Ohio continued to show strong concealed carry growth in 2016 with 32,259 new licenses in the second quarter. Even though the number of new licenses dropped from the first quarter of 2016, it is still 58% higher than the fourth quarter of 2015. By my calculations, the renewal rate increased to 73% while the year over year growth of total licenses increased to 19%. 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% |
| 3/1/2016 | 32,259 | 11,276 | 570,274 | 73% | 19% |