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| Number of License Buyers per State, 2001-2006 | ||||||||||||
| State | Number of License Buyers, 2001 | % Change vs. 2000 | Number of License Buyers, 2002 | % Change vs. 2001 | Number of License Buyers, 2003 | % Change vs. 2002 | Number of License Buyers, 2004 | % Change vs. 2003 | Number of License Buyers, 2005 | % Change vs. 2004 | Number of License Buyers, 2006 | % Change vs. 2005 |
| Alabama | 511,055 | 2.40% | 490,604 | -4.00% | 475,746 | -3.00% | 486,877 | 2.30% | 465,206 | -4.45% | 482,312 | 3.68% |
| Alaska | 421,975 | -0.60% | 436,362 | 3.40% | 442,474 | 1.40% | 468,735 | 5.90% | 486,861 | 3.87% | 464,394 | -4.61% |
| Arizona | 436,544 | -5.50% | 384,829 | -11.80% | 381,705 | -0.80% | 361,958 | -5.20% | 399,148 | 10.27% | 418,857 | 4.94% |
| Arkansas | 710,655 | 0.00% | 682,767 | -3.90% | 684,834 | 0.30% | 685,634 | 0.10% | 692,212 | 0.96% | 660,790 | -4.54% |
| California | 2,206,382 | 0.70% | 2,165,044 | -1.90% | 2,124,452 | -1.90% | 2,024,709 | -4.70% | 1,974,187 | -2.50% | 1,525,050 | -22.75% |
| Colorado | 752,060 | -2.30% | 650,468 | -13.50% | 630,127 | -3.10% | 668,107 | 6.00% | 678,032 | 1.49% | 654,864 | -3.42% |
| Connecticut | 171,100 | 0.80% | 167,540 | -2.10% | 153,810 | -8.20% | 148,125 | -3.70% | 145,661 | -1.66% | 149,927 | 2.93% |
| Delaware | 22,859 | -2.60% | 22,284 | -2.50% | 19,867 | -10.80% | 20,544 | 3.40% | 20,772 | 1.11% | 21,128 | 1.71% |
| Florida | 1,102,562 | -6.60% | 1,090,692 | -1.10% | 1,045,564 | -4.10% | 1,296,328 | 24.00% | 1,377,692 | 6.28% | 1,420,703 | 3.12% |
| Georgia | 666,389 | -1.20% | 680,380 | 2.10% | 649,628 | -4.50% | 667,198 | 2.70% | 667,198 | 0.00% | 921,704 | 38.15% |
| Hawaii | 6,005 | 19.90% | 7,192 | 19.80% | 5,251 | -27.00% | 5,796 | 10.40% | 5,233 | -9.71% | 6,279 | 19.99% |
| Idaho | 419,189 | -4.60% | 411,055 | -1.90% | 395,964 | -3.70% | 403,741 | 2.00% | 407,648 | 0.97% | 415,129 | 1.84% |
| Illinois | 749,091 | -1.00% | 756,261 | 1.00% | 701,381 | -7.30% | 713,120 | 1.70% | 761,832 | 6.83% | 719,101 | -5.61% |
| Indiana | 619,383 | -1.40% | 600,596 | -3.00% | 500,608 | -16.60% | 522,389 | 4.40% | 460,695 | -11.81% | 469,349 | 1.88% |
| Iowa | 405,599 | 0.30% | 389,148 | -4.10% | 418,786 | 7.60% | 429,689 | 2.60% | 422,110 | -1.76% | 428,538 | 1.52% |
| Kansas | 311,744 | -0.40% | 282,262 | -9.50% | 273,357 | -3.20% | 265,238 | -3.00% | 258,819 | -2.42% | 252,998 | -2.25% |
| Kentucky | 615,606 | -1.50% | 585,611 | -4.90% | 580,447 | -0.90% | 580,917 | 0.10% | 592,708 | 2.03% | 593,805 | 0.19% |
| Louisiana | 613,843 | -9.80% | 606,774 | -1.20% | 627,551 | 3.40% | 639,139 | 1.80% | 651,376 | 1.91% | 591,767 | -9.15% |
| Maine | 262,003 | -3.70% | 264,408 | 0.90% | 262,772 | -0.60% | 270,698 | 3.00% | 266,685 | -1.48% | 273,038 | 2.38% |
| Maryland | 386,430 | 2.50% | 399,302 | 3.30% | 377,212 | -5.50% | 362,181 | -4.00% | 311,315 | -14.04% | 283,064 | -9.07% |
| Massachusetts | 163,019 | -10.30% | 188,610 | 15.70% | 125,704 | -33.40% | 203,139 | 61.60% | 171,745 | -15.45% | 163,178 | -4.99% |
| Michigan | 1,251,146 | -1.60% | 1,233,739 | -1.40% | 1,189,822 | -3.60% | 1,171,742 | -1.50% | 1,161,432 | -0.88% | 1,166,739 | 0.46% |
| Minnesota | 1,565,708 | 0.00% | 1,492,913 | -4.60% | 1,461,112 | -2.10% | 1,467,677 | 0.40% | 1,458,013 | -0.66% | 1,478,193 | 1.38% |
| Mississippi | 412,189 | -2.10% | 386,725 | -6.20% | 362,569 | -6.20% | 369,252 | 1.80% | 380,933 | 3.16% | 359,854 | -5.53% |
