Concealed Carry In the United States - Statistics
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State Numbers:
Some (but not all) states publish statistics indicating how many people acquire permits to carry concealed weapons, and their demographics. Reported permit-holders are predominantly male. For example, while over 60,000 women were licensed in Florida as of June 2007[update], 85% of permit holders were male in that state. The number of permit-holders has been growing. Michigan, for example, reported more than 40,000 applications in a one year period. Florida has issued over 1.5 million permits since adopting the law, and has had more than 600,000 currently-licensed permit holders as of June 2009[update].
Distribution by age is generally proportionate to the overall state adult population. In Florida, 26% of permit-holders are in the 21–35 age group, 36% are 36–50, 27% are 51–65, and 11% are over age 65.
The numbers of permit revocations are small. North Carolina reports only 0.2% of their 263,102 holders had their license revoked in the 10 years since they have adopted the law. Florida, which has issued over 1,408,907 permits in twenty one years, has revoked 166 for a "crime after licensure involving a firearm," and fewer than 4,500 permits for any reason. Those statistics concerning Florida revocations amount to 0.01%.