Over one-third of U.S. anglers surveyed in 2022 reported to have gone fishing between four and 11 times in the past year. By contrast, only two percent of respondents in the North American country went fishing more than 104 times in the same twelve-month period.
Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by number of annual outings
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Average U.S. household spending on hunting and fishing equipment per year 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of paid fishing license holders in the U.S. 2023, by state
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Participation
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Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Gender distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Income distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Ethnic distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Geographical distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
Participant behavior
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- Premium Statistic Most commonly used fishing location types in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Size of fishing trip groups in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of fishing participation in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Benefits of participating in fishing in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used sources for fishing information in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Success rate in recreational fishing in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Uses of fish caught by fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
Further related statistics
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- Most commonly used fishing location types in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of saltwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of freshwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Trip-related spending on recreational fishing in the United States in 2016
- Number of recreational angler trips in the U.S. by state 2016
- Number of fishing licenses in the United States from 2000 to 2021
- Number of paid fishing license holders in the U.S. 2023, by state
- Number of new, returning and lost fishing participants in the U.S. from 2007 to 2013
- Use of mobile technologies by fishing participants in the U.S. in 2013
- Number of youth participants in fishing in the U.S. from 2006 to 2020
- Average angler expenditures in the United States from 2001 to 2016
- Geographical distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Global sports fishing equipment market value forecast from 2017 until 2022
- Italy: methods of shore fishing in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in 2012
- Composition of the fishing fleet in France 2014, by type of boat
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- Most commonly used fishing location types in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of saltwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of freshwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Trip-related spending on recreational fishing in the United States in 2016
- Number of recreational angler trips in the U.S. by state 2016
- Number of fishing licenses in the United States from 2000 to 2021
- Number of paid fishing license holders in the U.S. 2023, by state
- Number of new, returning and lost fishing participants in the U.S. from 2007 to 2013
- Use of mobile technologies by fishing participants in the U.S. in 2013
- Number of youth participants in fishing in the U.S. from 2006 to 2020
- Average angler expenditures in the United States from 2001 to 2016
- Geographical distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Global sports fishing equipment market value forecast from 2017 until 2022
- Italy: methods of shore fishing in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in 2012
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RBFF. (July 7, 2023). Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by number of annual outings [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315809/distribution-of-annual-outings-among-fishing-participants-us/
RBFF. "Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by number of annual outings." Chart. July 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315809/distribution-of-annual-outings-among-fishing-participants-us/
RBFF. (2023). Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by number of annual outings. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315809/distribution-of-annual-outings-among-fishing-participants-us/
RBFF. "Distribution of Recreational Fishing Participants in The United States in 2022, by Number of Annual Outings." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315809/distribution-of-annual-outings-among-fishing-participants-us/
RBFF, Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by number of annual outings Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315809/distribution-of-annual-outings-among-fishing-participants-us/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by number of annual outings [Graph], RBFF, July 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315809/distribution-of-annual-outings-among-fishing-participants-us/