Table 5-6: Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type: 2008
Table 5-6: Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type: 2008
State | Powered1 | Nonpowered2 | Other3 | Total |
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Alabama | 266,054 | 2,322 | 4,182 | 272,558 |
Alaska | 46,587 | 651 | 296 | 47,534 |
Arizona | 133,850 | 0 | 6,441 | 140,291 |
Arkansas | 181,974 | 540 | 16,590 | 199,104 |
California | 796,828 | 35,452 | 26,573 | 858,853 |
Colorado | 89,734 | 3,759 | 1,837 | 95,330 |
Connecticut | 110,102 | 399 | 149 | 110,650 |
Delaware | 54,901 | 0 | 1,768 | 56,669 |
District of Columbia | 2,298 | 297 | 327 | 2,922 |
Florida | 932,272 | 19,203 | 23,078 | 974,553 |
Georgia | 323,237 | 3,233 | 24,009 | 350,479 |
Hawaii | 14,766 | 498 | 140 | 15,404 |
Idaho | 85,912 | 738 | 2,376 | 89,026 |
Illinois | 303,353 | 64,022 | 10,833 | 378,208 |
Indiana | 268,884 | 1,672 | 976 | 271,532 |
Iowa | 189,024 | 34,711 | 7,598 | 231,333 |
Kansas | 87,080 | 3,380 | 607 | 91,067 |
Kentucky | 160,949 | 0 | 13,032 | 173,981 |
Louisiana | 301,148 | 0 | 1,605 | 302,753 |
Maine | 109,102 | 0 | 555 | 109,657 |
Maryland | 190,830 | 458 | 7,799 | 199,087 |
Massachusetts | 135,067 | 701 | 9,345 | 145,113 |
Michigan | 767,245 | 46,157 | 3,350 | 816,752 |
Minnesota | 644,669 | 209,712 | 13,065 | 867,446 |
Mississippi | 190,361 | 951 | 0 | 191,312 |
Missouri | 319,906 | 2,304 | 43 | 322,253 |
Montana | 84,155 | 833 | 0 | 84,988 |
Nebraska | 79,426 | 1 | 3,853 | 83,280 |
Nevada | 56,177 | 303 | 1,039 | 57,519 |
New Hampshire | 92,236 | 3,969 | 0 | 96,205 |
New Jersey | 180,555 | 4,804 | 0 | 185,359 |
New Mexico | 31,907 | 883 | 514 | 33,304 |
New York | 475,739 | 0 | 9,802 | 485,541 |
North Carolina | 366,619 | 1,639 | 3,621 | 371,879 |
North Dakota | 45,200 | 574 | 293 | 46,067 |
Ohio4 | 314,681 | 99,945 | 1,960 | 416,586 |
Oklahoma | 196,052 | 0 | 0 | 196,052 |
Oregon | 177,338 | 0 | 2,725 | 180,063 |
Pennsylvania | 299,089 | 24,026 | 15,201 | 338,316 |
Rhode Island | 42,524 | 0 | 0 | 42,524 |
South Carolina | 413,322 | 20,984 | 2,538 | 436,844 |
South Dakota | 52,418 | 3,926 | 260 | 56,604 |
Tennessee | 269,973 | 1,502 | 0 | 271,475 |
Texas | 587,637 | 3,148 | 6,643 | 597,428 |
Utah | 71,990 | 1,019 | 0 | 73,009 |
Vermont | 30,429 | 0 | 0 | 30,429 |
Virginia | 244,507 | 257 | 4,548 | 249,312 |
Washington | 264,393 | 0 | 0 | 264,393 |
West Virginia | 49,930 | 0 | 0 | 49,930 |
Wisconsin | 613,575 | 18,297 | 2,674 | 634,546 |
Wyoming | 26,149 | 671 | 423 | 27,243 |
United States, total5 | 11,841,281 | 618,429 | 233,182 | 12,692,892 |
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.
4 Ohio included 5576 livery vessels in their 2008 figures; they did not include 5522 livery vessels in their 2007 figure.
5 U.S. totals include Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
NOTES: Data are derived from reports of states and other jurisdictions with varying registration categories. 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, Apr. 30, 2010.