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50-state comparison
Feb 2022 to Sep 2026: Colorado −36.1%. The 5 steepest declines after Colorado average −28.9%. The average state: −14.5%.
Retail firearms dealers (ATF license type 01), % change from Feb 2022
Breaks mark months with no ATF file (Jun 2021, Apr 2022). ATF's October and November 2025 lists are incomplete, so those months are drawn as a dotted straight line until we know why.
Average of the 50 states: the mean of each state’s % change, each state weighted equally, Colorado included. 5 steepest declines after Colorado: the mean % change of the five states, other than Colorado, with the steepest declines Feb 2022 to Sep 2026. DC and the territories are not in any line.
| Rank | State | Feb 2022 | Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 1,470 | 939 | −36.1% |
| 2 | California | 1,814 | 1,208 | −33.4% |
| 3 | Washington | 920 | 627 | −31.8% |
| 4 | New Jersey | 311 | 214 | −31.2% |
| 5 | Kentucky | 1,066 | 806 | −24.4% |
| 6 | New York | 1,779 | 1,359 | −23.6% |
| 7 | Illinois | 1,270 | 988 | −22.2% |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 325 | 254 | −21.8% |
| 9 | Alaska | 490 | 383 | −21.8% |
| 10 | Vermont | 285 | 227 | −20.4% |
| 11 | Oregon | 1,174 | 939 | −20.0% |
| 12 | Maine | 429 | 350 | −18.4% |
| 13 | New Hampshire | 376 | 311 | −17.3% |
| 14 | Ohio | 2,037 | 1,691 | −17.0% |
| 15 | Montana | 835 | 694 | −16.9% |
| 16 | Kansas | 941 | 783 | −16.8% |
| 17 | New Mexico | 489 | 410 | −16.2% |
| 18 | Texas | 4,988 | 4,200 | −15.8% |
| 19 | Delaware | 126 | 107 | −15.1% |
| 20 | Arizona | 1,300 | 1,114 | −14.3% |
| 21 | Michigan | 1,909 | 1,645 | −13.8% |
| 22 | Nevada | 409 | 353 | −13.7% |
| 23 | Virginia | 1,412 | 1,226 | −13.2% |
| 24 | Louisiana | 940 | 817 | −13.1% |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 1,353 | 1,180 | −12.8% |
| 26 | West Virginia | 675 | 589 | −12.7% |
| 27 | Missouri | 1,783 | 1,566 | −12.2% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 1,082 | 951 | −12.1% |
| 29 | Georgia | 1,359 | 1,200 | −11.7% |
| 30 | Indiana | 1,293 | 1,143 | −11.6% |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | 2,501 | 2,212 | −11.6% |
| 32 | Wyoming | 527 | 467 | −11.4% |
| 33 | Iowa | 1,191 | 1,062 | −10.8% |
| 34 | Minnesota | 1,278 | 1,140 | −10.8% |
| 35 | Utah | 690 | 622 | −9.9% |
| 36 | South Carolina | 899 | 819 | −8.9% |
| 37 | Nebraska | 644 | 589 | −8.5% |
| 38 | Hawaii | 95 | 87 | −8.4% |
| 39 | North Dakota | 455 | 417 | −8.4% |
| 40 | Rhode Island | 72 | 66 | −8.3% |
| 41 | Idaho | 721 | 663 | −8.0% |
| 42 | Tennessee | 1,167 | 1,075 | −7.9% |
| 43 | Connecticut | 414 | 382 | −7.7% |
| 44 | South Dakota | 476 | 441 | −7.4% |
| 45 | Mississippi | 708 | 656 | −7.3% |
| 46 | North Carolina | 1,844 | 1,713 | −7.1% |
| 47 | Florida | 2,256 | 2,110 | −6.5% |
| 48 | Alabama | 864 | 814 | −5.8% |
| 49 | Arkansas | 840 | 800 | −4.8% |
| 50 | Maryland | 527 | 509 | −3.4% |
