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Table 27--Total
recreation visits on National Forest System lands by State--fiscal years 1994-98
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State,
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Commonwealth,
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1998
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1/
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1997
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1/
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1996
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1995
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1994
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or Territory 2/
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1,000 visits 3/
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Alabama
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1,406.0
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1,242.9
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1,277.3
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Alaska
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17,181.0
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10,648.2
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12,912.9
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Arizona
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72,044.0
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72,196.9
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80,471.8
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Arkansas
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5,909.0
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5,448.8
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5,260.3
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California
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195,880.0
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181,032.6
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178,676.2
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Colorado
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60,488.1
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4/
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60,488.1
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62,741.5
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Florida
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8,878.0
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9,472.0
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9,472.3
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Georgia
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8,332.0
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8,768.4
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8,456.1
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Idaho
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23,201.0
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22,252.6
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21,526.7
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Illinois
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1,034.0
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985.0
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985.0
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Indiana
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525.0
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510.0
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230.0
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Kansas
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184.0
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181.3
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180.0
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Kentucky
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5,670.0
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5,590.7
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5,380.4
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Louisiana
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1,748.0
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1,737.1
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1,951.8
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Maine
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1,000.0
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1,000.0
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397.3
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Michigan
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9,997.0
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8,943.6
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9,317.0
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Minnesota
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12,833.0
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8,896.9
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8,743.8
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Mississippi
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3,827.0
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2,632.2
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2,517.0
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Missouri
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7,299.0
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6,467.6
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6,041.6
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Montana
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31,836.0
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30,820.8
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27,106.4
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Nebraska
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528.0
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618.3
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766.8
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Nevada
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21,423.0
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24,169.0
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22,867.3
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New Hampshire
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5,500.0
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5,500.0
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11,347.0
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New Mexico
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12,644.0
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12,685.5
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12,438.5
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New York
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19.0
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51.7
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17.2
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North Carolina
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20,935.0
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19,905.8
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18,043.8
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North Dakota
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387.0
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385.0
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375.0
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Ohio
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900.0
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900.0
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1,000.0
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Oklahoma
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1,868.0
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1,790.3
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1,799.6
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Oregon
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97,465.0
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5/
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97,465.7
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97,465.7
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Pennsylvania
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13,837.0
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14,795.5
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11,630.0
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Puerto Rico
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630.0
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700.0
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963.5
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South Carolina
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2,532.0
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2,549.4
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2,519.8
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South Dakota
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6,173.0
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6,022.3
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6,082.4
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Tennessee
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9,911.0
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9,504.6
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8,875.8
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Texas
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3,712.0
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3,852.8
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3,715.9
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Utah
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44,105.0
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43,554.5
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46,178.5
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Vermont
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2,699.0
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5/
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2,698.0
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3,434.7
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Virginia
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18,755.0
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17,862.4
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17,861.4
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Washington
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97,456.0
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5/
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97,456.0
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97,456.0
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West Virginia
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4,284.0
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4,156.3
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4,413.2
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Wisconsin
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9,981.0
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10,134.4
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9,425.6
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Wyoming
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14,266.0
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13,683.9
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12,915.8
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Total
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859,282.1
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829,757.1
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835,238.9
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1/ FY 1997 and 1998 data unavailable.
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2/ Unlisted States have
no Forest Service recreation programs.
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3/ One visit is an entry
of one person upon a national forest for the purpose of participating in one
or more recreation
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activity for an
unspecified period of time. Only the "primary" activity of the
recreation visitor is recorded.
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4/ Visits for Colorado
are for 1995; data not available for 1996.
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5/ Visits for Oregon and
Washington are 1994 data; 1995 and 1996 data not available.
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