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Illinois NICS Firearm Background Checks

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

Checks

54.7M

Avg checks per month

164.9K

Peak month

Mar 2021

Peak checks

1.4M

Checks Over Time

Monthly Checks

Jun 2026289,275
May 2026208,636
Apr 2026209,854
Mar 2026240,594
Feb 2026195,195
Jan 2026222,452
Dec 2025189,589
Nov 2025185,634
Oct 2025197,166
Sep 2025181,505
Aug 2025171,314
Jul 2025175,755
Jun 2025164,500
May 2025179,096
Apr 2025234,355
Mar 2025284,978
Feb 2025272,467
Jan 2025310,380
Dec 2024295,035
Nov 2024285,759
Oct 2024231,025
Sep 2024211,218
Aug 2024214,553
Jul 2024211,860
Jun 2024179,756
May 2024174,194
Apr 2024220,416
Mar 2024259,369
Feb 2024248,767
Jan 2024237,003
Dec 2023234,874
Nov 2023261,188
Oct 2023254,303
Sep 2023222,356
Aug 2023237,846
Jul 2023227,972
Jun 2023271,382
May 2023377,463
Apr 2023437,555
Mar 2023499,315
Feb 2023412,005
Jan 2023524,977
Dec 2022477,301
Nov 2022453,252
Oct 2022402,829
Sep 2022370,928
Aug 2022380,262
Jul 2022327,083
Jun 2022315,073
May 2022279,089
Apr 2022302,986
Mar 2022385,030
Feb 2022308,269
Jan 2022473,953
Dec 2021437,647
Nov 2021303,670
Oct 2021251,681
Sep 2021347,462
Aug 2021426,563
Jul 2021656,778
Jun 2021764,884
May 2021998,326
Apr 2021955,439
Mar 20211,427,917
Feb 2021902,020
Jan 20211,002,118
Dec 2020829,983
Nov 2020550,784
Oct 2020473,595
Sep 2020421,030
Aug 2020587,224
Jul 2020714,424
Jun 2020706,404
May 2020661,470
Apr 2020632,564
Mar 2020645,109
Feb 2020620,067
Jan 2020612,411
Dec 2019548,192
Nov 2019450,084
Oct 2019478,329
Sep 2019483,162
Aug 2019491,715
Jul 2019439,458
Jun 2019373,166
May 2019381,771
Apr 2019405,464
Mar 2019376,018
Feb 2019190,886
Jan 2019331,325
Dec 2018302,031
Nov 2018296,910
Oct 2018237,224
Sep 2018228,695
Aug 2018242,864
Jul 2018198,971
Jun 2018225,006
May 2018233,963
Apr 2018238,774
Mar 2018271,714
Feb 2018185,288
Jan 2018170,007
Dec 2017163,756
Nov 2017150,588
Oct 2017122,798
Sep 2017116,449
Aug 2017126,921
Jul 2017108,000
Jun 2017113,889
May 2017121,746
Apr 2017135,507
Mar 2017163,728
Feb 2017139,697
Jan 2017138,008
Dec 2016137,994
Nov 2016161,604
Oct 2016169,348
Sep 2016127,535
Aug 2016185,912
Jul 2016168,227
Jun 2016164,500
May 2016119,574
Apr 2016154,306
Mar 2016175,762
Feb 2016169,908
Jan 2016189,400
Dec 2015182,255
Nov 2015129,861
Oct 201595,886
Sep 201594,476
Aug 201594,314
Jul 201595,297
Jun 201580,431
May 201576,538
Apr 2015118,541
Mar 201596,770
Feb 201586,317
Jan 201596,712
Dec 2014147,220
Nov 2014104,606
Oct 2014103,053
Sep 2014117,143
Aug 201491,721
Jul 201486,596
Jun 2014112,407
May 201492,638
Apr 2014105,924
Mar 2014145,597
Feb 2014115,903
Jan 2014121,288
Dec 201391,077
Nov 201390,868
Oct 2013101,416
Sep 201367,839
