States across the nation rely on the billions of dollars brought in by gun sales, and WalletHub did an official roundup on which states depend on the industry more than others.
The study released Monday compares all 50 states using 16 different metrics, to discover which states rely most on the gun industry. The data include jobs in the gun industry, gun prevalence, and gun politics. The most dependent state on guns is Idaho. Maryland is ranked the least dependent.
1. Idaho
2. Montana
3. Alaska
4. South Dakota
5. Wyoming
6. Kentucky
7. Arkansas
8. Kansas
9. Oklahoma
10. North Dakota
11. Alabama
12. Missouri
13. West Virginia
14. Tennessee
15. South Carolina
16. Mississippi
17. Utah
18. North Carolina
19. Arizona
20. Indiana
21. Nebraska
22. Texas
23. Louisiana
24. Colorado
25. Pennsylvania
26. Wisconsin
27. Ohio
28. New Hampshire
29. Georgia
30. Maine
31. Minnesota
32. New Mexico
33. Vermont
34. Nevada
35. Iowa
36. Oregon
37. Virginia
38. Florida
39. Washington
40. Michigan
41. Illinois
42. California
43. Massachusetts
44. Connecticut
45. Hawaii
46. New York
47. Delaware
48. Rhode Island
49. New Jersey
50. Maryland
The study comes as students across the world walked out of their schools at 10 a.m. EST March 14 to protest gun violence and call for stricter gun laws, following the February shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school, where 17 people were killed.
The gun industry added 51 billion dollars to the economy and generated over 6.5 billion dollars in taxes throughout 2017.
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