The states with the highest share of adults owning guns are:
1. Alaska, 61.7%
2. Arkansas, 57.9
3. Idaho, 56.9%
4. West Virginia, 54.2%
5. Wyoming, 53.8%
6. Montana, 52.3%
7. New Mexico, 49.%
8. Alabama, 48.9%
9. North Dakota, 47.9%
10. Hawaii, 45.1%
Tennessee ranks 15th among the states with 39.4% of all adult Tennesseans owning guns, and Georgia ranks 18th with 31.6% of Georgia adults with guns.
Source: CBS News report on per capita weapons data, based on the ATF's National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and data from the U.S. Census.