Ranking Pennsylvania's outdoor recreation economy nationally (2023)

U.S. data released in November 2024 show that the total value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.3% ($639.5 billion) of current-dollar gross domestic product (GDP) for the nation in 2023. At the state level, value added for outdoor recreation as a share of state GDP ranged from 6.3% in Hawaii to 1.9% in Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Virginia; 1.8% in Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey; 1.6% in Delaware, Connecticut and New York; and 0.8% in the District of Columbia.