Paid Hunting License Holders
The latest National Hunting License Report released from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a slight increase in the number of paid hunting license holders, from 14.57 million in 2005 to 14.62 million in 2006.
STATE |
2005 |
2006 |
|
Percent
Change |
GA |
314,569 |
390,892 |
|
24.3% |
HI |
7,775 |
8,741 |
|
12.4% |
NY |
573,970 |
611,644 |
|
6.6% |
NV |
60,385 |
64,031 |
|
6.0% |
UT |
148,849 |
157,217 |
|
5.6% |
KS |
198,368 |
209,170 |
|
5.4% |
WY |
139,064 |
145,952 |
|
5.0% |
IA |
280,398 |
291,424 |
|
3.9% |
FL |
161,273 |
167,524 |
|
3.9% |
MT |
231,936 |
240,613 |
|
3.7% |
MI |
789,244 |
814,643 |
|
3.2% |
AZ |
196,706 |
202,976 |
|
3.2% |
NC |
427,608 |
440,896 |
|
3.1% |
VT |
81,265 |
83,708 |
|
3.0% |
ND |
148,919 |
152,691 |
|
2.5% |
MO |
479,959 |
487,442 |
|
1.6% |
RI |
8,940 |
9,075 |
|
1.5% |
KY |
343,456 |
347,848 |
|
1.3% |
MN |
571,547 |
578,244 |
|
1.2% |
WI |
713,610 |
721,851 |
|
1.2% |
OK |
341,213 |
345,020 |
|
1.1% |
DE |
19,472 |
19,681 |
|
1.1% |
TN |
775,511 |
780,053 |
|
0.6% |
NH |
60,737 |
61,076 |
|
0.6% |
NE |
170,785 |
171,419 |
|
0.4% |
OR |
279,140 |
279,937 |
|
0.3% |
ID |
254,678 |
255,077 |
|
0.2% |
WA |
197,135 |
197,215 |
|
0.0% |
WV |
238,355 |
237,343 |
|
-0.4% |
AL |
259,241 |
255,923 |
|
-1.3% |
CA |
299,303 |
295,163 |
|
-1.4% |
SD |
243,123 |
239,419 |
|
-1.5% |
ME |
199,102 |
195,568 |
|
-1.8% |
CO |
312,151 |
306,179 |
|
-1.9% |
IL |
336,203 |
328,975 |
|
-2.1% |
VA |
317,239 |
309,942 |
|
-2.3% |
PA |
1,006,293 |
981,124 |
|
-2.5% |
OH |
431,815 |
420,621 |
|
-2.6% |
NJ |
82,566 |
80,246 |
|
-2.8% |
AK |
99,954 |
96,979 |
|
-3.0% |
MD |
122,371 |
118,708 |
|
-3.0% |
MA |
59,016 |
57,193 |
|
-3.1% |
TX |
1,039,709 |
1,005,226 |
|
-3.3% |
LA |
280,167 |
269,471 |
|
-3.8% |
MS |
236,067 |
225,150 |
|
-4.6% |
AR |
375,737 |
354,042 |
|
-5.8% |
IN |
282,261 |
265,709 |
|
-5.9% |
CT |
52,207 |
48,857 |
|
-6.4% |
NM |
105,966 |
96,160 |
|
-9.3% |
SC |
220,126 |
199,540 |
|
-9.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
14,575,484 |
14,623,598 |
|
0.3% |
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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