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South Dakota ranks 21st in the U.S. for the most hunting and fishing license paid in 2022

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In 2022, South Dakota collected $37,940,000 in hunting and fishing license, ranking it 21st in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.

The Census Bureau cautions it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.

Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.

U.S. hunting and fishing license by State in 2022
RankStateAmount
1Colorado$119,501,000
2Texas$117,390,000
3California$115,196,000
4Minnesota$103,313,000
5Pennsylvania$83,635,000
6Montana$77,246,000
7Michigan$66,902,000
8Wisconsin$64,890,000
9Oregon$59,255,000
10Idaho$56,329,000
11New York$55,100,000
12Arizona$48,015,000
13Ohio$45,413,000
14Washington$43,606,000
15Illinois$43,522,000
16Tennessee$43,126,000
17Wyoming$42,311,000
18North Carolina$41,449,000
19Missouri$40,878,000
20Alaska$38,378,000
21South Dakota$37,940,000
22Iowa$35,356,000
23Kansas$34,658,000
24Louisiana$34,505,000
25Utah$33,955,000
26Kentucky$31,953,000
27Arkansas$30,397,000
28New Mexico$29,415,000
29Georgia$28,735,000
30Virginia$26,942,000
31Alabama$26,159,000
32Oklahoma$26,106,000
33South Carolina$23,734,000
34Indiana$21,961,000
35Nebraska$19,498,000
36Florida$19,374,000
37Maine$19,167,000
38North Dakota$18,191,000
39Maryland$18,175,000
40West Virginia$15,301,000
41New Jersey$14,272,000
42Nevada$13,137,000
43New Hampshire$12,726,000
44Vermont$8,061,000
45Massachusetts$6,330,000
46Connecticut$5,333,000
47Delaware$4,766,000
48Mississippi$3,186,000
49Rhode Island$2,176,000
50Hawaii$878,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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