In 2024, the number of participants in shotgun hunting in the United States amounted to approximately 7.9 million. This represented a slight increase over the previous year's figure of 7.6 million.
Number of participants in shotgun hunting in the United States from 2011 to 2024
(in millions)
A weighting technique was used to balance the data to reflect the total U.S. population ages six and above.
A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year.
Number of survey participants from 2016 onwards: 24,134 (2016) / 30,999 (2017) / 20,069 (2018) / 18,000 (2019) / 18,000 (2020) / 18,000 (2021) / 18,000 (2022) / 18,000 (2023) / 18,000 (2024). Figures for earlier years were not provided by the source.
Figures prior to 2017 were taken from previous surveys.
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SFIA. (February 26, 2025). Number of participants in shotgun hunting in the United States from 2011 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763837/shotgun-hunting-participants-us/
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SFIA. (2025). Number of participants in shotgun hunting in the United States from 2011 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763837/shotgun-hunting-participants-us/
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