FUN FACT:
Michigan has 2nd highest rate of boat ownership in USA
Here’s a quick look at the top 20 states and the total # of boats registered in each (data from 2019):
- 1. California 1,051,606
- 2. Michigan 1,000,337
- 3. Florida 922,597
- 4. Minnesota 834,974
- 5. Wisconsin 650,280
- 6. Texas 624,390
- 7. New York 529,732
- 8. Ohio 413,276
- 9. Illinois 398,431
- 10. South Carolina 383,971
- 11. Pennsylvania 357,729
- 12. North Carolina 353,625
- 13. Louisiana 327,272
- 14. Missouri 325,717
- 15. Georgia 325,135
- 16. Washington 266,717
- 17. Alabama 264,191
- 18. Tennessee 259,235
- 19. Virginia 243,590
- 20. Mississippi 199,037