Ohio showed strong concealed carry growth with 36,118 new licences in the first quarter of 2016 . The number of new licenses is is 77% higher than the fourth quarter of 2015. By my calculations the renewal rate dropped to 70% while the year over year growth of total licenses increased to 16%. Here is my updated table and graph. To see my last report and the explanation of how I calculate the total number of licenses, click here.
| Date | Licenses Issued | Licenses Renewed | Total Licenses | Renewal Rate | License YoY Growth Rate |
| 1/1/2014 | 16,205 | 15,832 | 429,393 | 75% | 17% |
| 4/1/2014 | 16,004 | 15,058 | 437,709 | 66% | 12% |
| 7/1/2014 | 11,945 | 11,159 | 445,453 | 73% | 9% |
| 10/1/2014 | 13,912 | 10,097 | 455,663 | 73% | 9% |
| 1/1/2015 | 15,593 | 12,071 | 467,167 | 75% | 9% |
| 4/1/2015 | 19,608 | 12,042 | 480,297 | 65% | 10% |
| 7/1/2015 | 16,000 | 10,129 | 493,924 | 81% | 11% |
| 10/1/2015 | 20,388 | 10,309 | 510,850 | 75% | 12% |
| 1/1/2016 | 36,118 | 11,242 | 542,082 | 70% | 16% |