As a responsibly armed American, you may be curious about which states have the highest percentage of concealed carry permit holders…
You’re in luck. We’ve compiled this data for you. Read on to learn more.
Which States Have the Highest Percentage of Concealed Carry Permit Holders?
There are currently well over 18.66 million concealed carry permit holders nationwide. That number doesn’t take into account the people who are not required to obtain a permit to carry in the 16 states that have adopted some form of permitless carry, also known as constitutional carry.
The top 10 states with the highest percentage of concealed carry permit holders are as follows:
- Utah, 21.88%
- Alabama, 20.36%
- Indiana, 14.02%
- South Dakota, 12.16%
- Iowa, 11.59%
- Florida, 10.7%
- Colorado, 10.48%
- Pennsylvania, 10.16%
- Kentucky, 9.89%
- Georgia, 9.52%
State Stats
In eight states, more than 10 percent of the populations have concealed carry permits, while 20 states and the District of Columbia are below 5 percent. Utah has the highest rate of concealed carry permits as a percentage of the state population (21.88 percent). Alabama has the second highest rate (20.36 percent) and Indiana third (14 percent).
Alabama continues to lead other states with the largest share of its adult population with permits (about 26 percent). California, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey and Rhode Island all have less than 1 percent with permits. Vermont is the only state that doesn’t issue concealed carry permits.
Four states now have more than 1 million permit holders: Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Texas. Florida was the first state to reach 2 million concealed carry permits.
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