State Recreation

How Outdoor Recreation Shapes State Economies

Outdoor recreation supports millions of jobs and hundreds of billions in economic value — see how your state stacks up across value added, employment, and compensation.

STATE
VALUE ADDED
Alabama
$7.31B
Alaska
$3.78B
Arizona
$15.39B
Arkansas
$4.96B
California
$87.87B
Colorado
$18.13B
Connecticut
$6.02B
Delaware
$1.77B
District of Columbia
$1.77B
Florida
$65.26B
Georgia
$20.70B
Hawaii
$7.19B
Idaho
$4.51B
Illinois
$26.37B
Indiana
$17.12B
Iowa
$5.87B
Kansas
$5.12B
Kentucky
$6.36B
Louisiana
$9.95B
Maine
$3.93B
Maryland
$10.56B
Massachusetts
$14.56B
Michigan
$15.09B
Minnesota
$13.94B
Mississippi
$4.24B
Missouri
$10.67B
Montana
$3.83B
Nebraska
$3.73B
Nevada
$8.42B
New Hampshire
$4.22B
New Jersey
$16.16B
New Mexico
$3.62B
New York
$37.25B
North Carolina
$17.77B
North Dakota
$1.80B
Ohio
$20.08B
Oklahoma
$6.10B
Oregon
$9.00B
Pennsylvania
$20.38B
Rhode Island
$2.13B
South Carolina
$10.16B
South Dakota
$2.08B
Tennessee
$15.58B
Texas
$59.44B
Utah
$9.75B
Vermont
$2.18B
Virginia
$14.41B
Washington
$23.52B
West Virginia
$2.28B
Wisconsin
$12.04B
Wyoming
$2.29B
2024