Pennsylvania Recreational Licenses and Registration by County, 1996-1997
| Pennsylvania
Recreational
Licenses and
Registrations by
County,
1996-1997 |
|
Boat
Registrations |
Fishing
Licenses |
Hunting
Licenses |
| County |
1996 |
1997 |
%
change |
1996 |
1997 |
%
change |
1996 |
1997 |
%
change |
| Adams |
2,415 |
2,524 |
4.3% |
4,433 |
4,531 |
2.2% |
7,302 |
7,214 |
-1.2% |
| Allegheny |
29,955 |
29,485 |
-1.6% |
71,346 |
70,846 |
-0.7% |
59,197 |
55,712 |
-6.3% |
| Armstrong |
3,268 |
3,418 |
4.4% |
9,301 |
9,084 |
-2.4% |
12,355 |
12,316 |
-0.3% |
| Beaver |
6,515 |
6,384 |
-2.1% |
14,626 |
14,625 |
-0.0% |
15,557 |
14,958 |
-4.0% |
| Bedford |
1,635 |
1,683 |
2.9% |
7,455 |
8,349 |
10.7% |
16,806 |
16,517 |
-1.7% |
| Berks |
8,512 |
8,602 |
1.0% |
31,592 |
31,006 |
-1.9% |
23,575 |
23,049 |
-2.3% |
| Blair |
4,978 |
5,043 |
1.3% |
16,861 |
17,300 |
2.5% |
19,299 |
19,086 |
-1.1% |
| Bradford |
2,861 |
2,876 |
0.5% |
8,673 |
8,563 |
-1.3% |
15,566 |
15,366 |
-1.3% |
| Bucks |
16,061 |
16,000 |
-0.4% |
35,723 |
35,634 |
-0.2% |
21,850 |
21,498 |
-1.6% |
| Butler |
8,211 |
8,386 |
2.1% |
21,495 |
21,227 |
-1.3% |
25,713 |
26,702 |
3.7% |
| Cambria |
5,033 |
5,128 |
1.9% |
17,566 |
17,852 |
1.6% |
25,742 |
24,498 |
-5.1% |
| Cameron |
233 |
242 |
3.7% |
1,557 |
1,371 |
-13.6% |
1,433 |
1,515 |
5.4% |
| Carbon |
2,698 |
2,770 |
2.6% |
7,250 |
7,088 |
-2.3% |
6,795 |
6,452 |
-5.3% |
| Centre |
3,480 |
3,529 |
1.4% |
13,289 |
13,638 |
2.6% |
17,297 |
16,918 |
-2.2% |
| Chester |
6,535 |
6,719 |
2.7% |
22,924 |
22,571 |
-1.6% |
17,569 |
16,488 |
-6.6% |
| Clarion |
1,956 |
2,007 |
2.5% |
6,803 |
6,858 |
0.8% |
13,184 |
13,549 |
2.7% |
| Clearfield |
2,726 |
2,763 |
1.3% |
13,588 |
14,046 |
3.3% |
21,124 |
20,874 |
-1.2% |
| Clinton |
1,732 |
1,771 |
2.2% |
6,237 |
6,160 |
-1.2% |
7,707 |
7,385 |
-4.4% |
| Columbia |
2,960 |
2,997 |
1.2% |
9,268 |
9,428 |
1.7% |
12,556 |
12,267 |
-2.4% |
| Crawford |
6,133 |
6,060 |
-1.2% |
18,060 |
17,960 |
-0.6% |
21,758 |
21,090 |
-3.2% |
| Cumberland |
7,095 |
7,284 |
2.6% |
20,205 |
21,779 |
7.2% |
20,800 |
21,116 |
1.5% |
| Dauphin |
9,045 |
8,959 |
-1.0% |
23,620 |
23,285 |
-1.4% |
17,402 |
16,675 |
-4.4% |
| Delaware |
5,436 |
5,495 |
1.1% |
15,843 |
15,378 |
-3.0% |
10,583 |
9,863 |
-7.3% |
| Elk |
971 |
983 |
1.2% |
6,685 |
6,674 |
-0.2% |
9,400 |
9,107 |
-3.2% |
| Erie |
10,713 |
10,765 |
0.5% |
29,902 |
30,260 |
1.2% |
29,722 |
29,301 |
-1.4% |
| Fayette |
3,819 |
3,991 |
4.3% |
21,078 |
18,027 |
-16.9% |
20,017 |
19,327 |
-3.6% |
| Forest |
427 |
457 |
6.6% |
2,574 |
2,616 |
1.6% |
2,372 |
2,242 |
-5.8% |
| Franklin |
3,318 |
3,383 |
1.9% |
12,639 |
12,989 |
2.7% |
21,493 |
20,988 |
-2.4% |
| Fulton |
517 |
554 |
6.7% |
1,505 |
1,483 |
-1.5% |
4,186 |
4,123 |
-1.5% |
| Greene |
932 |
977 |
4.6% |
3,011 |
3,055 |
1.4% |
8,418 |
7,617 |
-10.5% |
| Huntingdon |
2,299 |
2,318 |
0.8% |
8,536 |
8,590 |
0.6% |
8,842 |
9,373 |
5.7% |
| Indiana |
2,374 |
2,425 |
2.1% |
8,610 |
9,303 |
7.4% |
15,208 |
14,836 |
-2.5% |
| Jefferson |
1,565 |
1,571 |
0.4% |
5,734 |
5,363 |
-6.9% |
11,603 |
10,826 |
-7.2% |
| Juniata |
1,117 |
1,115 |
-0.2% |
2,120 |
2,002 |
-5.9% |
