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1997 Fishing License Data
Provide by The American Sportfishing Association
| State |
Paid Fishing License Holders* |
Resident Fishing Licenses, Tags, Permits & Stamps |
Nonresident Fishing Licenses, Tags, Permits & Stamps |
Total Fishing Licenses, Tags, Permits & Stamps** |
Gross Cost to Anglers |
| ALABAMA |
465,877 |
400,537 |
102,784 |
503,321 |
$6,199,523 |
| ALASKA |
408,999 |
266,393 |
362,423 |
628,816 |
10,974,077 |
| ARIZONA |
452,331 |
442,110 |
192,417 |
634,527 |
6,808,116 |
| ARKANSAS |
579,949 |
485,194 |
194,439 |
679,633 |
6,697,500 |
| CALIFORNIA |
2,216,894 |
2,813,763 |
47,568 |
2,861,331 |
44,849,678 |
| COLORADO |
756,355 |
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| CONNECTICUT |
174,602 |
164,213 |
10,389 |
174,602 |
2,292,169 |
| DELAWARE |
26,328 |
29,271 |
4,857 |
34,128 |
269,735 |
| FLORIDA |
1,021,856 |
1,034,358 |
457,946 |
1,492,304 |
19,557,518 |
| GEORGIA |
631,436 |
722,831 |
75,132 |
797,963 |
7,440,398 |
| HAWAII |
6,304 |
6,202 |
291 |
6,493 |
20,347 |
| IDAHO |
406,506 |
329,936 |
175,862 |
505,798 |
5,647,322 |
| ILLINOIS |
762,994 |
802,390 |
36,571 |
838,961 |
9,388,527 |
| INDIANA |
600,626 |
571,861 |
90,671 |
662,532 |
6,609,511 |
| IOWA |
395,509 |
387,710 |
40,382 |
428,092 |
4,685,360 |
| KANSAS |
322,350 |
248,779 |
73,571 |
322,350 |
4,558,234 |
| KENTUCKY |
565,801 |
509,408 |
117,280 |
626,688 |
7,767,361 |
| LOUISIANA |
588,595 |
1,099,590 |
362,175 |
1,461,765 |
8,304,434 |
| MAINE |
246,070 |
173,325 |
85,015 |
258,340 |
6,977,643 |
| MARYLAND |
519,461 |
421,006 |
82,852 |
503,858 |
4,761,719 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
180,581 |
344,621 |
18,196 |
362,817 |
4,639,786 |
| MICHIGAN |
1,306,588 |
1,313,695 |
132,230 |
1,445,925 |
22,102,669 |
| MINNESOTA |
1,499,317 |
1,119,717 |
237,409 |
1,357,126 |
20,319,410 |
| MISSISSIPPI |
398,032 |
375,249 |
79,972 |
455,221 |
4,877,434 |
| MISSOURI |
966,007 |
1,267,849 |
299,693 |
1,567,542 |
10,628,110 |
| MONTANA |
372,096 |
244,660 |
318,050 |
562,710 |
7,678,314 |
| NEBRASKA |
222,635 |
235,774 |
28,519 |
264,293 |
3,156,253 |
| NEVADA |
160,130 |
212,154 |
45,130 |
257,284 |
2,975,239 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE |
166,985 |
114,329 |
56,704 |
171,033 |
3,571,449 |
| NEW JERSEY |
227,689 |
327,679 |
13,104 |
340,783 |
4,705,397 |
| NEW MEXICO |
247,608 |
170,769 |
84,438 |
255,207 |
39,000,000 |
| NEW YORK |
1,040,132 |
882,721 |
158,332 |
1,041,053 |
13,568,950 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
547,727 |
585,340 |
53,859 |
639,199 |
10,988,756 |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
133,589 |
118,331 |
18,184 |
136,515 |
1,175,887 |
| OHIO |
1,090,031 |
978,648 |
113,132 |
1,091,780 |
16,603,615 |
| OKLAHOMA |
646,337 |
467,663 |
94,556 |
562,219 |
7,760,266 |
| OREGON |
678,377 |
810,949 |
188,179 |
999,128 |
12,369,052 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
1,093,208 |
1,652,527 |
136,290 |
1,788,817 |
19,513,747 |
| RHODE ISLAND |
34,920 |
50,349 |
3,807 |
54,156 |
421,979 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
510,324 |
504,469 |
84,438 |
588,907 |
5,455,158 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
233,225 |
259,478 |
81,124 |
340,602 |
2,937,308 |
| TENNESSEE |
962,760 |
1,000,101 |
194,487 |
1,194,588 |
11,548,480 |
| TEXAS |
1,434,447 |
1,992,367 |
105,286 |
2,097,653 |
32,817,539 |
| UTAH |
462,530 |
540,096 |
214,497 |
754,593 |
7,454,608 |
| VERMONT |
96,793 |
81,395 |
50,978 |
1,323,373 |
2,080,281 |
| VIRGINIA |
645,057 |
742,840 |
86,153 |
828,993 |
9,177,892 |
| WASHINGTON |
867,831 |
811,172 |
57,788 |
868,960 |
13,083,766 |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
311,830 |
273,046 |
38,784 |
311,830 |
4,696,015 |
| WISCONSIN |
1,401,050 |
1,130,982 |
321,235 |
1,452,217 |
21,517,051 |
| WYOMING |
267,432 |
119,856 |
328,681 |
448,537 |
5,999,522 |
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| TOTALS*** |
29,354,111 |
29,637,703 |
6,155,860 |
35,793,563 |
$486,633,104 |
*A paid license holder is one individual regardless of the number of licenses purchased.
(Data certified by State Fish and Game Departments.)
**Period covered not identified to period covered by certification for all States.
***Persons who fished in more than one State are counted in each State where they fished.
Compiled by US Fish & Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Aid
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