Sportsmen's Economic Impact
Here's a quick look at the impact that sportsmen have throughout the United States.
Arizona
Wildlife Restoration: $5,623,375
Sportfish Restoration: $5,693,439
Hunters: 148,000
Anglers: 419,000
Total Expenditures: $799 million
Total Jobs: 14,000
Arkansas
Wildlife Restoration: $4,313,222
Sportfish Restoration: $5,497,108
Hunters: 431,000
Anglers: 782,000
Total Expenditures: $1.04 billion
Total Jobs: 21,000
California
Wildlife Restoration: $7,857,386
Sportfish Restoration: $14,542,380
Hunters: 274,000
Anglers: 2,400,000
Total Expenditures: $3.1 billion
Total Jobs: 52,000
Colorado
Wildlife Restoration: $6,177,940
Sportfish Restoration: $7,054,598
Hunters: 281,000
Anglers: 917,000
Total Expenditures: $1.4 billion
Total Jobs: 25,000
Connecticut
Wildlife Restoration: $1,676,856
Sportfish Restoration: $2,908,477
Hunters: 45,000
Anglers: 346,000
Total Expenditures: $275 million
Total Jobs: 4,000
Florida
Wildlife Restoration: $4,045,582
Sportfish Restoration: $9,075,857
Hunters: 226,000
Anglers: 3.1 million
Total Expenditures: $4.6 billion
Total Jobs: 87,000
Georgia
Wildlife Restoration: $4,901,246
Sportfish Restoration: $5,584,255
Hunters: 417,000
Anglers: 1.1 million
Total Expenditures: $1.1 billion
Total Jobs: 14,000
Idaho
Wildlife Restoration: $4,487,289
Sportfish Restoration: $4,935,045
Hunters: 197,000
Anglers: 416,000
Total Expenditures: $754 million
Total Jobs: 14,000
Illinois
Wildlife Restoration: $5,018,151
Sportfish Restoration: $5,802,025
Hunters: 310,000
Anglers: 1.2 million
Total Expenditures: $1.35 billion
Total Jobs: 21,000
Iowa
Wildlife Restoration: $4,120,414
Sportfish Restoration: $4,190,996
Hunters: 243,000
Anglers: 542,000
Total Expenditures: $634 million
Total Jobs: 12,000
Kentucky
Wildlife Restoration: $4,188,001
Sportfish Restoration: $4,506,431
Hunters: 323,000
Anglers: 780,000
Total Expenditures: $1.24 billion
Total Jobs: 22,000
Louisiana
Wildlife Restoration: $4,136,453
Sportfish Restoration: $5,127,647
Hunters: 333,000
Anglers: 970,000
Total Expenditures: $1.4 billion
Total Jobs: 25,000
Maryland
Wildlife Restoration: $2,157,115
Sportfish Restoration: $2,908,477
Hunters: 145,000
Anglers: 701,000
Total Expenditures: $880 million
Total Jobs: 14,000
Michigan
Wildlife Restoration: $8,158,817
Sportfish Restoration: $9,583,810
Hunters: 754,000
Anglers: 1.4 million
Total Expenditures: $2.06 billion
Total Jobs: 33,000
Minnesota
Wildlife Restoration: $7,032,747
Sportfish Restoration: $10,892,793
Hunters: 597,000
Anglers: 1.6 million
Total Expenditures: $2.17 billion
Total Jobs: 41,000
Mississippi
Wildlife Restoration: $3,503,402
Sportfish Restoration: $3,598,481
Hunters: 357,000
Anglers: 586,000
Total Expenditures: $671 million
Total Jobs: 12,000
Missouri
Wildlife Restoration: $6,123,566
Sportfish Restoration: $6,906,341
Hunters: 489,000
Anglers: 1.2 million
Total Expenditures: $1.4 billion
Total Jobs: 23,000
Montana
Wildlife Restoration: $6,280,373
Sportfish Restoration: $6,862,980
Hunters: 229,000
Anglers: 349,000
Total Expenditures: $593 million
Total Jobs: 13,000
Nebraska
Wildlife Restoration: $3,810,958
Sportfish Restoration: $3,483,968
Hunters: 173,000
Anglers: 296,000
Total Expenditures: $455 million
Total Jobs: 8,800
New Mexico
Wildlife Restoration: $4,701,315
Sportfish Restoration: $5,079,284
Hunters: 130,000
Anglers: 314,000
Total Expenditures: $464 million
Total Jobs: 8,300
New York
Wildlife Restoration: $6,543,604
Sportfish Restoration: $7,165,067
Hunters: 714,000
Anglers: 1.5 million
Total Expenditures: $2.1 billion
Total Jobs: 29,000
North Carolina
Wildlife Restoration: $5,414,947
Sportfish Restoration: $5,517,138
Hunters: 295,000
Anglers: 1.3 million
Total Expenditures: $1.6 billion
Total Jobs: 35,000
Ohio
Wildlife Restoration: $5,362,406
Sportfish Restoration: $6,502,757
Hunters: 490,000
Anglers: 1.4 million
Total Expenditures: $1.7 billion
Total Jobs: 33,000
Oklahoma
Wildlife Restoration: $4,785,013
Sportfish Restoration: $5,949,175
Hunters: 261,000
Anglers: 774,000
Total Expenditures: $801 million
Total Jobs: 18,000
Oregon
Wildlife Restoration: $5,386,919
Sportfish Restoration: $6,819,596
Hunters: 248,000
Anglers: 687,000
Total Expenditures: $1.3 billion
Total Jobs: 21,000
Pennsylvania
Wildlife Restoration: $8,774,312
Sportfish Restoration: $7,096,709
Hunters: 1 million
Anglers: 1.3 million
Total Expenditures: $2 billion
Total Jobs: 34,000
South Carolina
Wildlife Restoration: $2,767,987
Sportfish Restoration: $3,751,669
Hunters: 265,000
Anglers: 812,000
Total Expenditures: $1.08 billion
Total Jobs: 21,000
Tennessee
Wildlife Restoration: $7,721,967
Sportfish Restoration: $7,268,842
Hunters: 359,000
Anglers: 903,000
Total Expenditures: $1.3 billion
Total Jobs: 23,000
Texas
Wildlife Restoration: $10,796,752
Sportfish Restoration: $14,543,380
Hunters: 1.2 million
Anglers: 2.4 million
Total Expenditures: $4.1 billion
Total Jobs: 73,000
Utah
Wildlife Restoration: $3,910,994
Sportfish Restoration: $4,812,992
Hunters: 198,000
Anglers: 517,000
Total Expenditures: $819 million
Total Jobs: 17,000
Vermont
Wildlife Restoration: $1,372,361
Sportfish Restoration: $2,908,477
Hunters: 100,000
Anglers: 171,000
Total Expenditures: $182 million
Total Jobs: 2,900
Virginia
Wildlife Restoration: $4,398,472
Sportfish Restoration: $4,782,848
Hunters: 355,000
Anglers: 1 million
Total Expenditures: $1.1 billion
Total Jobs: 18,000
Washington
Wildlife Restoration: $4,468,073
Sportfish Restoration: $6,094,127
Hunters: 227,000
Anglers: 938,000
Total Expenditures: $1.4 billion
Total Jobs: 23,000