Outdoor activities: most popular among African Americans U.S. 2017

This statistic shows the most popular outdoor activities among African Americans in the United States in 2017, by participate rate. In 2017, 10 percent of African Americans participated in road biking, mountain biking and BMX.

Most popular outdoor activities among African Americans in the United States in 2017, by participation rate

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Running/jogging and trail running	18%
Road biking, mountain biking and BMX	10%
Freshwater, saltwater and fly fishing	9%
Car, backyard, backpacking and RV camping	5%
Hiking	4%

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Release date

July 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

during the 2017 calendar year

Number of respondents

30,999 respondents

Age group

6 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

A participant in outdoor recreation is defined as an individual who took part in one or more of 40 outdoor activities at least once during the year. Included in those 40 activities are for example backpacking, bicycling, surfing and fishing.

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