Adults in a household with a gun
RAND's estimate of the percentage of adults living in a home with a gun, 1980-2016. It is an estimate from a statistical model, built from surveys, hunting licences, background checks and the gun share of suicides. Guns people will not tell a survey about, including most illegal guns, are largely missing.
Reported for0states — none in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
Link to density—no value in the main year
Nearby places alike—not worked out for states: the map data here has no location points to measure distances between states
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How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
CDC WONDER mortality; RAND firearm ownership database · RAND State-Level Firearm Ownership Database, HFR (ODbL 1.0)
An estimate from a statistical model by RAND, a research group, not a direct count. Covers 1980-2016. It mostly leaves out guns held illegally.
Combining areas: it cannot be combined, so it is shown only where its publisher works it out.
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of states. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across states: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. States with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share White, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share Black, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share Asian, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicNot enough states report both to say anything. | — | — |
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