State
Population (x1,000)
2008 Licenses
2008 Ratio
2009 Licenses
2009 Ratio
Alabama
4,447
802
1 / 5,545
807
1 / 5,511
Alaska
627
232
1 / 2,703
245
1 / 2,559
Arizona
5,131
2,463
1 / 2,083
2,415
1 / 2,125
Arkansas
2,673
494
1 / 5,411
512
1 / 5,221
California
33,872
13,851
1 / 2,446
13,812
1 / 2,452
Colorado
4,301
2,480
1 / 1,734
2,237
1 / 1,923
Connecticut
3,405
1,017
1 / 3,348
1,029
1 / 3,309
Delaware
784
332
1 / 2,361
Dist of Columbia
572
70
1 / 8,171
81
1 / 7,062
Florida
15,982
4,824
1 / 3,313
4,923
1 / 3,246
Georgia
8,186
3,075
1 / 2,662
2,997
1 / 2,731
Hawaii
1,211
487
1 / 2,487
Idaho
1,294
534
1 / 2,423
558
1 / 2,319
Illinois
12,419
3,848
1 / 3,227
4,106
1 / 3,025
Indiana
6,080
1,068
1 / 5,693
1,149
1 / 5,292
Iowa
2,926
1,520
1 / 1,925
1,645
1 / 1,779
Kansas
2,688
775
1 / 3,468
946
1 / 2,842
Kentucky
4,042
866
1 / 4,668
874
1 / 4,625
Louisiana
4,469
552
1 / 8,096
638
1 / 7,005
Maine
1,275
370
1 / 3,446
389
1 / 3,278
Maryland
5,296
785
1 / 6,746
723
1 / 7,325
Massachusetts
6,349
2,039
1 / 3,114
2,123
1 / 2,991
Michigan
9,934
2,938
1 / 3,381
2,909
1 / 3,415
Minnesota
4,919
2,563
1 / 1,919
Mississippi
2,845
334
1 / 8,518
Missouri
5,595
2,187
1 / 2,558
2,139
1 / 2,616
Montana
902
366
1 / 2,465
374
1 / 2,412
Nebraska
1,711
506
1 / 3,382
565
1 / 3,028
Nevada
1,998
600
1 / 3,330
641
1 / 3,117
New Hampshire
1,236
450
1 / 2,747
421
1 / 2,936
New Jersey
8,414
3,372
1 / 2,495
3,244
1 / 2,594
New Mexico
1,819
508
1 / 3,581
New York
18,976
5,830
1 / 3,255
5,400
1 / 3,514
North Carolina
8,049
1,946
1 / 4,136
1,997
1 / 4,031
North Dakota
642
286
1 / 2,245
296
1 / 2,169
Ohio
11,353
2,235
1 / 5,080
Oklahoma
3,451
773
1 / 4,465
790
1 / 4,368
Oregon
3,421
1,378
1 / 2,483
1.417
1 / 2,414
Pennsylvania
12,281
3,914
1 / 3,138
4,168
1 / 2,947
Rhode Island
1,048
263
1 / 3,985
282
1 / 3,716
South Carolina
4,012
1,441
1 / 2,784
1,569
1 / 2,557
South Dakota
754
338
1 / 2,231
352
1 / 2,142
Tennessee
5,689
1,125
1 / 5,057
1,034
1 / 5,502
Texas
20,852
4,602
1 / 4,531
Utah
2,233
827
1 / 2,700
846
1 / 2,640
Vermont
609
224
1 / 2,719
243
1 / 2,506
Virginia
7,078
1,155
1 / 6,128
1,212
1 / 5,840
Washington
5,894
2,288
1 / 2,576
West Virginia
1,808
327
1 / 5,529
331
1 / 5,462
Wisconsin
5,364
2,181
1 / 2,460
Wyoming
200
1 / 2,470
203
1 / 2,434
Puerto Rico
3,809
187
1 / 20,369
Virgin Islands
108
28
1 / 3,857
US Total
281,410
87,856
88,387
Population statistics taken from 2000 U.S. Census