Gun possession has been a staple of conventional American life for the reason that inception of the nation, and even lengthy earlier than then. Some Individuals use weapons solely to go looking, for sport, or house safety, however there are a lot of gun fanatics who embrace the Second Modification and cargo up on as many firearms as they will. Whether or not it’s one gun or 20, promoting weapons in the USA is a profitable enterprise.
The Nationwide Taking pictures Sports activities Basis estimates that Individuals purchased roughly 18.5 million firearms in 2021, the second most ever in a 12 months and down solely barely from the record-high 21 million in 2020.
With these back-to-back years of historic gun gross sales, somebody is profiting massive, together with some states.
Each instantly and not directly, the firearms sector accounts for a complete of 6,999 jobs in Idaho – 2,991 in firearm and ammunition manufacturing, gross sales, and distribution, and one other 4,008 in provider and ancillary industries – the twenty second most among the many 50 states.
The gun business in Idaho paid a mean wage of $57,426 in 2021 and generated an estimated $100.4 million in federal enterprise tax income that 12 months.
When accounting for wages and taxes in addition to oblique contributions, the firearms business contributed to $1.7 billion in output in Idaho in 2021, the seventeenth highest quantity amongst states.
Each instantly and not directly, the firearms sector accounts for a complete of 8,166 jobs in Washington – 3,977 in firearm and ammunition manufacturing, gross sales, and distribution, and one other 4,189 in provider and ancillary industries – the 18th most among the many 50 states.
The gun business in Washington paid a mean wage of $57,773 in 2021 and generated an estimated $111.7 million in federal enterprise tax income that 12 months.
When accounting for wages and taxes in addition to oblique contributions, the firearms business contributed to $1.4 billion in output in Washington in 2021, the nineteenth highest quantity amongst states.
All knowledge on this story is from the Taking pictures Sports activities Basis’s Firearm and Ammunition Business Financial Influence report.
| Rank | State | Complete gun business output, direct & oblique; 2021 ($B) | Complete business employment, direct & oblique; 2021 | Common business wage ($) | Business fed. enterprise tax era; 2021 ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 5.59 | 31,632 | 51,652 | 330.7 |
| 2 | California | 5.22 | 29,082 | 66,095 | 380.7 |
| 3 | Florida | 3.46 | 22,332 | 49,847 | 259.7 |
| 4 | Illinois | 2.86 | 13,051 | 63,913 | 183.9 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 2.85 | 10,151 | 74,899 | 192.6 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 2.78 | 11,680 | 69,400 | 211.0 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 2.72 | 9,950 | 70,698 | 203.3 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 2.67 | 18,891 | 52,165 | 193.6 |
| 9 | New York | 2.54 | 10,150 | 85,432 | 155.8 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 2.53 | 10,426 | 49,263 | 127.1 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 2.51 | 13,017 | 54,571 | 160.3 |
| 12 | Ohio | 2.37 | 15,256 | 50,652 | 147.1 |
| 13 | Arizona | 2.33 | 11,933 | 61,243 | 180.2 |
| 14 | Michigan | 1.88 | 11,759 | 52,206 | 123.6 |
| 15 | Oregon | 1.78 | 8,952 | 59,541 | 134.5 |
| 16 | Georgia | 1.78 | 9,045 | 52,865 | 99.4 |
| 17 | Idaho | 1.69 | 6,999 | 57,426 | 100.4 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 1.44 | 5,264 | 81,440 | 108.0 |
| 19 | Washington | 1.39 | 8,166 | 57,773 | 111.7 |
| 20 | Utah | 1.33 | 8,893 | 46,616 | 92.4 |
| 21 | Virginia | 1.29 | 7,424 | 49,889 | 81.9 |
| 22 | Missouri | 1.25 | 7,899 | 50,351 | 80.0 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 1.24 | 6,661 | 52,251 | 67.9 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 1.24 | 6,789 | 47,957 | 70.7 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 1.13 | 7,097 | 55,935 | 73.7 |
| 26 | New Jersey | 1.05 | 5,174 | 74,016 | 77.1 |
| 27 | Colorado | 1.02 | 6,712 | 53,436 | 77.5 |
| 28 | Indiana | 0.94 | 5,021 | 52,373 | 37.8 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 0.93 | 4,737 | 50,035 | 50.8 |
| 30 | Maryland | 0.89 | 4,286 | 66,649 | 62.4 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 0.85 | 5,101 | 49,287 | 47.3 |
| 32 | Alabama | 0.74 | 5,247 | 43,616 | 41.6 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 0.69 | 3,672 | 45,749 | 39.0 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 0.66 | 3,325 | 54,016 | 38.2 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 0.62 | 3,615 | 44,826 | 28.7 |
| 36 | Kansas | 0.58 | 2,133 | 71,945 | 12.8 |
| 37 | Nevada | 0.52 | 3,201 | 49,582 | 37.3 |
| 38 | Iowa | 0.48 | 2,779 | 49,903 | 22.3 |
| 39 | Maine | 0.42 | 3,523 | 42,660 | 29.5 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 0.41 | 2,702 | 44,441 | 20.5 |
| 41 | South Dakota | 0.37 | 1,842 | 52,224 | 20.8 |
| 42 | Montana | 0.37 | 2,454 | 43,924 | 20.9 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 0.22 | 1,702 | 38,365 | 11.0 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 0.18 | 826 | 62,397 | 9.0 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 0.16 | 1,442 | 37,847 | 8.7 |
| 46 | Vermont | 0.14 | 828 | 54,215 | 9.7 |
| 47 | Alaska | 0.12 | 1,029 | 47,151 | 6.1 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 0.08 | 652 | 45,653 | 4.5 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 0.07 | 578 | 49,461 | 5.0 |
| 50 | Delaware | 0.07 | 503 | 53,593 | 2.9 |
