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Number of Anglers and Days of Fishing by State in 2011*

Total Anglers †

Alaska

Alabama

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Iowa

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Maryland

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi

Montana

North Carolina

North Dakota**

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Nevada

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

West Virginia

Wyoming

United States

537,927

682,625

554,861

636,966

1,673,633

767,365

341,995

165,935

3,091,952

828,869

156,720

473,307

446,718

1,043,780

800,749

400,291

554,163

824,949

531,707

426,065

341,154

1,744,206

1,561,881

1,071,487

650,905

267,213

1,524,578

206,967

228,087

766,085

278,016

146,541

1,882,280

1,341,657

729,191

637,746

1,101,173

174,882

743,818

267,862

826,293

2,246,367

413,568

832,641

207,014

938,053

1,246,775

305,122

302,758

33,111,674

Non- Resident Anglers

327,418

209,661

96,667

104,385

97,967

174,817

65,349

106,807

1,197,279

64,872

53,103

57,522

208,418

88,333

80,583

28,059

102,860

125,028

154,583

79,509

148,635

347,029

259,324

244,290

50,986

82,129

328,810

30,209

75,412

256,950

65,264

32,139

297,070

84,998

49,102

264,424

210,020

96,061

182,404

111,687

116,875

113,748

70,130

184,089

112,395

102,562

336,753

83,501

193,076

Total Total Non- Freshwater Saltwater Fishing Resident Freshwater Fishing Saltwater Fishing †† Days Fishing Days Anglers Days Anglers Days

4,360,282

10,878,339

15,661,592

4,825,183

23,753,676

8,433,019

4,704,820

2,051,866

57,593,836

8,728,549

1,881,789

5,977,722

5,506,803

13,343,239

20,774,883

4,163,391

10,245,109

18,079,467

8,367,439

4,710,872

3,873,441

28,177,222

21,702,319

14,865,153

9,175,753

2,449,880

23,471,581

2,594,636

4,369,752

9,454,230

3,899,329

1,400,222

29,874,128

16,873,802

8,499,045

5,658,437

10,136,323

2,079,990

11,188,820

4,068,780

16,956,832

30,667,265

5,979,364

10,520,649

2,215,244

13,448,784

21,283,610

4,521,064

5,340,231

1,287,096

973,788

606,738

684,382

486,605

942,862

309,996

723,793

9,543,924

272,829

176,750

187,449

3,341,667

396,939

536,779

74,984

859,669

493,704

778,903

550,468

976,016

2,163,703

1,743,039

1,602,573

674,787

358,495

1,532,266

102,110

499,357

1,367,089

277,548

104,879

2,070,604

609,419

555,566

1,262,784

1,772,198

500,635

702,047

543,548

915,811

1,095,014

606,114

1,153,474

463,883

341,327

6,707,662

249,664

3,331,254

57,528,963

301,976

597,773

554,861

636,966

1,352,402

767,365

243,285

54,724

1,214,263

762,738

10,113

473,307

446,718

936,501

716,309

400,291

554,163

719,933

294,264

227,210

283,268

1,360,860

1,413,210

1,071,487

609,386

267,213

1,053,713

206,967

208,913

258,108

278,016

146,541

1,212,213

1,160,578

729,191

516,149

874,082

41,983

537,136

267,862

826,293

1,757,691

413,568

551,316

207,014

743,336

1,106,738

305,122

302,758

27,059,745

2,995,374

9,745,750

15,661,592

4,825,183

17,382,021

8,433,019

3,518,120

654,925

25,729,028

8,106,020

84,643

5,977,722

5,506,803

12,312,455

19,324,014

4,163,391

10,245,109

16,665,476

4,499,001

3,159,998

3,223,132

20,961,114

20,768,202

14,865,153

7,751,207

2,449,880

15,763,631

2,594,636

3,606,384

2,679,638

3,899,329

1,400,222

19,199,694

14,039,907

8,499,045

5,201,489

8,906,314

738,755

9,221,130

4,068,780

16,956,832

22,616,480

5,979,364

7,903,627

2,215,244

10,939,821

19,950,280

4,521,064

5,340,231

443,222,665

333,747

133,676

775,329

164,864

138,392

2,397,610

139,294

155,126

195,798

323,077

223,921

133,226

120,161

632,341

49,171

603,966

800,811

176,521

151,138

305,063

750,759

428,584

401,377

8,888,832

1,446,457

1,490,312

7,192,655

1,291,469

1,338,609

36,347,826

727,593

1,793,516

1,532,519

4,048,841

1,533,112

755,746

2,293,475

4,503,751

730,144

7,019,976

7,683,521

607,738

1,430,260

2,318,090

8,157,241

2,771,687

2,699,664

99,473,902

Great Lakes Great Lakes Anglers Fishing Days

69,300

26,691

649,639

45,578

331,774

343,626

119,742

178,268

1,664,824

147,545

113,863

10,987,320

206,745

4,484,574

2,160,773

387,356

1,246,411

19,660,829

6,963,989 553,841,086

* These numbers only report the number of anglers 16 years and older. Detailed data were not available for anglers 6–15 years of age. ** North Dakota has expressed concerns regarding their estimated number of anglers. Please refer to license data for alternate estimates. † Includes resident and non-resident anglers. †† Includes resident and non-resident fishing days. Source: 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.