In 2021, the number of people who participated in hunting in the United States (aged six years and older) amounted to approximately 25.87 million. This shows a slight decrease compared to the previous year's total of 26.63 million.
Number of people who went hunting in the United States from 2017 to 2021 (in millions)
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Permits and licenses
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Participation
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Outdoor Foundation. (September 19, 2022). Number of people who went hunting in the United States from 2017 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191244/participants-in-hunting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of people who went hunting in the United States from 2017 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191244/participants-in-hunting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2022). Number of people who went hunting in the United States from 2017 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191244/participants-in-hunting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of People Who Went Hunting in The United States from 2017 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191244/participants-in-hunting-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of people who went hunting in the United States from 2017 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191244/participants-in-hunting-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Number of people who went hunting in the United States from 2017 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191244/participants-in-hunting-in-the-us-since-2006/