NICS Firearm Background Checks: Month/Year by State

Year 2021
January 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021

State / Territory Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Alabama 105,602 74,710

Alaska 9,018 6,667
Arizona 60,548 45,496
Arkansas 30,085 18,916
California 134,432 119,784
Colorado 65,051 50,485
Connecticut 25,606 19,748
Delaware 7,408 5,245
District of Columbia 1,076 920
Florida 190,817 138,870
Georgia 92,903 73,120
Guam 304 301
Hawaii 1,504 1,507
Idaho 28,243 21,223
Illinois 1,002,118 902,020
Indiana 262,684 195,162
Iowa 34,313 30,572
Kansas 26,195 17,528
Kentucky 421,790 378,499
Louisiana 40,266 26,669
Maine 13,693 8,985
Mariana Islands 27 16
Maryland 31,014 23,931
Massachusetts 29,570 23,711
Michigan 120,227 80,944
Minnesota 87,583 75,898
Mississippi 34,093 20,971
Missouri 72,234 48,646
Montana 18,154 11,876
Nebraska 10,509 7,870
Nevada 19,266 15,615
New Hampshire 19,214 12,651
New Jersey 28,230 20,242
New Mexico 19,689 15,609
New York 49,184 36,115
North Carolina 86,017 72,430
North Dakota 8,662 6,057
Ohio 98,651 68,106
Oklahoma 48,278 29,006
Oregon 49,755 34,957
Pennsylvania 160,116 114,482
Puerto Rico 4,377 4,339
Rhode Island 5,190 3,998
South Carolina 52,622 40,032
South Dakota 12,571 9,208
Tennessee 94,262 62,346
Texas 212,208 134,310
Utah 101,167 89,891
Vermont 6,012 3,874
Virgin Islands 154 159
Virginia 72,451 53,222
Washington 73,369 61,409
West Virginia 26,626 17,914
Wisconsin 73,836 52,251
Wyoming 9,266 6,382
These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through the NICS. They do not represent the number of firearms sold.
NOTE: purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale.

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Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals

180,312
15,685
106,044
49,001
254,216
115,536
45,354
12,653
1,996
329,687
166,023
605
3,011
49,466
1,904,138
457,846
64,885
43,723
800,289
66,935
22,678
43
54,945
53,281
201,171
163,481
55,064
120,880
30,030
18,379
34,881
31,865
48,472
35,298
85,299
158,447
14,719
166,757
77,284
84,712
274,598
8,716
9,188
92,654
21,779
156,608
346,518
191,058
9,886
313
 125,673
134,778
44,540
126,087
15,648
not represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and
firearm sale.