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North Carolina ranks 20th in the U.S. for the most hunting and fishing license paid in 2020

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In 2020, North Carolina collected $35.9 million in hunting and fishing license, ranking it 20th 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 2020
RankStateAmount
1Texas$119,872,000
2California$115,291,000
3Colorado$112,800,000
4Wisconsin$93,204,000
5Michigan$91,864,000
6Pennsylvania$82,290,000
7Minnesota$72,026,000
8Montana$69,573,000
9Oregon$58,565,000
10Idaho$56,404,000
11Arizona$45,080,000
12New York$44,831,000
13Washington$42,573,000
14Wyoming$42,401,000
15Tennessee$41,552,000
16Ohio$41,103,000
17Illinois$40,719,000
18Alaska$36,543,000
19Georgia$35,899,000
20North Carolina$35,858,000
21Iowa$35,439,000
22Missouri$34,546,000
23Utah$32,276,000
24South Dakota$31,020,000
25Kentucky$30,778,000
26Louisiana$30,774,000
27Kansas$30,082,000
28Arkansas$27,194,000
29Virginia$26,459,000
30Oklahoma$24,670,000
31New Mexico$24,645,000
32Alabama$20,402,000
33Indiana$20,208,000
34South Carolina$20,152,000
35North Dakota$19,505,000
36Maryland$17,826,000
37Maine$17,054,000
38Florida$16,932,000
39Nebraska$16,417,000
40New Jersey$14,827,000
41New Hampshire$14,362,000
42West Virginia$14,326,000
43Nevada$13,352,000
44Vermont$8,245,000
45Massachusetts$6,426,000
46Connecticut$5,054,000
47Delaware$4,136,000
48Mississippi$2,747,000
49Rhode Island$1,844,000
50Hawaii$666,000
51District of Columbia$96,000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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