Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
English, William. 2021 ‘Gun Ownership Demographics.’ 2021 National Firearms Survey; Section 2. Rochester: SSRN. 13 July
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About a third of adults in the U.S. report owning a rearm, totalling about 81.4 million adult gun owners.
- 57.8% of gun owners are male, 42.2% are female.
- 25.4% of Blacks own firearms.
- 28.3% of Hispanics own firearms.
- 19.4% of Asians own firearms.
- 34.3% of Whites own firearms.
(…) The distribution of gun owners surveyed by state (…) ranges from 1,287 in California and 1,264 in Texas to 26 in Washington, DC and 24 in North Dakota.
(…) average age of gun owners is 46-50 years old, and the average annual household income is $80,000-$90,000.
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