U.S. national park visitors in 2022 added a value of 6.14 billion U.S. dollars to the country's economy in 2022 through spending in lodging, the most of any of the main economic activities. Restaurants were the second largest activity, with 2.42 billion dollars in the same year.
Value added of national park visitor spending to the economy in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by economic activity
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Lodging
Restaurants and bars
Other amusement and recreation industries
Transit and ground transportation services
Retail establishments
Camping and other accommodations
Gas stations
Grocery and convenience stores
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National Park Service. (August 12, 2023). Value added of national park visitor spending to the economy in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by economic activity (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220984/significance-of-spending-in-us-national-park-regions/
National Park Service. "Value added of national park visitor spending to the economy in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by economic activity (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220984/significance-of-spending-in-us-national-park-regions/
National Park Service. (2023). Value added of national park visitor spending to the economy in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by economic activity (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220984/significance-of-spending-in-us-national-park-regions/
National Park Service. "Value Added of National Park Visitor Spending to The Economy in The United States from 2012 to 2022, by Economic Activity (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220984/significance-of-spending-in-us-national-park-regions/
National Park Service, Value added of national park visitor spending to the economy in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by economic activity (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220984/significance-of-spending-in-us-national-park-regions/ (last visited July 15, 2024)
Value added of national park visitor spending to the economy in the United States from 2012 to 2022, by economic activity (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Park Service, August 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220984/significance-of-spending-in-us-national-park-regions/