Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024
The value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.4 percent ($696.7 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2024. Across states and the District of Columbia, value added for outdoor recreation as a share of state GDP ranged from 6.1 percent in Hawaii to 1.0 percent in the District of Columbia.
- Current Release: March 05, 2026
- Next Release: Fall, 2026
Browse the MapGet an overview of outdoor recreation economic activity across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Data is available for all 50 states and DC.
- Download All State Summary Sheets Zipped | PDF
Contains workbooks for every state and D.C. - State Data for 2012-2024
- Presentation: The Recreation Economy’s Performance in 2024 (PDF) March 2026
- Presentation: The Recreation Economy’s Performance in 2023 (PDF) November 2024
- Outdoor Recreation Commodities-List
- Infographic: Outdoor Recreation, 2023
- Bicycling: What’s included in output by activity?
- Boating: What does value added measure?
- Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account: New Statistics for 2022 and Updated Statistics for 2017–2021
- Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account: New Statistics for 2021 and Updated Statistics for 2017–2020 | SCB, February 2023
- New Statistics for 2021 and Updated Statistics for 2017–2020 Survey of Current Business, February 2023
- Introducing the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account Survey of Current Business, March 2018
- New Data Project: Measuring the Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation
- How do BEA outdoor recreation economic statistics compare with industry economic impact reports?
- Can the outdoor recreation economic statistics show how much outdoor recreation contributed to the economy as a percent of GDP?
- What is gross output by industry and how does it differ from gross domestic product (or value added) by industry?
- How is the outdoor recreation economy captured in the core statistics currently produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)?
- What is included in the trips and travel spending category of the outdoor recreation economic statistics?
What are the Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics?
These statistics measure the economic activity as well as the sales or receipts generated by outdoor recreational activities, such as fishing and RVing. These statistics also measure each industry’s production of outdoor goods and services and its contribution to U.S. GDP. Industry breakdowns of outdoor employment and compensation are also included.
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TechnicalStanislaw Rzeznik (Regional)
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TechnicalConnor Franks (National)
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MediaConnie O'Connell