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Almost the same
The rankings of the top ten states remained nearly the same as the year before, with one notable exception. California seems to have been hardest hit, as it was the only state that dropped in ranking, and it fell two places from number 2 to number 4. Benefiting form this drop were Michigan and Minnesota, each of which moved up a notch from the previous year.
The 2010 Top 10
The report, released by the NMMA in October 2011, ranks each state based on total boat registrations. Here are the states that made the top ten and their numbers...
1. Florida: 914,535 registered boats in 2010, decreasing 3.6 percent from 2009’s 949,030 but holding onto number 1. Boating in Florida
2. Minnesota: 813,976 registered boats in 2010, increasing 0.3 percent from 2009’s 811.775 and moving from 3rd place to 2nd in this annual list. Boating in Minnesota
3. Michigan: 812,066 registered boats in 2010. Michigan moved from fourth to third, staying relatively flat in 2010 compared to 2009’s 811,670. Boating in Michigan.
4. California: 810,008 registered boats in 2010. California dropped to fourth from second, decreasing a whopping 10.7 percent compared to 2009’s 906,988. Boating in California
5. Wisconsin: 615,335 registered boats in 2010. Wisconsin remained ranked fifth, decreasing 1.8 percent compared to 2009’s 626,304. Boating in Wisconsin
6. Texas: 596,830 registered boats in 2010, decreasing 4.1 percent compared to 2009’s 622,184. Boating in Texas
7. New York: 475,689 registered boats in 2010, decreasing 0.7 percent from 2009’s 479,161. Boating in New York
8. South Carolina: 435,491 registered boats in 2010, compared to 435,528 in 2009. Boating in SC
9. Ohio: 430,710 registered boats in 2010, increasing 1.4 percent compared to 2009’s 424,877. Boating in Ohio
10. North Carolina: 400,846 registered boats in 2010, decreasing 1.2 percent compared to 2009’s 405,663. Boating in NC
For more information about boating in each of the top ten boating states, visit FirstBoat's local boating pages. ###
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