| Month | Colorado | Average of the 50 states | 5 steepest declines after Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 | −0.4% | +0.3% | −0.7% |
| Feb 2021 | +0.2% | +0.2% | −1.0% |
| Mar 2021 | +0.1% | −0.1% | −1.2% |
| Apr 2021 | −0.1% | 0.0% | −1.2% |
| May 2021 | −0.1% | −0.1% | −1.3% |
| Jun 2021 | No ATF file for this month (HTTP 404). | ||
| Jul 2021 | +0.7% | +0.4% | −0.6% |
| Aug 2021 | +0.1% | −0.1% | −1.1% |
| Sep 2021 | +0.3% | +0.2% | −0.4% |
| Oct 2021 | +0.2% | +0.1% | −0.5% |
| Nov 2021 | +0.3% | −0.1% | −0.6% |
| Dec 2021 | +0.1% | 0.0% | −0.5% |
| Jan 2022 | +0.1% | 0.0% | −0.1% |
| Feb 2022 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Mar 2022 | −0.1% | −0.3% | −0.2% |
| Apr 2022 | No ATF file for this month (HTTP 404). | ||
| May 2022 | −1.0% | −0.6% | −0.3% |
| Jun 2022 | −1.0% | −0.7% | −0.3% |
| Jul 2022 | −1.4% | −0.8% | −0.4% |
| Aug 2022 | −2.1% | −1.0% | −0.5% |
| Sep 2022 | −1.6% | −1.1% | −0.9% |
| Oct 2022 | −3.3% | −1.7% | −1.9% |
| Nov 2022 | −3.3% | −1.5% | −2.0% |
| Dec 2022 | −3.4% | −1.9% | −2.4% |
| Jan 2023 | −3.5% | −2.5% | −3.2% |
| Feb 2023 | −3.6% | −2.5% | −3.1% |
| Mar 2023 | −3.9% | −2.7% | −3.6% |
| Apr 2023 | −3.7% | −2.9% | −3.7% |
| May 2023 | −3.7% | −3.1% | −4.1% |
| Jun 2023 | −4.3% | −3.3% | −4.6% |
| Jul 2023 | −5.1% | −4.0% | −5.5% |
| Aug 2023 | −4.6% | −4.1% | −6.3% |
| Sep 2023 | −5.2% | −4.4% | −7.1% |
| Oct 2023 | −5.6% | −4.7% | −7.7% |
| Nov 2023 | −5.7% | −5.2% | −8.4% |
| Dec 2023 | −7.0% | −5.8% | −9.5% |
| Jan 2024 | −7.0% | −6.1% | −10.1% |
| Feb 2024 | −7.7% | −6.4% | −10.7% |
| Mar 2024 | −8.0% | −6.9% | −11.7% |
| Apr 2024 | −8.3% | −7.3% | −12.1% |
| May 2024 | −9.2% | −8.0% | −13.6% |
| Jun 2024 | −10.3% | −8.4% | −14.2% |
| Jul 2024 | −10.6% | −8.3% | −14.6% |
| Aug 2024 | −11.5% | −8.7% | −15.5% |
| Sep 2024 | −11.8% | −9.6% | −16.7% |
| Oct 2024 | −11.9% | −9.7% | −17.2% |
| Nov 2024 | −12.0% | −10.0% | −18.1% |
| Dec 2024 | −13.1% | −10.6% | −19.2% |
| Jan 2025 | −13.9% | −10.6% | −19.0% |
| Feb 2025 | −14.2% | −10.7% | −19.3% |
| Mar 2025 | −14.6% | −10.9% | −19.9% |
| Apr 2025 | −15.5% | −10.9% | −20.2% |
| May 2025 | −16.8% | −10.9% | −20.5% |
| Jun 2025 | −18.8% | −11.3% | −21.7% |
| Jul 2025 | −20.7% | −11.5% | −22.3% |
| Aug 2025 | −23.4% | −11.8% | −22.7% |
| Sep 2025 | −26.0% | −12.5% | −24.2% |
| Oct 2025 | Incomplete ATF release, not used. | ||
| Nov 2025 | Incomplete ATF release, not used. | ||
| Dec 2025 | −29.7% | −13.4% | −25.8% |
| Jan 2026 | −30.8% | −13.6% | −26.1% |
| Feb 2026 | −31.0% | −13.5% | −26.1% |
| Mar 2026 | −31.9% | −13.7% | −26.6% |
| Apr 2026 | −32.4% | −13.7% | −26.9% |
| May 2026 | −33.1% | −13.6% | −27.0% |
| Jun 2026 | −33.8% | −13.7% | −27.7% |
| Jul 2026 | −34.6% | −14.1% | −28.1% |
| Aug 2026 | −36.1% | −14.6% | −28.8% |
| Sep 2026 | −36.1% | −14.5% | −28.9% |
One ATF file per month, counted by premise state on 2026-09-25. SHA-256 of each file as downloaded. Generator: scripts/build_atf_state_series.py.
