Economic Contributions by Type of Fishing
All Fishing
Anglers
Expenditures/Retail Sales
Total Multiplier Effect (Economic Output)
Salaries and Wages
Jobs
Contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Federal, State and Local Taxes
33,111,674
$47,697,532,293
$114,531,945,219
$35,259,134,752
828,133
$61,721,729,003
$14,955,905,485
Freshwater
27,059,745
$30,601,946,954
$73,323,352,261
$22,195,330,849
518,270
$39,202,948,762
$9,530,277,934
Saltwater
8,888,832
$13,416,585,025
$32,279,006,619
$9,922,342,619
243,226
$17,446,689,683
$4,242,361,691
Great Lakes
1,664,824
$2,971,195,133
$7,227,424,732
$2,205,174,067
49,298
$3,797,932,801
$918,163,495
Top 10 States Ranked by Angler Expenditures
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
State
Florida
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
California
Texas
Ohio
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Virginia
Total Expenditures
$4,953,493,028
$2,696,583,564
$2,465,535,795
$2,440,230,389
$2,393,961,476
$2,014,497,308
$1,903,619,503
$1,655,538,064
$1,459,883,024
$1,407,011,422
Number of Anglers
3,091,952
1,882,280
1,744,206
1,561,881
1,673,633
2,246,367
1,341,657
1,524,578
1,246,775
832,641
U.S. FISHING FACTS
• There are approximately 60 million anglers in the U.S. of which 46 million are estimated to fish in a given year.
• Anglers generate $48 billion in retail sales.
• Recreational fishing has a $115 billion impact on the nation’s economy.
• Recreational fishing generates $15 billion in state and federal taxes.
• More than 828,000 jobs are supported through recreational fishing.
• One of every four anglers fishes in saltwater.
• Fishing tackle sales grew over 16 percent in the past five years.
• Since 2006, angler numbers grew 11 percent.
Top 10 States: Non-Resident Fishing Destinations Ranked by Number of Visiting Anglers
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
State
Florida
Michigan
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Alaska
New York
Oregon
Minnesota
New Jersey
Missouri
Number of Non-Resident Anglers
1,197,279
347,029
336,753
328,810
327,418
297,070
264,424
259,324
256,950
244,290
Total Non-Resident Expenditures
$898,283,876
$326,337,857
$445,006,874
$260,296,738
$361,768,322
$282,573,249
$241,771,577
$364,108,877
$106,323,764
$205,686,074
Angler numbers grew PERCENT since 2006
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