Over 116,000 concealed carry licenses were issued or renewed in 2015, according to local county data.

The Ohio Attorney General's office report shows over 71,000 new conceal carry licenses were issued last year, and over 44,000 licenses were renewed.

Summit County numbers show 1,535 new and 1,509 renewed conceal carry licenses issued last year. Stark County had 1,403 new licenses and 1,030 renewed.

Portage County issued 1,133 new conceal carry licenses in 2015, and renewed 727 licenses.

(Ohio Attorney General's Office, news release) Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued a report indicating that more than 116,000 concealed carry licenses were issued or renewed in Ohio in 2015, according to data compiled by Ohio's county sheriffs.

The following total concealed carry numbers were reported to the Attorney General's Office from county sheriffs in Ohio for the calendar year of 2015:

Number of New Licenses Issued: 71,589
Number of Licenses Renewed: 44,551
Total Licenses Issued: 116,140
The Attorney General's Office compiles an annual report as required by law about the number of licenses issued each year. (Licenses expire five years after their issue date.) Each sheriff must report concealed handgun license statistics quarterly to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission within the Ohio Attorney General's Office.

A copy of the 2015 Concealed Carry Annual Report is available on the Ohio Attorney General's website at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/ConcealedCarry