How many CCW permits ? Here are some numbers.

[PNUT]

CCW Statistics


ALASKA

nO STATISTICS AT THIS TIME.

ALABAMA

Jefferson County - 62,000 Pistol Permits

Arizona
131,830 active permits.
source

Arkansas

62,000 (May 2008 stats)

California

No statistics at this time.

Colorado

20,998

Source: Colorado Bureau of Investigations Report to the Colorado General Assembly in 2008.

Connecticut

125,000 Approximate

Source: The Indianapolis star Newspaper. Article "300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits" 07-11-04.

Delaware

No statistics at this time.

Florida

581,325 active permits as of May 31, 2009 (updated june 10, 2009)

401,806 CCW Permits were active on 11-30-06.

Source: Florida Division of Licensing

Georgia

Georgia Firearms License

No statistics at this time.

Hawaii

No statistics at this time.

Idaho

39,480 Approximate

Source: The Indianapolis star Newspaper. Article "300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits" 07-11-04.

Illinois

No CCW Law In This state

Indiana

300,000 [ approx.]

Source: The Indianapolis star Newspaper. Article "300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits" 07-11-04.

Iowa

No statistics at this time.

Kansas

15,139
Source: Kansas Atorney General / CCH Statistics 08-01-2008

Kentucky

86,200 Approximate

Source: The Indianapolis star Newspaper. Article "300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits" 07-11-04.

Louisiana

27,422as of March 31, 2008

Age Breakdown - 2006

21-30 1,339

31-40 2,996

41-50 3,979

51-60 5,911

61-70 4,389

71-80 2,336

81-90 596

91+ 25

Race Breakdown

American Indian or Alaskan Native 35

Asian or Pacific Islander 137

Black 2,424

White 18,835

Other 12

Unknown 103

Question: If any regulatory person in Louisiana can please answer this question:

What is an "other" or "unknown" race?

Source: Department of Public Service and Corrections. Legislative Report on 3-24-06.

Maine

No statistics at this time.

Maryland

No statistics at this time.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts has a two (2) tier system. One for carrying [LTC], and one for possession [Class B]. There are about 280,000 records of both tiers. However, it is estimated that only 80% of the 280,000 records are for carrying concealed weapons. This would give an approximate number of CCW's at:
224,000
Thanks to J. Geibel for assisting with these statistics.

Michigan

Active licenses in 2008: 291,380
Licenses issued in 2006: 36,754
Licenses issued in 2005: 54,677
Licenses issued in 2004: 31,121
Licenses issued in 2003: 27,499
Licenses issued in 2002: 53,000
Source: Michigan State Police CCW Annual Report

Minnesota

58,898 (2-28-2009)
Thanks to input from Chris McKenney

Mississippi

No statistics at this time.

Missouri

No statistics at this time.

Montana

No statistics at this time.

Nebraska

No statistics at this time.

Nevada

No statistics at this time.

New Hampshire

No statistics at this time.

New Jersey

No statistics at this time.

New Mexico

No statistics at this time.

New York

No statistics at this time.

North Carolina
100,117 issued thru 07/31/2008
Source: State of North Carolina
Concealed Handgun Permit Stats By County

North Dakota

No statistics at this time.

Ohio
142,000

Source


Oklahoma

No statistics at this time.

Oregon

No statistics at this time.

Pennsylvania

525,600 approximately

Source: The Indianapolis star Newspaper. Article "300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits" 07-11-04.
Actual data issued from the Pennsylvania State Police Annual Firearms Reports
License To Carry (LTC) issued in:
2004 / 107,286
2005 / 101,643
2006 / 102,473

Rhode Island

No statistics at this time.

South Carolina

69,206

Source: 2008 Calendar year CCW report by South Carolina Law Endofrcement Department (SLED).
Thanks to Jim Kelly for providing us with the information.

South Dakota

No statistics at this time.

Tennessee

215,679

Source: Legally Armed Annual Statistical Report.

Texas

Active License Holders on 12-31-2003: 239,863
Active License Holders on 12-31-2004: 239,940
Active License Holders on 12-31-2005: 248,874
Active License Holders on 12-31-2006: 258,162
Active License Holders on 12-31-2007: 288,909
Active License Holders on 12-31-2008: 314,574

Source: Texas Department of Public Safety / Concealed Handgun Licensing Bureau / Annual Statistical Information

Utah

112,665 Total Valid Permits as of March 31,2008

Source: Utah State Police Firearm Statistical report

Vermont

No statistics at this time.

Virginia

135,838 active resident permits

1,226 active non-resident permits

137, 064 Total as of November 2006

Source: Virginia State Police (Courtesy of Philip Van Cleave, President VCDL)

Washington

225,200 Approximately

Source: The Indianapolis star Newspaper. Article "300,000 Hoosiers have gun permits" 07-11-04.

West Virginia

No statistics at this time.

Wisconsin

No statistics at this time.

Wyoming

No statistics at this time.
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[kpw]

PA is a bit higher according to this thread. 627,028 active from 2004-2008. Won't see 2009 totals until next year.

http://www.defensivecarry.com/vbulle...nsylvania.html

[dukalmighty]

I still think per capita were not doing so good,we need to get them numbers up

[GWRedDragon]

So as of 2006, 1 out of every 56 people in my state had a CHP. The numbers are probably higher this year.

That's not bad!

[Datsun40146]

So total on that list there are 3,736,266 active permit holders in the states. With the current US population at 304,059,724 then 1.22% have CCW permits. I would say that we can double that number based on the estimations and missing data. So call it 3ish % of America that are not total sheep.

[rmodel65]

you can put GA @ about 300k

[PatrioticRick]

Wow that's almost 3% of Idaho population that had their licenses back in 2004.
I wonder what it is now?

[dlclarkii]

PA is a bit higher according to this thread. 627,028 active from 2004-2008. Won't see 2009 totals until next year.

http://www.defensivecarry.com/vbulle...nsylvania.html

Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) has the highest LTCFs than any other county

[boscobeans]

The last figure for NY that I saw published was over 800,000. It was about 8 years ago so it should be higher now.

bosco

[bsnow]

local news in montana says the sheriff's dept.'s are quite busy these days processing cwp applications. thats what I've been hearing.

[hogdaddy]

I bet FL, top em all

[Hopyard]

I still think per capita were not doing so good,we need to get them numbers up

I'd agree but only if the ammo supply could keep pace.

Its pathetic now; time for big rubber bands and tiny rocks.

[Moga]

you can put GA @ about 300k

That was a good estimate a couple years ago. Remember the numbers of new applicants by county from last year that MP published?

I'd guess that it's probably grown by 50-75k since we were first arguing about HB915 in the assembly in 2007.

[Moga]

The last figure for NY that I saw published was over 800,000. It was about 8 years ago so it should be higher now.

bosco

Wow. That's.....some number. It's generally accepted that PA has the most licenses issued. Considering that NYS doesn't even issue NR permits, that number is truly impressive.

I'm curious about where you saw that number. Considering the fact that each county in NYS has autonomy over the permitting process for its citizens, I'd be curious about how a total, what ever it really is, was reached in the first place.

[Xader]

Im not sure where he got his information, but according to this blog Brad the Scribe, the number for Oregon is 101,642. The blog is from mid-2008, but no info on the date of his statistics, but with the latest rush, I wouldn't hesitate to nearly double that by now. That would put OR at around 5%

The blog is from mid-2008, but no info on the date of his statistics.