Actually, Kentucky and then Texas are #1 and #2.
% of population that applied for a new gun permit / Population of state
Doesn’t show gun already owned.
Kentucky 59.67%
Louisiana 57.12%
South Dakota 37.88%
Hawaii 34.22%
West Virginia 28.02%
Montana 13.59%
North Dakota 12.62%
Alaska 12.02%
Wyoming 11.24%
Oklahoma 9.81%
New Hampshire 9.74%
Alabama 9.02%
Idaho 8.71%
Georgia 8.61%
Missouri 8.57%
Arkansas 8.44%
Utah 8.36%
Minnesota 8.31%
Wisconsin 8.25%
Colorado 8.25%
Illinois 8.07%
Washington 7.72%
Mississippi 7.49%
Kansas 7.39%
Indiana 7.34%
Oregon 6.97%
New Mexico 6.96%
Maine 6.91%
South Carolina 6.67%
Connecticut 6.64%
Texas 5.71%
Virginia 5.61%
Vermont 5.51%
Nevada 5.42%
Arizona 5.31%
North Carolina 5.13%
Iowa 4.85%
Nebraska 4.70%
Florida 4.44%
Michigan 4.35%
Delaware 3.42%
Massachusetts 3.21%
California 3.04%
Maryland 2.37%
Rhode Island 2.28%
Pennsylvania 2.10%
New York 1.75%
Tennessee 1.39%
New Jersey 0.98%
Ohio 0.74%