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Outdoor industry
Outdoor recreation contributed more than $17.1 billion in value added in Colorado in 2023, according to
a report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Total Outdoor
Recreation Value
Added (000s)
Percent of Total
Value Added
Total Outdoor Recreation
Employment
Percent of Total
Employment1
Total Outdoor
Recreation
Compensation (000s)
Percent of Total
Compensation1
United States
639,542,999
2.3
4,959,235
3.1
293,903,330
2.1
Alabama
6,589,810
2.2
65,409
3.0
2,963,564
1.9
Alaska
3,140,446
4.6
21,242
6.0
1,546,654
4.7
Arizona
14,082,598
2.7
110,794
3.4
6,677,548
2.5
Arkansas
4,503,775
2.5
40,987
3.0
2,010,246
2.2
California
81,495,632
2.1
545,448
2.9
38,141,606
1.9
COLORADO
17,154,855
3.2
132,594
4.3
8,558,320
3.0
Connecticut
5,528,116
1.6
49,011
2.8
2,500,902
1.4
Delaware
1,610,473
1.6
15,550
3.1
730,235
1.7
District of Columbia
1,489,475
0.8
12,470
1.6
901,538
0.8
Florida
57,803,194
3.6
469,357
4.6
28,734,838
3.5
Georgia
18,468,135
2.2
161,816
3.2
9,302,498
2.2
Hawaii
6,907,411
6.3
49,047
7.0
3,176,108
5.4
Idaho
3,957,236
3.3
37,478
4.2
1,832,327
3.0
Illinois
24,352,624
2.2
172,889
2.8
11,516,556
2.0
Indiana
15,741,270
3.2
105,078
3.2
6,427,697
2.6
Iowa
5,338,394
2.1
46,128
2.8
2,189,590
1.9
Kansas
4,678,493
2.0
38,216
2.5
1,821,184
1.7
Kentucky
5,574,825
2.0
51,897
2.5
2,535,851
1.7
Louisiana
9,243,125
2.9
56,386
2.8
3,078,382
2.1
Maine
3,431,843
3.7
29,863
4.5
1,513,262
3.0
Maryland
9,444,097
1.8
81,615
2.8
4,493,729
1.6
Massachusetts
13,188,298
1.8
103,629
2.7
6,544,815
1.6
Michigan
13,943,867
2.1
118,252
2.6
6,360,818
1.8
Minnesota
13,540,058
2.8
95,937
3.1
5,898,770
2.3
Mississippi
4,002,726
2.6
35,156
2.8
1,529,523
2.0
Missouri
9,891,239
2.3
86,466
2.8
4,751,132
2.0
Montana
3,388,638
4.6
30,915
5.8
1,644,252
4.4
Nebraska
3,356,089
1.9
29,143
2.7
1,475,385
1.8
Nevada
8,120,315
3.3
58,425
3.7
3,596,985
2.9
New Hampshire
3,864,151
3.4
31,917
4.5
1,687,139
2.7
New Jersey
12,636,284
1.7
122,048
2.8
6,600,430
1.6
New Mexico
2,400,955
1.9
27,977
3.2
1,133,258
1.8
New York
31,187,570
1.5
256,975
2.7
16,515,959
1.6
North Carolina
14,598,689
2
146,507
2.9
6,879,745
1.8
North Dakota
1,342,513
1.8
13,615
3
564,941
1.8
Ohio
17,173,254
2.1
154,668
2.7
7,261,876
1.7
Oklahoma
4,493,155
1.9
48,852
2.8
2,100,389
1.8
Oregon
7,502,130
2.5
72,737
3.6
3,760,711
2.3
Pennsylvania
16,863,190
1.8
164,344
2.7
7,706,323
1.5
Rhode Island
1,675,479
2.3
18,213
3.6
836,517
2
South Carolina
7,591,555
2.6
85,245
3.7
3,715,374
2.3
South Dakota
1,709,205
2.5
18,134
3.8
674,795
2.2
Tennessee
11,886,104
2.4
109,657
3.3
4,925,634
2
Texas
47,632,419
2
387,951
2.8
19,331,434
1.7
Utah
8,138,538
3.2
71,677
4.1
3,634,610
2.8
Vermont
1,859,515
4.6
15,340
4.8
712,848
3.1
Virginia
11,349,154
1.7
124,908
2.9
5,580,895
1.5
Washington
20,009,099
2.7
121,446
3.2
8,263,614
2.2
West Virginia
1,646,988
1.7
20,018
2.8
695,560
1.5
Wisconsin
9,752,298
2.5
94,042
3.1
4,659,255
2.1
Wyoming
2,020,807
4.1
16,202
5.6
718,190
3.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
