WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thirty percent of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun, while a larger percentage, 43%, report living in a gun household.

Personal gun ownership varies among the major population subgroups Gallup looks at:

Republicans (45%), men (43%) and self-identified conservatives (40%) are the most likely key subgroups to say they personally own a gun.

Women (17%), Democrats (16%) and Hispanics (15%) are the least likely to report personal gun ownership.

Gun Ownership in the U.S. Personally own a gun Live in gun household Number of interviews % % n U.S. adults 30 43 3,064 Gender Men 43 50 1,628 Women 17 36 1,436 Age 18 to 29 19 35 416 30 to 49 32 45 729 50 to 64 33 44 823 65+ 33 46 1,041 Education Postgraduate 23 34 613 College graduate only 33 45 726 Some college 34 48 911 No college 27 41 776 Household income $100,000+ 35 50 758 $40,000 to <$100,000 39 51 1,145 <$40,000 19 31 796 Race/Ethnicity Non-Hispanic white 35 50 2,294 Non-Hispanic black 19 29 278 Hispanic 15 26 294 Marital status Married 36 52 1,588 Not married 23 33 1,375 Children Have child under 18 31 44 654 No child under 18 29 42 2,308 Party ID Republicans 45 61 910 Independents 32 44 1,120 Democrats 16 28 944 Ideology Conservatives 40 53 1,155 Moderates 28 42 1,059 Liberals 18 29 758 Based on 2016-2018 combined data; "gun household" = gun in the home or elsewhere on the property Gallup

Gallup measures Americans' gun ownership each October as part of its Crime poll -- one of 12 surveys that make up the Gallup Poll Social Series.

Gallup's full trend on U.S. gun ownership is available on the Guns "Topics A to Z" page.

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