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States’ Ranking Based on the Percentage of Residents Who Fished At Least Once in 2006

States' Ranking Based on the Percentage of Residents Who Fished At Least Once in 2006
States Ranked Based on Percentage of
Residents Who Fished in 2006
1 Minnesota 21.4%
2 Alaska 20.4%
3 Wyoming 18.6%
4 Wisconsin 18.2%
5 Montana 18.2%
6 Maine 16.6%
7 West Virginia 16.0%
8 Mississippi 16.0%
9 Arkansas 15.3%
10 Missouri 14.9%
11 Oklahoma 14.7%
12 Idaho 14.0%
13 North Dakota 13.8%
14 Kentucky 13.8%
15 Louisiana 13.8%
16 Iowa 13.3%
17 Alabama 13.0%
18 Oregon 12.3%
19 South Carolina 12.2%
20 Kansas 11.5%
21 South Dakota 11.4%
22 Utah 11.3%
23 Tennessee 10.9%
24 Michigan 10.7%
25 Indiana 10.5%
26 Florida 10.4%
27 Georgia 10.4%
28 Colorado 10.3%
29 Vermont 10.3%
30 Washington 10.0%
31 Ohio 10.0%
32 Texas 9.8%
33 North Carolina 9.8%
34 Nebraska 9.6%
35 New Mexico 8.4%
36 Virginia 8.4%
37 New Hampshire 8.2%
38 Delaware 7.7%
39 Maryland 7.2%
40 Connecticut 7.2%
41 Hawaii 7.2%
42 Rhode Island 7.1%
43 Pennsylvania 6.7%
44 Illinois 6.2%
45 Massachusetts 6.2%
46 Arizona 5.4%
47 New Jersey 5.2%
48 New York 4.8%
49 Nevada 4.6%
50 California 4.3%
Source: Angler data was obtained from the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Census Bureau. State population data was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.