States with the most boat owners

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Honokohau Marina and Small Boat Harbor.
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- Concentration of boats: 2.5 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 36,000 (rank: #51)

#51. Hawaii
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Luxury boat is docked at the Thunderbird Lodge in Incline Village.
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- Concentration of boats: 2.9 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 93,000 (rank: #46)

#50. Nevada
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Corpus Christi skyline on the bay in the day.
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- Concentration of boats: 3.1 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 922,000 (rank: #8)

#49. Texas
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Boats docked at Oceanside Harbor.
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- Concentration of boats: 3.3 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 1.3 million (rank: #4)

#48. California
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Navajo Lake Marina in the Southwestern New Mexico Desert.
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- Concentration of boats: 3.3 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 70,000 (rank: #49)

#47. New Mexico
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House boats and pleasure boats moored in Lake Powell.
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- Concentration of boats: 3.5 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 260,000 (rank: #35)

#46. Arizona
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Aerial of boats in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
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- Concentration of boats: 3.6 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 334,000 (rank: #31)

#45. New Jersey
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Chicago skyline with boats on the water.
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- Concentration of boats: 4.5 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 566,000 (rank: #15)

#44. Illinois
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- Concentration of boats: 4.9 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 573,000 (rank: #14)

#43. Ohio
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Lake Powell in Utah with houseboats and canyons.
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- Concentration of boats: 5.0 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 169,000 (rank: #41)

#42. Utah
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Fishing boat launching at Kaw Point ramp with a cityscape of Kansas City.
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- Concentration of boats: 5.9 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 172,000 (rank: #40)

#41. Kansas
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New Bedford Harbor with boats on the water.
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- Concentration of boats: 6.3 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 442,000 (rank: #24)

#40. Massachusetts
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Boats docked along the Monongahela River on a sunny day.
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- Concentration of boats: 6.5 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 842,000 (rank: #9)

#39. Pennsylvania
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Boats docked at a marina next to the Dunkirk City Pier.
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- Concentration of boats: 6.7 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 1.3 million (rank: #3)

#38. New York
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Autumn on the Tennessee River with boats docked and the Henley Street Bridge.
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- Concentration of boats: 6.8 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 476,000 (rank: #22)

#37. Tennessee
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Norfolk downtown cityscape over the Elizabeth River.
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- Concentration of boats: 6.9 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 595,000 (rank: #12)

#36. Virginia
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Boats and yachts docked and sailing in the marina on Lake Lanier.
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- Concentration of boats: 7.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 783,000 (rank: #11)

#35. Georgia
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Seattle downtown waterfront buildings.
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- Concentration of boats: 7.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 560,000 (rank: #18)

#34. Washington
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Sailboat marina on the bank of the Ohio River.
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- Concentration of boats: 7.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 327,000 (rank: #33)

#33. Kentucky
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- Concentration of boats: 7.4 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 217,000 (rank: #38)

#32. Mississippi
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Aerial view of condos and a marina with boats in Morehead City.
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- Concentration of boats: 7.5 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 799,000 (rank: #10)

#31. North Carolina
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Boats docked at Millennium Plaza.
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- Concentration of boats: 7.7 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 523,000 (rank: #19)

#30. Indiana
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Biscayne Bay water by residential homes with private boat docks.
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- Concentration of boats: 7.7 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 1.7 million (rank: #2)

#29. Florida
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Harbor Area of Annapolis on a cloudy spring day with sail boats.
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- Concentration of boats: 8.0 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 491,000 (rank: #21)

#28. Maryland
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People on a boat on Lake Thunderbird.
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- Concentration of boats: 8.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 330,000 (rank: #32)

#27. Oklahoma
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Boats sitting in a marina.
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- Concentration of boats: 8.3 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 419,000 (rank: #26)

#26. Alabama
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Boat owner only sign on a Marina Dock.
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- Concentration of boats: 8.7 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 507,000 (rank: #20)

#25. Colorado
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Poolside view of boats docked at lakeside condo on a sunny day at Lake of the Ozarks.
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- Concentration of boats: 9.1 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 561,000 (rank: #17)

#24. Missouri
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Boats on a lake at sunset in Colter Bay with Grand Teton Mountains.
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- Concentration of boats: 9.3 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 54,000 (rank: #50)

#23. Wyoming
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Boats docked in Greenwich Harbor.
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- Concentration of boats: 9.3 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 339,000 (rank: #30)

#22. Connecticut
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Marina with anchored boats.
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- Concentration of boats: 9.7 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 446,000 (rank: #23)

#21. Louisiana
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Aerial top picture of a dock basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
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- Concentration of boats: 9.8 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 89,000 (rank: #47)

#20. South Dakota
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Harbor of Newport Rhode Island with Trinity Church.
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- Concentration of boats: 10.6 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 116,000 (rank: #45)

#19. Rhode Island
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Aerial view of Lake Okoboji.
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- Concentration of boats: 10.6 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 340,000 (rank: #29)

#18. Iowa
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- Concentration of boats: 10.8 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 84,000 (rank: #48)

#17. North Dakota
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- Concentration of boats: 11.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 342,000 (rank: #28)

#16. Arkansas
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View from the Tubbs Hill hiking trail of the Sanders Beach lakefront community of homes.
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- Concentration of boats: 12.8 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 249,000 (rank: #36)

#15. Idaho
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View of waterfront homes with boat docks.
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- Concentration of boats: 13.4 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 136,000 (rank: #42)

#14. Delaware
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Depoe Bay Harbor on the Oregon Coast with boats tied up.
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- Concentration of boats: 13.6 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 577,000 (rank: #13)

#13. Oregon
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Bee Run Recreational Area and its marina in Braxton County.
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- Concentration of boats: 14.9 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 264,000 (rank: #34)

#12. West Virginia
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Aerial view of Traverse City marina in Michigan.
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- Concentration of boats: 17.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 1.7 million (rank: #1)

#11. Michigan
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Small boat piers and docking slots on greenish Resurrection Bay water.
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- Concentration of boats: 17.9 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 131,000 (rank: #43)

#10. Alaska
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Boats in a marina in Minnesota.
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- Concentration of boats: 17.9 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 1.0 million (rank: #7)

#9. Minnesota
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The marina at Gate of the Mountains.
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- Concentration of boats: 18.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 204,000 (rank: #39)

#8. Montana
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People gather to watch boats along the water at the Burlington Marina.
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- Concentration of boats: 18.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 118,000 (rank: #44)

#7. Vermont
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Boats docked at Fish Creek in Door County.
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- Concentration of boats: 18.5 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 1.1 million (rank: #6)

#6. Wisconsin
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Harbor Town and boats docked on the water in Hilton Head Island.
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- Concentration of boats: 20.7 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 1.1 million (rank: #5)

#5. South Carolina
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A wakeboard boat at a wooden dock in the Muskokas.
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- Concentration of boats: 28.8 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 566,000 (rank: #15)

#4. Nebraska
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Yachts docked at Marina in fall in Back Bay.
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- Concentration of boats: 29.0 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 405,000 (rank: #27)

#3. New Hampshire
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Fishing boats docked in Perkins Cove.
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- Concentration of boats: 31.5 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 436,000 (rank: #25)

#2. Maine
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Boats docked at a jutting pier at the Southwest Waterfront.
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- Concentration of boats: 36.2 registered boats per 100 residents
- Number of boats: 243,000 (rank: #37)

Data reporting by Paxtyn Merten. Photo selection by Clarese Moller.

#1. Washington D.C.
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A happy senior couple sitting on the side of a sail boat on a calm blue sea looking and pointing to a clear horizon
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