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Table 5-6: Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type: 2010

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Table 5-6: Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type: 2010

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State Powered1 Nonpowered2 Other3 Total
Alabama 265,000 2,915 3,462 271,377
Alaska 47,411 1,187 293 48,891
Arizona 127,432 1,270 6,624 135,326
Arkansas 188,156 528 17,241 205,925
California 735,190 49,373 25,445 810,008
Colorado 86,306 3,459 1,659 91,424
Connecticut 102,380 5,575 123 108,078
Delaware 59,662 1,166 2,155 62,983
District of Columbia 2,191 643 183 3,017
Florida 865,419 27,059 22,057 914,535
Georgia 336,594 3,551 13,805 353,950
Hawaii 13,011 1,677 147 14,835
Idaho 83,789 1,450 2,423 87,662
Illinois 290,287 70,563 9,672 370,522
Indiana 278,276 2,684 948 281,908
Iowa 170,069 33,747 5,844 209,660
Kansas 85,217 3,387 711 89,315
Kentucky 162,239 345 13,279 175,863
Louisiana 302,141 0 0 302,141
Maine 111,202 0 671 111,873
Maryland 174,805 11,149 7,305 193,259
Massachusetts 126,389 5,093 10,477 141,959
Michigan 751,162 57,660 3,244 812,066
Minnesota 597,863 204,617 11,496 813,976
Mississippi 155,462 754 0 156,216
Missouri 295,149 2,005 40 297,194
Montana 50,690 434 981 52,105
Nebraska 79,897 59 3,876 83,832
Nevada 51,551 775 1,138 53,464
New Hampshire 89,099 5,674 0 94,773
New Jersey 158,074 11,676 0 169,750
New Mexico 35,934 1,339 67 37,340
New York 467,560 6,920 1,209 475,689
North Carolina 391,397 5,356 4,093 400,846
North Dakota 54,823 885 420 56,128
Ohio 310,858 118,095 1,757 430,710
Oklahoma 207,531 1,926 0 209,457
Oregon 170,594 4,518 2,522 177,634
Pennsylvania 322,288 26,597 16,987 365,872
Rhode Island 39,203 4,966 1,761 45,930
South Carolina 407,276 25,499 2,716 435,491
South Dakota 52,109 4,248 267 56,624
Tennessee 264,284 1,901 0 266,185
Texas 586,973 3,110 6,747 596,830
Utah 68,449 1,872 0 70,321
Vermont 30,315 0 0 30,315
Virginia 237,023 4,598 4,319 245,940
Washington 228,730 9,191 0 237,921
West Virginia 58,064 6,446 0 64,510
Wisconsin 589,022 19,531 6,782 615,335
Wyoming 26,935 805 509 28,249
United States, total4 11,460,912 761,729 216,285 12,438,926

1Powered boats include traditional power boats, sailboats with auxiliary engines and personal watercraft (such as jet-skis).

2Nonpowered boats include row boats, sail boats, canoes and kayaks.

3Other boats are those not included elsewhere.

4U.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 Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, personal communication as of April 26, 2012.