How Tennessee Ranks In Gun Manufacturing

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square –

Home to many of the world’s largest gunmakers, the United States is a global leader in firearms production. Data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shows that over 13.8 million firearms were manufactured in the U.S. in 2021 alone.

While a small portion of American-made firearms are exported and sold abroad, our nation’s $32 billion a year arms and ammunition industry caters primarily to the domestic market, as consumer demand for firearms in the U.S. is second to none.

According to the industry trade group National Shooting Sports Foundation, there are over 434 million guns in circulation in the United States. And with a population of 335 million, the U.S. is the only country in the world with more civilian-owned firearms than people.

There were over 3,200 federally licensed gunmakers in the U.S. in 2021. And while these companies are spread out across the 50 states, American firearm manufacturing is heavily concentrated in certain parts of the country.

According to the ATF, there were 82 active firearm manufacturing facilities in Tennessee in 2021. Between them, output totaled 185,720 firearms in 2021, the 18th most among the 50 states.

The state’s single largest firearm manufacturing facility, as measured by annual output, is located in Gallatin and run by Beretta USA Corp. This plant alone accounted for 83.6% of all guns produced in Tennessee in 2021.

Rank	State	Firearms manufactured in state, 2021	Gunmakers in state, 2021	Largest gunmaker in state, 2021	Largest gunmaker output, 2021 (firearms produced)
1	Missouri	2,467,145	93	Smith & Wesson	2,316,857
2	New Hampshire	1,992,731	27	Sig Sauer Inc.	1,293,532
3	Georgia	1,496,877	105	Glock Inc.	581,944
4	North Carolina	894,882	152	Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	604,941
5	Texas	814,838	401	Maverick Arms, Inc.	492,167
6	Arizona	699,100	192	Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	603,500
7	Florida	671,359	198	SCCY Industries LLC	216,932
8	Illinois	647,423	43	Springfield Inc.	590,750
9	Kentucky	510,679	39	WM C Anderson Inc.	505,635
10	Massachusetts	435,514	27	Savage Arms, Inc.	406,867
11	Alabama	294,166	52	Kimber Mfg Inc.	275,325
12	Utah	271,862	103	TDJ Buyer, LLC	72,983
13	Nevada	262,086	56	Legacy Sports International Inc.	214,258
14	Washington	242,736	62	Aero Precision LLC	174,662
15	South Carolina	240,114	55	FN America, LLC	169,407
16	Pennsylvania	228,400	110	IWI US Inc.	96,662
17	New Jersey	209,770	11	Henry RAC Holding Corp.	208,423
18	Tennessee	185,720	82	Beretta USA Corp.	155,352
19	Connecticut	184,633	33	Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC	151,771
20	Wisconsin	137,397	80	Henry RAC Holding Corp.	112,180
21	Vermont	135,030	20	Century Arms Inc.	132,705
22	Ohio	130,848	117	Strassells Machine Inc.	106,807
23	New York	128,276	61	RemArms LLC	86,594
24	California	82,532	76	Senga Engineering Inc.	23,324
25	Arkansas	73,351	47	Wilsons Gun Shop Inc.	41,746
26	Minnesota	46,584	37	Magnum Research Inc.	14,586
27	Idaho	43,241	75	FM Products Inc.	18,593
28	Indiana	41,498	60	Tippmann Arms Company LLC	15,113
29	Maryland	30,358	24	LWRC International	27,331
30	Montana	26,446	55	Noreen Firearms LLC	16,296
31	Michigan	26,424	73	Great Lakes Firearms and Ammunition LLC	22,388
32	Iowa	25,326	47	Brownells Inc.	11,024
33	Maine	23,226	21	Windham Weaponry Inc.	22,930
34	Kansas	19,287	46	CZ-USA	14,383
35	Virginia	17,890	84	Kriss USA, Inc.	12,809
36	Oregon	16,619	50	TNW Firearms Inc.	4,004
37	Oklahoma	14,654	69	International Firearm Corporation LLC	11,423
38	Wyoming	10,341	52	Weatherby Inc.	7,630
39	West Virginia	6,941	28	Childers Guns LLC	5,108
40	Nebraska	6,882	26	Zermatt Arms Inc.	4,076
41	Colorado	3,109	75	M+M Inc.	1,712
42	Mississippi	3,003	39	JMS Manufacturing Inc.	1,289
43	Louisiana	2,658	43	Brothers LA Arms, LLC	640
44	North Dakota	1,301	10	Roughrider Arms LLC	1,167
45	South Dakota	906	20	West River Rifle Company LLC	277
46	New Mexico	281	24	Farnsworth, Dustin Robert and Angie J	81
47	Alaska	258	21	Annex Industries, LLC	50
48	Rhode Island	144	5	Ocean State Armory LLC	50
49	Delaware	11	2	Gusovsky Gunsmithing LLC	8
50	Hawaii	8	2	Koffin Wurks LLC	7