| Month | File | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 | 0121-ffl-list.csv | ae2e6ce5982d7e1518834f0d644662ec0e54ccf0cf8aac2cfaaf90e36f4ff426 |
| Feb 2021 | 0221-ffl-list.csv | 50d482b0bb20ac9b03bb48644f7570e7229dc078dbc08867b40e6b1dda31cfcd |
| Mar 2021 | 0321-ffl-list.csv | b83db16507e98a7a9a95b33d0cfbd50764d1c76540d3cbad484854e588d38cfb |
| Apr 2021 | 0421-ffl-list.csv | 56d9f734a6b349cd56f750613058620da1110ad9a30e8f6ef9e9bca370d6f1b1 |
| May 2021 | 0521-ffl-list.csv | d2c73b4f8efbe33179b4b1eb3e96f3f7f9409256d6dc794e4ad114bac92f3685 |
| Jun 2021 | No file: 0621-ffl-list.csv returned HTTP 404 | None |
| Jul 2021 | 0721-ffl-list.csv | 7fe3d416f87f0be713a8d1f73c4ca6fd2a1e809825aadb645d8563d2f27cdc31 |
| Aug 2021 | 0821-ffl-list.csv | 6957f1102bc18d9f5033a2e5f41d7cb3bd4bc89aa33bd7b75665956900013571 |
| Sep 2021 | 0921-ffl-list.csv | d399c3b1c47bb9ed451642ef1e4a3f8de15fdc559779966454ed69ad57d43760 |
| Oct 2021 | 1021-ffl-list.csv | ed5219f2323dd747806b331d9fe7d341f4b203f2553d0b642ca17224a105aa52 |
| Nov 2021 | 1121-ffl-list.csv | 9a223156c1b027a49a366beb0afcd8f2126462d294a1bdae01ac30b72a1017b6 |
| Dec 2021 | 1221-ffl-list.csv | eb6e2a64f92094f0e05370de3eab11907ca95e0536722c9a3192b8aa6aa52ca0 |
| Jan 2022 | 0122-ffl-list.csv | 8ad0041c24061a72a8a12afc7b402b48bfdecf1b2d429f8d14f1d6314b484640 |
| Feb 2022 | 0222-ffl-list.csv | 0dfa5f2a7938a545c89bb7b64bf545f5d123c6dd4e0734ac96e50da19ae9abd0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0322-ffl-list.csv | 844c15894788f031fb21b4b109531cde6b5097456846952964d2611d7743f8bc |
| Apr 2022 | No file: 0422-ffl-list.csv returned HTTP 404 | None |
| May 2022 | 0522-ffl-list.csv | b4dcc81ff4a14e21ceeedd0729c3cedae21f6bf42a9e07a4ff39f52d9f66aeca |
| Jun 2022 | 0622-ffl-list.csv | 475c64de19b35056732773347bb0f659cbdaf01f8bc45d9b328b1c17f221438d |
| Jul 2022 | 0722-ffl-list.csv | 85382c8864e2a9e58b2d0a435b134be26503c1f4fa4e70c05094c1243cc6f87b |
| Aug 2022 | 0822-ffl-list.csv | 4f948422a7ac656f427e78743186c01816279a69bfe8ae0f83cc58e18f4b01ad |
| Sep 2022 | 0922-ffl-list.csv | 25d1c13cf1221996735f6c2d882c3e4cadcda1ce76d89975f199bed1003c3973 |
| Oct 2022 | 1022-ffl-list.csv | 22684b79b513b72ff2269760cf9ad0f8496e1e914d0d628ed4a1e55695b7f8fa |
| Nov 2022 | 1122-ffl-list.csv | 9999ede31e688894062c377f89c7613d23df3793c5d5be56c2600b27ce23a16c |
| Dec 2022 | 1222-ffl-list.csv | 38b04ac2c4f5869e425eabf0c7a8ad3234908a7af35362c26888a4ca2b64f2b5 |
