13.5 | 14.9 |
| 33 |  Alabama | 12.5 | 25.6 |
| 33 |  Louisiana | 12.5 | 28.3 |
| 35 |  North Dakota | 11.5 | 12.8 |
| 36 |  Utah | 11 | 14.8 |
| 37 |  Kansas | 9.5 | 16.3 |
| 37 |  New Hampshire | 9.5 | 9.6 |
| 39 |  Kentucky | 9 | 18.4 |
| 39 |  Alaska | 9 | 23.5 |
| 41 |  Missouri | 8 | 21.4 |
| 42 |  Arizona | 7.5 | 18.5 |
| 42 |  Oklahoma | 7.5 | 19.9 |
| 44 |  Wyoming | 6.5 | 21.5 |
| 45 |  South Dakota | 5.5 | 12.3 |
| 46 |  Georgia | 5 | 18.6 |
| 46 |  Montana | 5 | 21.5 |
| 48 |  Arkansas | 4.5 | 21.9 |
| 49 |  Mississippi | 4 | 29.4 |
| 50 |  Idaho | 3.5 | 17.9 |
What correlates with Gun Law Strength (0-100) (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,115 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 have a higher Gun Law Strength (0-100) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Gun Law Strength (0-100) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- Favorable Gun Laws RankBest States for Gun OwnersA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = −0.90 · very strong · n = 50
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- Republican Vote Share (President, %)Presidential Election Results by State, 2016–2024Plotr = −0.83 · very strong · n = 50
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Gun Law Strength (0-100)?
- California has the highest Gun Law Strength (0-100) in 2025, at 90.5, followed by Massachusetts (86.5) and Illinois (85.5).
- Which state has the lowest Gun Law Strength (0-100)?
- Idaho has the lowest Gun Law Strength (0-100) in 2025, at 3.5.
- What is the median Gun Law Strength (0-100) across US states?
- The median is 21 across the 50 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this polymer80 legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: What is a Ghost Gun / Polymer 80 / 80% Gun? - William Kroger; Which states regulate ghost guns? - Everytown; Ghost Guns: What You Need to Know - League of Women Voters; 14 Things you need to know about Delaware Gun laws - X-Ring Supply.