Aug 201385,074
Jul 201382,699
Jun 2013105,012
May 2013109,338
Apr 2013132,255
Mar 2013137,812
Feb 2013127,615
Jan 2013149,608
Dec 2012112,141
Nov 201291,889
Oct 201278,049
Sep 201271,123
Aug 201285,626
Jul 201265,557
Jun 201275,388
May 201278,257
Apr 201293,918
Mar 2012105,812
Feb 201288,343
Jan 201289,958
Dec 201197,520
Nov 201185,419
Oct 201169,530
Sep 201166,147
Aug 201166,058
Jul 201158,099
Jun 201156,547
May 201155,615
Apr 201168,667
Mar 201181,115
Feb 201159,431
Jan 201164,814
Dec 201069,260
Nov 201063,906
Oct 201062,384
Sep 201058,617
Aug 201059,738
Jul 201050,122
Jun 201052,369
May 201045,009
Apr 201053,929
Mar 201065,629
Feb 201055,994
Jan 201058,343
Dec 200968,399
Nov 200964,018
Oct 200965,610
Sep 200960,010
Aug 200954,912
Jul 200947,204
Jun 200952,126
May 200964,049
Apr 200982,671
Mar 200972,066
Feb 200958,938
Jan 200962,068
Dec 200869,626
Nov 200864,537
Oct 200856,784
Sep 200854,261
Aug 200847,407
Jul 200841,247
Jun 200836,378
May 200841,563
Apr 200850,664
Mar 200855,221
Feb 200847,375
Jan 200850,878
Dec 200746,517
Nov 200751,699
Oct 200749,990
Sep 200745,681
Aug 200746,053
Jul 200736,100
Jun 200736,530
May 200740,710
Apr 200740,643
Mar 200751,379
Feb 200743,080
Jan 200748,593
Dec 200650,696
Nov 200648,006
Oct 200649,208
Sep 200646,972
Aug 200647,203
Jul 200632,176
Jun 200635,893
May 200640,427
Apr 200642,889
Mar 200642,644
Feb 200650,584
Jan 200641,000
Dec 200559,658
Nov 200542,416
Oct 200541,194
Sep 200548,703
Aug 200546,717
Jul 200533,135
Jun 200533,367
May 200531,098
Apr 200531,934
Mar 200551,660
Feb 200547,431
Jan 200559,821
Dec 200465,640
Nov 200465,211
Oct 200455,301
Sep 200442,102
Aug 200445,720
Jul 200435,221
Jun 200440,789
May 200435,814
Apr 200444,701
Mar 200451,428
Feb 200451,698
Jan 200456,792
Dec 200356,386
Nov 200351,054
Oct 200351,128
Sep 200347,580
Aug 200345,035
Jul 200330,227
Jun 200327,243
May 200333,123
Apr 200343,935
Mar 200346,415
Feb 200343,597
Jan 200340,194
Dec 200242,982
Nov 200245,317
Oct 200241,917
Sep 200236,661
Aug 200237,385
Jul 200231,426
Jun 200227,581
May 200232,981
Apr 200238,283
Mar 200238,538
Feb 200234,238
Jan 200238,829
Dec 200149,225
Nov 200153,751
Oct 200153,613
Sep 200138,726
Aug 200139,017
Jul 200132,121
Jun 200127,854
May 200128,069
Apr 200130,716
Mar 200139,288
Feb 200134,322
Jan 200136,000
Dec 200039,724
Nov 200042,378
Oct 200043,841
Sep 200037,925
Aug 200042,307
Jul 200027,627
Jun 200028,722
May 200030,664
Apr 200034,673
Mar 200044,109
Feb 200038,528
Jan 200039,273
Dec 199951,796
Nov 199953,201
Oct 199949,471
Sep 199942,852
Aug 199938,023
Jul 199929,826
Jun 199931,962
May 199932,377
Apr 199938,343
Mar 199943,089
Feb 199938,449
Jan 199935,459
Dec 199841,455
Nov 199822
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