The statistic shows the percentage of population in the United States owning one or more firearms in 2017, by region. In 2017, about 36 percent of the respondents living in the South owned a gun personally.
Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2017, by geographic region
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Pew Research Center. (June 22, 2017). Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2017, by geographic region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249773/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2017, by geographic region." Chart. June 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249773/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2017). Percentage of population in the United States owning at least one gun in 2017, by geographic region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249773/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Population in The United States Owning at Least One Gun in 2017, by Geographic Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249773/percentage-of-population-in-the-us-owning-a-gun-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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