Close to 60 million people in the United States participated in hiking activities at least once in 2022. This was the highest figure recorded in the North American country since 2010 and represents a growth of around 83.2 percent.
Number of hiking participants in the United States from 2010 to 2022 (in millions)
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Outdoor Foundation. (June 19, 2023). Number of hiking participants in the United States from 2010 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191240/participants-in-hiking-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of hiking participants in the United States from 2010 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. June 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191240/participants-in-hiking-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2023). Number of hiking participants in the United States from 2010 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191240/participants-in-hiking-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Hiking Participants in The United States from 2010 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191240/participants-in-hiking-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of hiking participants in the United States from 2010 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191240/participants-in-hiking-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Number of hiking participants in the United States from 2010 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, June 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191240/participants-in-hiking-in-the-us-since-2006/