The state with the highest number of paid fishing license holders in the United States in 2023, was Texas with approximately 2.1 million recorded license holders. Comparatively, Hawaii had the lowest number with roughly 4.4 thousand paid fishing license holders.
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Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States in 2023, by state
(in 1000s)
* District of Columbia is a federal district, not a state.
A paid license holder is one individual regardless of the number of licenses purchased. Release date is date of access.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service. (March 12, 2024). Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687993/fishing-license-holders-by-us-state/
US Fish and Wildlife Service. "Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1000s)." Chart. March 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687993/fishing-license-holders-by-us-state/
US Fish and Wildlife Service. (2024). Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687993/fishing-license-holders-by-us-state/
US Fish and Wildlife Service. "Number of Paid Fishing License Holders in The United States in 2023, by State (in 1000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687993/fishing-license-holders-by-us-state/
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687993/fishing-license-holders-by-us-state/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1000s) [Graph], US Fish and Wildlife Service, March 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687993/fishing-license-holders-by-us-state/
