Statistics In Texas

2021 Survey Done by The University of Texas about guns in Texas.

In 2021 Texans purchased 1.6 million guns. Although this is a lot of guns being bought, the rate at which people are buying guns in Texas is dropping as the Texan population continues. The percentage of adults living with a gun in the house has dropped 6% from 2000 to 2016 as well. These statistics may be a step in the right direction, however, homicide rates in Texas due to gun violence are still high and gun violence in Texas costs about $16.6 billion per year. A survey completed in 2021 by The University of Texas shows that the people in Texas are split on whether gun control laws should be more strict, left alone, or less strict. The survey also shows that most people are in support of background checks and more than half also think that adults should not carry guns in public without a license.

Gun owners in Texas per 1000 people with a color key.