Two of Colorado’s Neighboring States Have a Lot More Guns

Whether they're used for hunting, protection, or sport, studies show that a decent number of Colorado residents identify as gun owners.

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Given this fact, taking a look at recent data that shows the number of gun owners per state, especially the states that border Colorado, is interesting to say the least.

How Many of Colorado's Residents Are Gun Owners?

Colorado is home to a plethora of outdoors enthusiasts, many of whom are hunters, and when you pair that with the state's wild west past and, in some areas, the need to protect one's family from excessive crime, it should come as no surprise that almost half of the adults who call the Centennial State home are gun owners.

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In fact, recent data shows that roughly 45.1% of adults in Colorado are gun owners.

How Does Colorado's Gun Ownership Rate Compare to Neighboring States?

Despite all of the factors that contribute to the aforementioned 45.1% of Colorado households being home to guns, every one of the states that border the Centennial State has reported higher rates of gun ownership.

Nebraska barely leads Colorado in gun ownership, with a rate of 45.2%, while New Mexico reports a gun ownership rate of 46.2%, Arizona reports a gun ownership rate of 46.3%, and Utah reports another comparable gun ownership rate of 46.8%

The percentage of households that claim to be gun owners rises when we get to Kansas, a state that reports a 48.9% gun ownership rate, but two of Colorado's neighboring states rank much higher than the rest.

These states are Oklahoma and Wyoming, which report gun ownership rates of 54.7% and 66.2%, respectively.

In fact, Wyoming has the second-most households with guns in the nation, only trailing the top spot, which belongs to Montana, by 0.1%.

Check out the full study here.