outdoor recreation current-dollar value added in 2022, accounting for $153.6 billion, or 27.3 percent (chart 4). The outdoor recreation by industry data show the contributions of industries to the outdoor recreation economy, including their impact on value added, gross output, employment, and compensation.įor the nation, the retail trade industry group was the largest contributor to U.S. The states with the largest contributions were Colorado ($1.4 billion), California ($688.2 million), and Utah ($601.8 million). Snow activities for the nation was $7.0 billion in current-dollar value added and was the largest conventional activity in three states.

The states with the largest contributions were Wisconsin ($1.1 billion), California ($1.0 billion), and Texas ($877.4 million). Motorcycling/ATVing was the third-largest conventional activity for the nation at $11.5 billion in current-dollar value added and was the largest conventional activity in Wisconsin.The states with the largest contributions were Florida ($4.4 billion), California ($2.4 billion), and Texas ($2.1 billion). Boating/fishing was the second-largest conventional activity for the nation at $32.4 billion in current-dollar value added and was the largest conventional activity in 24 states and the District of Columbia.The states with the largest contributions were Indiana ($5.9 billion), Texas ($3.6 billion), and California ($3.4 billion). RVing was the largest conventional activity for the nation at $35.5 billion in current-dollar value added and was the largest conventional activity in 22 states.Additional highlights for value added by activity for 2022 are as follows (chart 3 and state table 2):

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