Facts About Hunting
Key Facts:
- Sportsmen contribute $4.7 million every day, adding up to $1.7 billion
every year for conservation.
- Hunters and shooters have paid $3.95 billion in excise taxes since
1939.
- Hunting in America is big business, generating more than one million
jobs in the United States.
- For more than 60 years, sportsmen have paid more than $7.6 billion
for on-the-ground projects in every state, protecting our natural environment
and our fish and wildlife.
- The $2.4 billion in annual federal income-tax money generated by
hunters' spending could cover the annual paychecks of 100,000 U.S. Army
troops.
- On average, each hunter spends $1,896 per year on hunting, which is
5.5% of the typical wage earner's annual income. These expenditures
'ripple' through the economy generating three times more impact for
the U.S. economy. Here's how the 'ripple effect' works:
Retail Sales: Hunters spend $24.7 billion each year in retail
purchases pursuing their passion.
Salaries & Wages: Hunting generates over $16.7 billion in
personal income through wages related to the sport.
Jobs: Over 575,000 people are employed in this country
due to hunter and hunting activities.
Sales & Motor Fuel Taxes: $955.4 million spent by hunters.
State Income Taxes: $267 million
Federal Income Taxes: $2.9 billion
Total Multiplier Effect: $67.6 Billion - the true economic impact
of all hunting activities on the economy
Sportsmen Pay Over $4 Million Each Day For Conservation. Here's
How:
| Sportsmen
provide the majority of the funding for our state wildlife agencies:
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| Over $1.1 billion from state
hunting and fishing license sales 42.9% |
License Revenues provide nearly half
the income, on average, for the state fish and wildlife agencies. The
money supports wildlife management and restoration programs, habitat
improvement and general conservation efforts. |
| $559.3 million from taxes paid
solely by sportsmen 21.2% |
Excise Taxes on sporting equipment
(such as firearms, ammunition and fishing tackle) provide over one fifth
the income for state fish and wildlife agencies. The funds are used
to acquire, maintain and improve wildlife habitat and to make the nation's
lands and waters more accessible and enjoyable to all its citizens. |
| $564.1 million from other revenue.21.4% |
Other Income Sources include special
taxes and receipts from the sale of 'Duck Stamps' (required of all waterfowl
hunters), income tax check-offs and interest collected on license fees.
Duck stamp proceeds are used by the government to buy or lease wetland
habitat for ducks, geese and hundreds of non-game birds and animals. |
| $328.4 million from state funds
12.5% |
This money comes from the states' overall
budgets, supported by taxes paid by everyone (including sportsmen.) |
| $50.9 million from interest
income 1.9% |
Interest income is from investment
earnings on wildlife funds deposited in state treasuries. |
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