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Kentucky NICS Firearm Background Checks

Monthly background check volume over time, with the newest months listed first in the table below.

Checks

61.6M

Avg checks per month

185.5K

Peak month

Nov 2018

Peak checks

422.3K

Checks Over Time

Monthly Checks

Jun 202621,598
May 202624,294
Apr 202627,738
Mar 202631,106
Feb 202631,763
Jan 2026291,317
Dec 202536,857
Nov 202531,856
Oct 2025297,083
Sep 202525,322
Aug 202523,907
Jul 2025294,874
Jun 2025296,185
May 2025297,467
Apr 2025301,412
Mar 2025307,599
Feb 2025304,861
Jan 2025305,281
Dec 2024319,479
Nov 2024316,780
Oct 2024309,780
Sep 2024307,059
Aug 2024307,824
Jul 2024304,664
Jun 2024303,790
May 2024302,948
Apr 2024310,512
Mar 2024319,814
Feb 2024321,300
Jan 2024317,754
Dec 2023333,763
Nov 2023332,787
Oct 2023164,242
Sep 2023284,622
Aug 2023254,242
Jul 2023326,586
Jun 2023335,656
May 2023338,009
Apr 2023342,513
Mar 2023351,093
Feb 2023297,902
Jan 2023324,428
Dec 2022338,625
Nov 2022335,435
Oct 2022330,427
Sep 2022330,999
Aug 2022261,153
Jul 2022325,084
Jun 2022338,173
May 2022338,283
Apr 2022347,125
Mar 2022358,839
Feb 2022357,772
Jan 2022354,595
Dec 2021375,026
Nov 2021372,237
Oct 2021370,434
Sep 2021370,706
Aug 2021375,270
Jul 2021332,946
Jun 2021323,280
May 2021158,983
Apr 202138,414
Mar 2021330,476
Feb 2021378,499
Jan 2021421,790
Dec 2020407,522
Nov 2020377,139
Oct 2020181,425
Sep 202036,139
Aug 202039,157
Jul 2020292,534
Jun 2020395,188
May 2020394,969
Apr 2020205,536
Mar 2020235,305
Feb 2020398,247
Jan 2020367,301
Dec 2019405,291
Nov 2019391,747
Oct 2019303,650
Sep 2019286,064
Aug 2019315,348
Jul 2019319,270
Jun 2019369,622
May 2019332,076
Apr 2019381,411
Mar 2019379,268
Feb 2019328,572
Jan 2019308,573
Dec 2018404,143
Nov 2018422,343
Oct 2018413,568
Sep 2018409,385
Aug 2018411,800
Jul 2018393,583
Jun 2018411,606
May 2018395,487
Apr 2018409,485
Mar 2018421,247
Feb 2018417,418
Jan 2018402,376
Dec 2017417,841
Nov 2017404,508
Oct 2017401,155
Sep 2017398,706
Aug 2017394,718
Jul 2017390,494
Jun 2017392,002
May 2017391,740
Apr 2017392,685
Mar 2017397,959
Feb 2017313,748
Jan 2017345,924
Dec 2016397,059
Nov 2016330,444
Oct 2016378,973
Sep 2016298,753
Aug 201629,746
Jul 2016363,085
Jun 2016360,293
May 2016321,666
Apr 2016306,214
Mar 2016321,318
Feb 2016266,913
Jan 2016302,383
Dec 2015308,824
Nov 2015295,891
Oct 2015276,162
Sep 2015262,693
Aug 2015286,463
Jul 2015220,018
Jun 2015242,027
May 2015271,614
Apr 2015253,890
Mar 2015281,518
Feb 2015198,493
Jan 2015320,778
Dec 2014295,697
Nov 201484,113
Oct 201431,756
Sep 201480,383
Aug 2014232,853
Jul 2014248,979
Jun 2014214,382
May 2014230,610
Apr 2014274,155
Mar 2014280,948
Feb 2014259,837
Jan 2014258,471
Dec 2013231,210
Nov 2013208,696
Oct 2013204,305
Sep 201354,426
Aug 201327,296
