Table 5-6: Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type: 2006
Table 5-6: Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type: 2006
State | Powered1 | Nonpowered2 | Other3 | Total |
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Alabama | 263,770 | 2,580 | 5,308 | 271,658 |
Alaska | 45,579 | 3,656 | 298 | 49,533 |
Arizona | 138,522 | 3 | 6,498 | 145,023 |
Arkansas | 181,805 | 526 | 16,858 | 199,189 |
California | 828,512 | 37,829 | 27,487 | 893,828 |
Colorado | 93,955 | 3,519 | 593 | 98,067 |
Connecticut | 108,074 | 453 | 174 | 108,701 |
Delaware | 58,229 | 0 | 963 | 59,192 |
District of Columbia | 2,082 | 261 | 82 | 2,425 |
Florida | 946,972 | 18,088 | 23,592 | 988,652 |
Georgia | 315,754 | 778 | 20,047 | 336,579 |
Hawaii | 14,567 | 475 | 67 | 15,109 |
Idaho | 85,539 | 751 | 2,174 | 88,464 |
Illinois | 309,831 | 61,436 | 12,348 | 383,615 |
Indiana | 162,810 | 1,128 | 740 | 164,678 |
Iowa | 111,502 | 24,204 | 98,629 | 234,335 |
Kansas | 91,455 | 3,767 | 455 | 95,677 |
Kentucky | 164,774 | 0 | 13,177 | 177,951 |
Louisiana | 306,366 | 0 | 0 | 306,366 |
Maine | 112,807 | 0 | 469 | 113,276 |
Maryland | 195,455 | 532 | 8,290 | 204,277 |
Massachusetts | 139,566 | 0 | 9,074 | 148,640 |
Michigan | 779,385 | 45,861 | 3,283 | 828,529 |
Minnesota | 647,641 | 202,045 | 13,251 | 862,937 |
Mississippi | 179,433 | 0 | 0 | 179,433 |
Missouri | 274,597 | 2,607 | 47,622 | 324,826 |
Montana | 81,158 | 777 | 0 | 81,935 |
Nebraska | 79,344 | 1 | 3,968 | 83,313 |
Nevada | 58,721 | 333 | 903 | 59,957 |
New Hampshire | 97,268 | 4,029 | 0 | 101,297 |
New Jersey | 198,861 | 6,660 | 446 | 205,967 |
New Mexico | 37,163 | 1,168 | 463 | 38,794 |
New York | 488,690 | 0 | 9,285 | 497,975 |
North Carolina | 364,847 | 1,653 | 3,791 | 370,291 |
North Dakota | 48,738 | 569 | 331 | 49,638 |
Ohio | 324,097 | 81,308 | 6,851 | 412,256 |
Oklahoma | 216,556 | 0 | 0 | 216,556 |
Oregon | 183,541 | 0 | 2,956 | 186,497 |
Pennsylvania | 304,755 | 25,756 | 13,679 | 344,190 |
Rhode Island | 43,375 | 0 | 0 | 43,375 |
South Carolina | 411,591 | 22,002 | 2,482 | 436,075 |
South Dakota | 49,611 | 3,535 | 284 | 53,430 |
Tennessee | 270,148 | 1,539 | 0 | 271,687 |
Texas | 586,433 | 2,997 | 6,504 | 595,934 |
Utah | 75,384 | 1,097 | 0 | 76,481 |
Vermont | 31,888 | 0 | 202 | 32,090 |
Virginia | 243,144 | 246 | 4,701 | 248,091 |
Washington | 270,627 | 0 | 0 | 270,627 |
West Virginia | 57,422 | 0 | 0 | 57,422 |
Wisconsin | 626,102 | 9,469 | 0 | 635,571 |
Wyoming | 25,492 | 549 | 255 | 26,296 |
United States, total | 11,802,419 | 574,311 | 369,396 | 12,746,126 |
1 Powered boats include traditional power boats, sailboats with auxiliary engines and personal watercraft (such as jet-skis).
2 Nonpowered boats include row boats, sail boats, canoes and kayaks.
3 Other boats are those not included elsewhere.
NOTES: Data are derived from reports of states and other jurisdictions with varying registration categories. The U.S. totals include Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The U.S. totals do not include sailboards, which are registered in some states.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, personal communication, Feb. 4, 2008.