| Missouri | 888,376 | -1.20% | 846,155 | -4.80% | 851,518 | 0.60% | 844,318 | -0.80% | 843,784 | -0.06% | 833,543 | -1.21% |
| Montana | 375,032 | -2.50% | 383,108 | 2.20% | 383,374 | 0.10% | 379,252 | -1.10% | 379,497 | 0.06% | 389,534 | 2.64% |
| Nebraska | 222,141 | 1.10% | 193,951 | -12.70% | 190,794 | -1.60% | 176,619 | -7.40% | 186,363 | 5.52% | 194,982 | 4.62% |
| Nevada | 161,495 | -5.30% | 147,244 | -8.80% | 136,256 | -7.50% | 124,408 | -8.70% | 118,313 | -4.90% | 123,925 | 4.74% |
| New Hampshire | 158,920 | -1.10% | 148,531 | -6.50% | 141,061 | -5.00% | 143,835 | 2.00% | 140,595 | -2.25% | 140,824 | 0.16% |
| New Jersey | 181,053 | 5.10% | 171,102 | -5.50% | 166,708 | -2.60% | 169,418 | 1.60% | 161,219 | -4.84% | 158,907 | -1.43% |
| New Mexico | 227,319 | -6.20% | 242,791 | 6.80% | 198,708 | -18.20% | 205,291 | 3.30% | 200,996 | -2.09% | 221,338 | 10.12% |
| New York | 1,056,841 | 1.50% | 1,018,257 | -3.70% | 988,171 | -3.00% | 983,812 | -0.40% | 954,107 | -3.02% | 985,454 | 3.29% |
| North Carolina | 690,038 | 6.10% | 697,841 | 1.10% | 661,688 | -5.20% | 692,257 | 4.60% | 708,928 | 2.41% | 738,968 | 4.24% |
| North Dakota | 174,399 | 5.60% | 170,139 | -2.40% | 167,344 | -1.60% | 168,497 | 0.70% | 157,656 | -6.43% | 156,671 | -0.62% |
| Ohio | 938,602 | -1.80% | 979,308 | 4.30% | 950,767 | -2.90% | 917,902 | -3.50% | 874,366 | -4.74% | 856,315 | -2.06% |
| Oklahoma | 637,154 | -2.10% | 634,865 | -0.40% | 584,596 | -7.90% | 668,924 | 14.40% | 641,090 | -4.16% | 587,572 | -8.35% |
| Oregon | 689,669 | 3.50% | 702,036 | 1.80% | 684,517 | -2.50% | 666,454 | -2.60% | 634,722 | -4.76% | 639,530 | 0.76% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,082,850 | -0.80% | 1,089,143 | 0.60% | 1,051,043 | -3.50% | 1,018,756 | -3.10% | 1,029,960 | 1.10% | 943,791 | -8.37% |
| Rhode Island | 36,851 | 11.80% | 32,194 | -12.60% | 27,534 | -14.50% | 26,629 | -3.30% | 26,712 | 0.31% | 26,464 | -0.93% |
| South Carolina | 505,573 | 4.10% | 513,071 | 1.50% | 470,877 | -8.20% | 498,088 | 5.80% | 488,378 | -1.95% | 492,219 | 0.79% |
| South Dakota | 218,384 | 2.00% | 218,644 | 0.10% | 204,285 | -6.60% | 206,349 | 1.00% | 199,287 | -3.42% | 181,579 | -8.89% |
| Tennessee | 959,366 | -3.20% | 1,001,038 | 4.30% | 992,727 | -0.80% | 1,028,386 | 3.60% | 996,873 | -3.06% | 1,027,264 | 3.05% |
| Texas | 1,479,070 | 1.30% | 1,491,109 | 0.80% | 1,479,414 | -0.80% | 1,632,016 | 10.30% | 1,565,384 | -4.08% | 1,493,895 | -4.57% |
| Utah | 455,725 | 0.50% | 404,742 | -11.20% | 370,325 | -8.50% | 373,834 | 0.90% | 386,127 | 3.29% | 425,404 | 10.17% |
| Vermont | 122,992 | 22.00% | 126,014 | 2.50% | 121,874 | -3.30% | 121,701 | -0.10% | 119,154 | -2.09% | 122,784 | 3.05% |
| Virginia | 647,775 | 1.20% | 624,748 | -3.60% | 587,295 | -6.00% | 619,853 | 5.50% | 619,802 | -0.01% | 629,038 | 1.49% |
| Washington | 765,061 | 7.90% | 711,713 | -7.00% | 668,414 | -6.10% | 691,191 | 3.40% | 647,556 | -6.31% | 661,362 | 2.13% |
| West Virginia | 284,822 | 1.20% | 278,861 | -2.10% | 266,277 | -4.50% | 269,727 | 1.30% | 264,104 | -2.08% | 263,050 | -0.40% |
| Wisconsin | 1,430,714 | 2.70% | 1,394,630 | -2.50% | 1,413,804 | 1.40% | 1,391,173 | -1.60% | 1,389,183 | -0.14% | 1,380,133 | -0.65% |
| Wyoming | 279,621 | -8.70% | 262,783 | -6.00% | 258,158 | -1.80% | 247,583 | -4.10% | 247,399 | -0.07% | 253,885 | 2.62% |
| U.S. (total) | 29,452,379 | — |
28,859,584 | -2.01% | 27,908,272 | -3.30% | 28,499,206 | 2.12% | 28,199,068 | -1.05% | 27,849,198 | -1.24% |