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2026 edition · updated October 5, 2026

State
Kentucky
Per-person rank
Unavailable
Transaction rate (checks per 1,000 residents)
Unavailable
Transaction checks (checks)
Unavailable
Permits/rechecks excluded (checks)
Unavailable
Permit-inclusive per-person rank
Unavailable
Permit-inclusive rate (checks per 1,000 residents)
Unavailable
YOY rate change (percent)
Unavailable
July 1 population (persons)
Unavailable
Population vintage
Unavailable
Population status
Unavailable
Population reference date
Unavailable
Population universe
Unavailable
Census source identity
Unavailable
Row kind
Source observation
Source state identity
kentucky
Source period
2025
Source period type
calendar-year
Source measure
nics-background-checks-by-type
Source category
permit
Source value
7274
Source status
reported
Source unit
FBI NICS firearm background checks
Source identity
fbi-nics-yearly-state-type
Source observation identity
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Census population vintage
Unavailable
Census reference date
Unavailable
Census population universe
Unavailable
Census state FIPS
Unavailable
Sealed input kind
sealed-statistics-edition
Source coverage caveat
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5 primary sources

Federal Bureau of Investigation: NICS yearly state-by-type background-check series; Federal Bureau of Investigation: NICS monthly state background-check series; U.S. Census Bureau: Annual state resident population estimates, Vintage 2025; U.S. Census Bureau: Intercensal state resident population estimates, 2010–2019; U.S. Census Bureau: TIGERweb state boundaries, January 1, 2026