Boataholics: Top 10 States for Boater Registration

November 05, 2005
By David Bryant

Just for fun, here's the top ten states in terms of boater registration. Florida's the boating capital of America with Michigan running a close second. I was a bit disappointed not to see the Pacific Northwest make the list...maybe next year! Criteria for boater registration vary from state to state (along with population sizes) so these stats may be a bit deceiving.

Florida: 946,072

Michigan: 944,800

California: 894,884

Minnesota: 853,448

Texas: 616,779

Wisconsin 605,467

New York: 519,066

Ohio: 414,938

South Carolina: 397,458

Illionois: 393,856