Jul 201329,719
Jun 201329,195
May 201325,271
Apr 201339,190
Mar 2013243,253
Feb 2013247,260
Jan 2013238,510
Dec 2012260,207
Nov 2012219,921
Oct 2012220,986
Sep 2012216,886
Aug 2012216,276
Jul 2012209,830
Jun 2012209,443
May 2012204,954
Apr 2012204,963
Mar 2012211,057
Feb 2012215,496
Jan 2012199,339
Dec 2011213,645
Nov 2011203,683
Oct 2011196,026
Sep 2011194,180
Aug 2011189,671
Jul 2011184,356
Jun 2011183,978
May 2011180,713
Apr 2011184,195
Mar 2011184,546
Feb 2011188,375
Jan 2011177,464
Dec 2010188,188
Nov 2010181,908
Oct 2010177,281
Sep 2010172,165
Aug 2010181,135
Jul 2010219,640
Jun 2010216,147
May 2010213,810
Apr 2010211,261
Mar 2010211,068
Feb 2010211,077
Jan 2010201,899
Dec 2009209,466
Nov 2009195,656
Oct 2009194,580
Sep 2009187,031
Aug 2009182,433
Jul 2009179,312
Jun 2009175,957
May 2009174,703
Apr 2009174,987
Mar 2009175,314
Feb 2009173,104
Jan 2009167,035
Dec 2008169,865
Nov 2008170,669
Oct 2008162,086
Sep 2008155,795
Aug 2008154,192
Jul 2008184,555
Jun 2008146,583
May 2008150,272
Apr 2008148,367
Mar 2008146,516
Feb 2008148,628
Jan 2008143,573
Dec 2007151,630
Nov 2007144,176
Oct 2007141,264
Sep 2007134,456
Aug 2007134,729
Jul 2007121,163
Jun 2007128,745
May 2007125,970
Apr 2007124,816
Mar 2007127,759
Feb 2007127,538
Jan 2007125,604
Dec 2006135,157
Nov 2006126,127
Oct 2006121,114
Sep 2006120,706
Aug 2006113,059
Jul 200658,454
Jun 200614,936
May 200617,563
Apr 200620,703
Mar 200620,689
Feb 200623,169
Jan 200619,922
Dec 200533,154
Nov 200525,200
Oct 200520,809
Sep 200518,361
Aug 200517,018
Jul 200514,152
Jun 200513,457
May 200512,669
Apr 200516,961
Mar 200519,902
Feb 200521,806
Jan 200519,100
Dec 200432,460
Nov 200426,223
Oct 200423,503
Sep 200418,802
Aug 200417,314
Jul 200414,663
Jun 200413,113
May 200412,385
Apr 200416,778
Mar 200418,647
Feb 200421,118
Jan 200419,968
Dec 200330,782
Nov 200323,773
Oct 200323,222
Sep 200317,307
Aug 200318,267
Jul 200313,348
Jun 200312,708
May 200314,032
Apr 200315,413
Mar 200318,342
Feb 200321,067
Jan 200318,608
Dec 200229,722
Nov 200225,714
Oct 200222,037
Sep 200217,645
Aug 200218,976
Jul 200213,240
Jun 200212,525
May 200213,687
Apr 200216,031
Mar 200219,630
Feb 200221,575
Jan 200218,641
Dec 200132,626
Nov 200128,614
Oct 200124,942
Sep 200120,022
Aug 200119,612
Jul 200113,077
Jun 200113,848
May 200112,909
Apr 200114,259
Mar 200120,312
Feb 200120,955
Jan 200117,820
Dec 200029,852
Nov 200025,539
Oct 200021,371
Sep 200020,108
Aug 200018,049
Jul 200013,354
Jun 200013,879
May 200012,913
Apr 200016,387
Mar 200019,364
Feb 200021,621
Jan 200017,459
Dec 199935,408
Nov 199928,229
Oct 199923,993
Sep 199919,990
Aug 199918,205
Jul 199915,838
Jun 199914,373
May 199913,777
Apr 199917,439
Mar 199920,740
Feb 199922,311
Jan 199917,909
Dec 199831,029
Nov 1998840
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