| Jan 2023 | 0123-ffl-list.csv | 609be5233e39327c6648d8fef142986d5296737a3f821aa4b45bb4aca20b0882 |
| Feb 2023 | 0223-ffl-list.csv | db69cbd1c336bb6330beed74f7c64fea5dc38479adabe390f00ebc343083ff3d |
| Mar 2023 | 0323-ffl-list.csv | 26d82d63a75f36543444efcb24474cfeb25755f6f866e24f1a0f5224554b2170 |
| Apr 2023 | 0423-ffl-list.csv | c9df51dcc19e34a319275330c2d6f634785b058978fea1ca46e10232b24733f5 |
| May 2023 | 0523-ffl-list.csv | 70c020d459b2149d7a5c6b1112bd2a671015afda2b19a0f31196d42a4b9be190 |
| Jun 2023 | 0623-ffl-list.csv | 02c6144f302ca0eb9c2deb6639dcf44b503af793f4b0dad53d1049fea8bde05b |
| Jul 2023 | 0723-ffl-list.csv | 7e57782d07367da48d859491df44a283e87dd701be1bf8b3c50d9115c669ceb8 |
| Aug 2023 | 0823-ffl-list.csv | 121bc26b55978aa5a054f119f5ce7728d17fda75e2a1f942463985c263e2349e |
| Sep 2023 | 0923-ffl-list.csv | b20eb97a8f3ec3edd6fb213ae3d8331405b431f444ea88bb6a2d9d5afed108ff |
| Oct 2023 | 1023-ffl-list.csv | 5dd823c17f19e240391f2d5369e6ebe5649d1c2bf282d5f65c21e5805e4817cd |
| Nov 2023 | 1123-ffl-list.csv | dbcc49227f465b9c5d61ca9c07d6f12778ba4c7ad61fc01db12c7427f9dfdf7f |
| Dec 2023 | 1223-ffl-list.csv | e0496588612c2f5525750317b43034577ec1c48f003748316d26661858354621 |
| Jan 2024 | 0124-ffl-list.csv | 4781c52b9d6227bb4a686f435b06a3556c632e09006f7725c8488b3ca45019f0 |
| Feb 2024 | 0224-ffl-list.csv | 7fb4d49d11c514e45b4b5b963230ee47f101fd173e3a64045e58db861da28b74 |
| Mar 2024 | 0324-ffl-list.csv | 014afd15c2d645a384f32bf3ffabdf777e4ac9571f61bb7020450282de4c7fca |
| Apr 2024 | 0424-ffl-list.csv | d13b9402b8ef7361b299f24f726c5c2a53d91fd6ead5b3831c02da51400ae4db |
| May 2024 | 0524-ffl-list.csv | da3bc6dc193cc78117e372af839ff635cd9ed9acb5d7f3c8499984528db3729b |
| Jun 2024 | 0624-ffl-list.csv | 0fd5aa656783022e47bd75d09242738f428f6ce6ca185411bb23e016f32fe951 |
| Jul 2024 | 0724-ffl-list.csv | 890dc5bc2126c7860798165fd3c0348164c0d09c88eea6585c37230e01f061ec |
| Aug 2024 | 0824-ffl-list.csv | 5c9e250bc8924900dba1d85e403b974049e616d9f7dbb0cab81083738eec4fa9 |
| Sep 2024 | 0924-ffl-list.csv | 3fae4c1649681d685864dcaff59cf4c5c3b36bb2808fe432f092c7af9737b0d1 |
| Oct 2024 | 1024-ffl-list.csv | ecc253a12a6660334ff7964d4000393260ffda26ecf7430ae522f8d9fff01c01 |
| Nov 2024 | 1124-ffl-list.csv | d1227d358c8c8d2c86ddc67e5eb1e938f314522f0d29778802a50275dbb30b18 |
| Dec 2024 | 1224-ffl-list.csv | a52ea5e757b23b43c9e2c18d76ab89a2373d748c8e2b82085ac0f6288f8729bd |
