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USA. 2012 ‘Federal Firearms Licensees by State 2011.’ Firearms Commerce in the United States: Annual Statistical Update 2012; Exhibit 11, p. 18. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). 1 January
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Exhibit 11. Federal Firearms Licensees by State 2011
State : FFL Population
Alabama: 2,103
Alaska: 997
Arizona: 2,723
Arkansas: 1,812
California: 7,535
Colorado: 2,361
Connecticut: 1,643
Delaware: 314
District of Columbia: 27
Florida: 6,374
Georgia: 3,362
Hawaii: 254
Idaho: 1,283
Illinois: 4,349
Indiana: 2,667
Iowa: 1,916
Kansas: 1,759
Kentucky: 2,241
Louisiana: 1,931
Maine: 861
Maryland: 2,495
Massachusetts: 3,290
Michigan: 4,055
Minnesota: 2,639
Mississippi: 1,362
Missouri: 5,990
Montana: 1,423
Nebraska: 1,085
Nevada: 1,188
New Hampshire: 1,018
New Jersey: 481
New Mexico: 1,026
New York: 3,774
North Carolina: 3,966
North Dakota: 611
Ohio: 4,446
Oklahoma: 2,189
Oregon: 2,376
Pennsylvania: 5,649
Rhode Island: 452
South Carolina: 1,899
South Dakota: 691
Tennessee: 3,086
Texas: 8,912
Utah: 1,071
Vermont: 538
Virginia: 3,813
Washington: 2,529
West Virginia: 1,337
Wisconsin: 2,830
Wyoming: 770
Other Territories: 84
Total: 123,587
Source: ATF, Federal Firearms Licensing Center, Firearms Licensing System. Data is based on active firearms licenses and related statistics as of the end of the fiscal year.
[ATF = Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]
Last accessed at:
http://www.atf.gov/content/Firearms/firearms-enforcement