4,525 |
4,424 |
-2.3% |
| Lackawanna |
7,929 |
7,828 |
-1.3% |
20,024 |
18,185 |
-10.1% |
17,462 |
15,580 |
-12.1% |
| Lancaster |
11,273 |
11,622 |
3.0% |
33,536 |
34,809 |
3.7% |
39,807 |
37,906 |
-5.0% |
| Lawrence |
3,593 |
3,737 |
3.9% |
9,346 |
9,216 |
-1.4% |
10,235 |
10,022 |
-2.1% |
| Lebanon |
3,528 |
3,589 |
1.7% |
9,411 |
9,432 |
0.2% |
11,622 |
11,607 |
-0.1% |
| Lehigh |
8,113 |
8,623 |
5.9% |
22,147 |
22,124 |
-0.1% |
15,295 |
14,507 |
-5.4% |
| Luzerne |
12,668 |
12,729 |
0.5% |
29,831 |
30,170 |
1.1% |
29,240 |
27,211 |
-7.5% |
| Lycoming |
5,854 |
5,883 |
0.5% |
15,664 |
15,777 |
0.7% |
19,372 |
18,932 |
-2.3% |
| McKean |
1,922 |
1,884 |
-2.0% |
7,404 |
7,426 |
0.3% |
11,115 |
11,375 |
2.3% |
| Mercer |
5,655 |
5,785 |
2.2% |
17,224 |
17,189 |
-0.2% |
19,215 |
18,936 |
-1.5% |
| Mifflin |
2,234 |
2,178 |
-2.6% |
7,792 |
7,844 |
0.7% |
10,170 |
9,708 |
-4.8% |
| Monroe |
4,784 |
4,926 |
2.9% |
19,710 |
19,656 |
-0.3% |
10,793 |
10,698 |
-0.9% |
| Montgomery |
11,429 |
11,645 |
1.9% |
30,348 |
30,710 |
1.2% |
21,245 |
19,933 |
-6.6% |
| Montour |
806 |
797 |
-1.1% |
643 |
639 |
-0.6% |
1,126 |
1,082 |
-4.1% |
| Northampton |
8,495 |
8,289 |
-2.5% |
20,444 |
20,161 |
-1.4% |
14,619 |
14,675 |
0.4% |
| Northumberland |
3,196 |
3,189 |
-0.2% |
7,042 |
7,496 |
6.1% |
10,653 |
10,864 |
1.9% |
| Perry |
2,756 |
2,803 |
1.7% |
6,466 |
6,175 |
-4.7% |
7,957 |
6,925 |
-14.9% |
| Philadelphia |
6,127 |
6,136 |
0.1% |
27,873 |
27,039 |
-3.1% |
9,804 |
9,355 |
-4.8% |
|
|
|
| Pike |
3,498 |
3,528 |
0.9% |
12,402 |
12,912 |
3.9% |
4,822 |
4,803 |
-0.4% |
| Potter |
709 |
732 |
3.1% |
3,757 |
3,619 |
-3.8% |
5,728 |
5,602 |
-2.2% |
| Schuylkill |
4,742 |
4,785 |
0.9% |
10,434 |
9,774 |
-6.8% |
17,497 |
16,478 |
-6.2% |
| Snyder |
1,774 |
1,808 |
1.9% |
7,091 |
7,185 |
1.3% |
9,597 |
9,319 |
-3.0% |
| Somerset |
2,825 |
2,846 |
0.7% |
9,293 |
9,316 |
0.2% |
14,439 |
15,045 |
4.0% |
| Sullivan |
299 |
316 |
5.4% |
1,549 |
1,578 |
1.8% |
2,093 |
2,044 |
-2.4% |
| Susquehanna |
1,988 |
2,009 |
1.0% |
7,857 |
7,952 |
1.2% |
9,781 |
10,123 |
3.4% |
| Tioga |
1,713 |
1,706 |
-0.4% |
7,798 |
8,072 |
3.4% |
12,843 |
12,913 |
0.5% |
| Union |
1,362 |
1,404 |
3.0% |
5,687 |
5,651 |
-0.6% |
7,326 |
7,045 |
-4.0% |
| Venango |
3,689 |
3,717 |
0.8% |
8,848 |
8,651 |
-2.3% |
11,332 |
10,803 |
-4.9% |
| Warren |
2,168 |
2,206 |
1.7% |
6,075 |
6,456 |
5.9% |
11,536 |
11,549 |
0.1% |
| Washington |
6,525 |
6,579 |
0.8% |
15,188 |
14,300 |
-6.2% |
19,436 |
18,461 |
-5.3% |
| Wayne |
4,250 |
4,477 |
5.1% |
13,809 |
14,305 |
3.5% |
10,578 |
10,797 |
2.0% |
| Westmoreland |
11,219 |
11,230 |
0.1% |
36,413 |
35,470 |
-2.7% |
45,356 |
45,835 |
1.0% |
| Wyoming |
1,873 |
1,982 |
5.5% |
4,840 |
5,043 |
4.0% |
6,532 |
6,624 |
1.4% |
| York |
12,435 |
12,736 |
2.4% |
37,759 |
38,124 |
1.0% |
38,238 |
37,601 |
-1.7% |
| Out Of
State/other |
8,245 |
8,269 |
0.3% |
2035 |
2,008 |
-1.3% |
18,665 |
16,640 |
-12.2% |
| Total |
337,201 |
340,637 |
1.0% |
975,849 |
973,405 |
-0.3% |
1,052,485 |
1,024,270 |
-2.8% |
Source: Pennsylvania Game Commission ; Pennsylvania Boat Commission
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg