Estimated State Distribution of 1998 Boat, Motor, Trailer
and Accessory Purchases




States

Boats *
(000)

Outboard
Motors
(000)

Boat
Trailers
(000)

Marine
Accessories
(000)

Alabama

$ 119,396

$ 50,105

$ 4,342

$ 37,467

Alaska

$ 44,655

$ 31,833

$ 2,201

$ 16,959

Arizona

$51,991

$ 14,932

$ 1,587

$ 14,766

Arkansas

$ 116,907

$ 46,711

$ 4,148

$ 36,157

California

$ 283,484

$ 78,428

$ 8,524

$ 79,837

Colorado

$ 37,434

$ 13,383

$ 1,259

$ 11,223

Connecticut

$ 51,044

$ 23,092

$ 1,930

$ 16,394

Delaware

$ 21,750

$ 9,973

$ 828

$ 7,015

District of Columbia

$ 705

$ 1,573

$ 82

$ 509

Florida

$ 473,181

$ 250,356

$ 19,489

$ 160,138

Georgia

$ 134,960

$ 60,683

$ 5,086

$ 43,261

Hawaii

$ 9,129

$ 4,835

$ 376

$ 3,091

Idaho

$ 28,678

$ 8,694

$ 896

$ 8,248

Illinois

$ 170,479

$ 64,952

$ 5,909

$ 52,014

Indiana

$ 93,942

$ 39,474

$ 3,419

$ 29,491

Iowa

$ 70,294

$ 23,371

$ 2,286

$ 20,680

Kansas

$ 34.239

$ 10,508

$ 1,075

$ 9,876

Kentucky

$ 67,700

$ 27,122

$ 2,405

$ 20,955

Louisiana

$ 184,448

$ 100,567

$ 7,728

$ 63,093

Maine

$ 54,689

$ 26,874

$ 2,162

$ 18,044

Maryland

$ 85,915

$ 36,056

$ 3,124

$ 26,961

Massachusetts

$ 88,096

$ 45,239

$ 3,568

$ 29,506

Michigan

$ 335,802

$ 102,954

$ 10,539

$ 96,833

Minnesota

$ 301,856

$ 111,470

$ 10,308

$ 91,302

Mississippi

$ 101,207

$ 33,336

$ 3,278

$ 29,704

Missouri

$ 132,875

$ 52,469

$ 4,687

$ 40,956

Montana

$ 20,263

$ 7,672

$ 700

$ 6,171

Nebraska

$ 24,652

$ 7,734

$ 781

$ 7,148

Nevada

$ 20,734

$ 6,672

$ 665

$ 6,050

New Hampshire

$ 35,311

$ 14,119

$ 1,253

$ 10,923

New Jersey

$ 91,504

$ 41,643

$ 3,471

$ 29,444

New Mexico

$ 21,301

$ 4,463

$ 577

$ 5,677

New York

$ 177,371

$ 59,420

$ 5,789

$ 52,281

North Carolina

$ 172,787

$ 82,946

$ 6,743

$ 56,569

North Dakota

$ 26,667

$ 12,360

$ 1,021

$ 8,631

Ohio

$ 142,258

$ 45,068

$ 4,529

$ 41,349

Oklahoma

$ 78,612

$ 24,696

$ 2,493

$ 22,803

Oregon

$ 86,947

$ 37,428

$ 3,203

$ 27,496

Pennsylvania

$ 130,523

$ 45,634

$ 4,344

$ 38,902

Rhode Island

$ 17,792

$ 8,198

$ 679

$ 5,748

South Carolina

$ 174,956

$ 68,703

$ 6,155

$ 53,840

South Dakota

$ 22,817

$ 10,174

$ 856

$ 7,295

Tennessee

$ 129,702

$ 51,903

$ 4,605

$ 40,133

Texas

$ 303,885

$ 139,351

$ 11,572

$ 98,021

Utah

$ 26,442

$ 8,299

$ 838

$ 7,668

Vermont

$ 13,135

$ 4,208

$ 420

$ 3,828

Virginia

$ 102,850

$ 43,782

$ 3,768

$ 32,414

Washington

$ 123,044

$ 56,940

$ 4,708

$ 39,805

West Virginia

$ 25,729

$ 7,734

$ 801

$ 7,385

Wisconsin

$ 236,017

$ 93,632

$ 8,345

$ 72,845

Wyoming

$ 10,153

$ 3,844

$ 351

$ 3,092

Total

$ 5,310,306

$ 2,155,610

$ 189,905

$ 1,650,000

* Retail estimates for inboard, sterndrive and outboard boats.