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857,000
TOP 5 STATES FOR HUNTING-RELATED PURCHASES
$ 2.9 BILLION
865,000 $ 2.8 BILLION
1,266,000 $ 2.7 BILLION
471,000 $ 2.5 BILLION
578,000 $ 1.7 BILLION
WI NY TX MI GA
HUNTERS TOTAL RELATED PURCHASES
DISTRICT 12
BUCKING THE NARRATIVE
In anti-everything California , 1.9 million hunters and shooters were responsible for
$ 681 million in local , state and federal taxes , and
33,400 jobs during
2020 .
DISTRICT 12 ( home of Rep . Nancy Pelosi ) accounted for 38,300 hunters and shooters , who spent $ 51 million and were directly responsible for 600 jobs and $ 14 million in taxes .
In DISTRICT 28 ( home of Rep . Adam Schiff ), which includes the anti-hunting West Hollywood , 8,000 hunters spent $ 27 million , contributing $ 3 million in state and local taxes and $ 4 million in federal taxes .
DISTRICT 34 , which includes Los Angeles , had 25,900 target shooters , who spent $ 21 million and were responsible for $ 6 million in state , local and federal taxes .
DISTRICT 28
DISTRICT 34
Hunting Type
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF RECREATIONAL HUNTING IN THE U . S . BY TYPE
Retail Sales
Total Multiplier Effect
Salaries And Wages
GDP Contributions
State And Local Taxes
Federal Taxes
Deer |
$ 23.4 |
$ 50.8 |
$ 14.9 |
$ 27.5 |
$ 2.5 |
$ 3.8 |
Migratory Bird |
$ 4.4 |
$ 10.1 |
$ 3.2 |
$ 5.6 |
$ 0.5 |
$ 0.8 |
Upland Game |
$ 3.7 |
$ 8.1 |
$ 2.5 |
$ 4.6 |
$ 0.4 |
$ 0.6 |
All Hunting |
$ 49.4 |
$ 109.9 |
$ 32.2 |
$ 58 |
$ 5.4 |
$ 8.3 |
Amounts listed in billions of dollars . All hunting types supported 688,500 jobs in 2020 . Deer hunting was responsible for 325,300 jobs ; migratory bird hunting , 70,300 ; upland game hunting , 54,900 .
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