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This section looks at tourism budgets for all 50 states.
State Tourism Budgets |
Tourism Budgets in Review
State Tourism Budgets
(In millions of dollars)
FY 2004-2005 projected budgets
| 1.
Hawaii |
$69.0 |
+13.1% |
26.
Minnesota |
$8.6 |
+15.4% |
| 2.
Illinois |
$47.8 |
+22.5% |
27.
Montana |
$8.3 |
+16.4% |
| 3.
Pennsylvania |
$33.0 |
+10.8% |
28.
California |
$8.1 |
+10.3% |
| 4.
Texas |
$30.5 |
+16.5% |
29.
South Dakota |
$8.0 |
+6.8% |
| 5.
Florida |
$28.5 |
+15.5% |
30.
Colorado |
$7.9 |
-43.3% |
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6.West Virginia |
$23.1 |
+11.1% |
31.
Michigan |
$7.9 |
-1.2% |
| 7.
Louisiana |
$18.3 |
+28.5% |
32.
Maine |
$7.5 |
+4.7% |
| 8.
Missouri |
$17.8 |
+18.3% |
33.
Kentucky |
$7.4 |
+19.0% |
| 9.
South Carolina |
$16.1 |
+13.2% |
34.
Ohio |
$7.0 |
+16.5% |
| 10.
Arizona |
$15.9 |
+42.6% |
35.
Massachusetts |
$7.0 |
+16.4% |
| 11.
New Mexico |
$14.7 |
-3.4% |
36.
Wyoming |
$6.8 |
+21.0% |
| 12.
New Jersey |
$14.6 |
+27.7% |
37.
Idaho |
$6.0 |
+7.4% |
| 13.
Virginia |
$13.5 |
+11.0% |
38.
Connecticut |
$5.8 |
-13.9% |
| 14.
Arkansas |
$13.3 |
+12.2% |
39.
New Hampshire |
$5.3 |
+2.5% |
| 15.
Wisconsin |
$12.8 |
-0.03% |
40.
Vermont |
$5.2 |
-10.8% |
| 16.
Tennessee |
$12.1 |
+0.5% |
41.
Kansas |
$4.5 |
+20.0% |
| 17.
Maryland |
$11.9 |
-2.0% |
42.
Utah |
$3.8 |
-10.5% |
| 18.
North Carolina |
$11.3 |
-0.1% |
43.
North Dakota |
$3.6 |
-0.1% |
| 19.
Nevada |
$11.3 |
+10.4% |
44.
Washington |
$3.5 |
-6.1% |
| 20.
Alabama |
$9.4 |
+12.4% |
45.
Iowa |
$3.4 |
-2.8% |
| 21.
Oregon |
$9.3 |
+134.0% |
46.
Nebraska |
$2.9 |
-2.4% |
| 22.
Oklahoma |
$9.2 |
+4.4% |
47.
Rhode Island |
$1.6 |
-10.4% |
| 23.
Mississippi |
$9.2 |
-5.4% |
Delaware |
No data |
| 24.
Georgia |
$9.1 |
+6.7% |
Indiana |
No data |
| 25.
Alaska |
$8.8 |
-3.5% |
New
York |
No data |
Source: Travel Industry Association of America’s 2004-2005
Survey of U.S. State and Territory Tourism Office Budgets
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Tourism Budgets in Review
- The average projected state budget for 2004-2005 was $12.8 million.
- Hawaii had the largest budget of $69 million. Illinois came in next with $47.8
million and Pennsylvania third with $33 million.
- South Dakota’s projected budget ranked 29th among the 47 states that provided
budget figures for the survey. One of the three states not reporting (New York)
typically has a larger budget than South Dakota’s.
- South Dakota’s neighboring states ranked as follows: Minnesota 26th, Montana
27th, Wyoming 36th, North Dakota 43rd, Iowa 45th and Nebraska 46th.
Source: Travel Industry Association of America’s 2004-2005 Survey of U.S. State
and Territory Tourism Office Budgets
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