| Jan 2025 | 0125-ffl-list.csv | f72d6e16f019f93aab7436161e2766d8dfe190784a86022a3bbb4ab28eb5c3db |
| Feb 2025 | 0225-ffl-list.csv | 59f45e143ab23b42547d69c52f065dc5ed1f9e95d513d70513c709b63ebc6318 |
| Mar 2025 | 0325-ffl-list.csv | 388c1ecf1df40b9a55d8edd5023ab9605c657e16052755d38c5b786f478a5567 |
| Apr 2025 | 0425-ffl-list.csv | 9368e32d4c70477314fddc2d0420f42436e7604395bf38a640934538a2601467 |
| May 2025 | 0525-ffl-list.csv | 22e2514aecdc41f3dd949e517c7433f01d0df3bc9aff76d9d11b30150d401bfe |
| Jun 2025 | 0625-ffl-list.csv | 48df65c34190f88b0ac60ab9a0a24ddcb59318623ef999fb64b0d9131e15cf74 |
| Jul 2025 | 0725-ffl-list.csv | 0042b7e69be0811dc6836f4c2b79d1f2e988cfe8dad1052f055c79c28960d7a6 |
| Aug 2025 | 0825-ffl-list.csv | 1be2829190e13722a91c2392a2a47959847dd01f42268ddf6f5245cfcef12ba9 |
| Sep 2025 | 0925-ffl-list.csv | 5f93221db9e95fc635fa26f9b2d9c48a49cdcf053885605373020a56037825d4 |
| Oct 2025 | 1025-ffl-list.csvIncomplete ATF release, not used | a01a06a9a39113530fa738c20c3862bf97369c80f415d41e5e7c033434413eb8 |
| Nov 2025 | 1125-ffl-list.csvIncomplete ATF release, not used | c3d331200a2c025249d990b2f1e6eacfa2bc8ea4c5aaf21e30a23c678e4ff400 |
| Dec 2025 | 1225-ffl-list.csv | 2ddb0682eba037dbe35b3239ef164b03751f2f88246ba0cf1e980eb2b4849677 |
| Jan 2026 | 0126-ffl-list.csv | 8df8d07917ca94dd1c26c56c52e3539b7850f2a7aa5d97fcae3dc674ab4e68c3 |
| Feb 2026 | 0226-ffl-list.csv | 7f6d7fea6f83959cf4432eb99d48c495b6df726351fcc976c174e7accab79cf1 |
| Mar 2026 | 0326-ffl-list.csv | a6eea936bff93a5876c85750eef1518fe932883dbb05936d613534a2076b0d69 |
| Apr 2026 | 0426-ffl-list.csv | c1fa72128f5737539b2367bc4c683dcbc148af294450fac7e78c6dec8b4e4553 |
| May 2026 | 0526-ffl-list.csv | 3198e4cf1331f98fb14de5ba88a6b18e0fe3498620cce59cdc184ba1c0baa3ab |
| Jun 2026 | 0626-ffl-list.csv | 105d157102155049e491090856f417f757869c1f07ae2d64ba3895207fc73357 |
| Jul 2026 | 0726-ffl-list.csv | 026b7d8b6d4a5fc6b6444a53b19e8cf64f6417681c7adc1dab37e57683ade87c |
| Aug 2026 | 0826-ffl-list.csv | 0b32d70e918cfb87062cccafc5aeebd3e0b50eacb97ed378b057d9660b3f1dcf |
| Sep 2026 | 0926-ffl-list.csv | c222d54619718e9f4102ae69efd1369e2c3c467e08bc731851f9a64a98b6d905 |
Source: ATF Federal Firearms Listings, national monthly files, counted by premise state, Jan 2021 to Sep 2026. Counted 2026-09-25.
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