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Pennsylvania Boat Registrations by County

Boat Registration Trend

Pennsylvania’s boat registrations continue to show a steady decline. In the last 10 years, the total number of registered boats has declined 7.23%. The sharpest decline occurred between 2010 and 2011; nearly 2% drop in total registrations.

Between 2004 and 2011, motorboats less than 16-feet have declined 12.7% and unpowered watercraft has declined 3%. Conversely, motorboats between 16-feet and 65-feet, and personal watercraft (PWC), have shown minor increases in their numbers.

 

County 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Average Rank
ADAMS 3,086 3,135 3,245 3,314 3,292 3,286 3,368 3,411 3,355 3,305 3,280 38
ALLEGHENY 28,476 27,932 27,179 26,373 25,702 25,382 24,480 24,243 24,205 23,832 25,780 1
ARMSTRONG 3,841 3,616 3,788 3,741 3,712 3,694 3,714 3,769 3,764 3,670 3,731 33
BEAVER 6,525 6,490 6,377 6,156 6,010 5,912 5,844 5,762 5,775 5,638 6,049 19
BEDFORD 1,970 1,977 1,947 1,932 1,914 1,911 1,918 1,956 1,986 1,949 1,946 51
BERKS 8,913 9,007 9,097 9,146 9,088 9,099 9,073 9,041 9,017 8,759 9,024 10
BLAIR 4,961 4,861 4,805 4,660 4,564 4,566 4,509 4,505 4,598 4,492 4,652 27
BRADFORD 2,999 2,950 2,971 2,965 2,893 2,932 2,928 2,956 3,039 3,045 2,968 42
BUCKS 16,444 16,332 16,331 16,131 15,741 15,625 15,343 15,189 15,003 14,652 15,679 2
BUTLER 9,082 9,055 9,012 8,908 8,856 8,760 8,837 8,890 8,904 8,862 8,917 11
CAMBRIA 5,242 5,292 5,290 5,200 5,250 5,250 5,237 5,368 5,490 5,494 5,311 23
CAMERON 221 206 200 192 187 188 181 176 185 190 193 67
CARBON 3,045 3,035 3,058 3,045 3,081 3,062 3,068 3,119 3,112 3,046 3,067 40
CENTRE 3,790 3,831 3,832 3,706 3,665 3,630 3,560 3,579 3,563 3,519 3,668 34
CHESTER 7,681 7,683 7,710 7,800 7,681 7,602 7,486 7,511 7,458 7,275 7,589 14
CLARION 1,952 1,953 1,924 1,920 1,952 1,944 1,915 1,936 1,940 1,883 1,932 52
CLEARFIELD 2,905 2,887 2,906 2,841 2,812 2,812 2,761 2,806 2,830 2,759 2,832 45
CLINTON 1,960 1,968 1,932 1,876 1,829 1,825 1,778 1,788 1,761 1,682 1,840 53
COLUMBIA 3,101 3,107 3,114 3,026 2,940 2,935 2,885 2,950 2,963 2,906 2,993 41
CRAWFORD 6,649 6,756 6,670 6,607 6,561 6,510 6,453 6,548 6,549 6,537 6,584 18
CUMBERLAND 8,044 8,083 8,159 8,060 7,825 7,725 7,611 7,646 7,582 7,249 7,798 13
DAUPHIN 9,120 8,937 8,787 8,528 8,358 8,251 8,128 8,012 7,883 7,625 8,363 12
DELAWARE 5,582 5,509 5,395 5,278 5,115 5,091 4,924 4,870 4,793 4,648 5,121 25
ELK 998 1,012 977 983 941 956 908 900 923 915 951 61
ERIE 11,744 11,715 11,604 11,426 11,241 11,135 10,989 10,980 11,011 10,938 11,278 7
FAYATTE 4,335 4,239 4,213 4,170 4,186 4,250 4,235 4,237 4,254 4,134 4,225 29
FOREST 637 701 705 650 595 565 566 564 571 577 613 65
FRANKLIN 3,739 3,661 3,742 3,790 3,818 3,771 3,676 3,745 3,787 3,661 3,739 32
FULTON 608 612 613 640 650 682 687 704 689 671 656 64
GREENE 1,090 1,080 1,087 1,069 1,043 1,058 1,071 1,059 1,060 1,080 1,070 60
HUNTINGDOM 2,665 2,632 2,616 2,599 2,601 2,671 2,685 2,675 2,653 2,621 2,642 46
INDIANA 2,797 2,794 2,813 2,836 2,837 2,846 2,841 2,888 2,930 2,867 2,845 44
JEFFERSON 1,546 1,571 1,549 1,510 1,500 1,492 1,445 1,452 1,475 1,452 1,499 58
JUNIATA 1,199 1,200 1,187 1,161 1,138 1,148 1,167 1,168 1,214 1,162 1,174 59
LACKAWANNA 7,498 7,362 7,240 7,098 7,048 6,955 6,851 6,866 6,857 6,667 7,044 16
LANCASTER 13,097 13,101 13,168 13,148 12,937 12,831 12,776 12,871 13,022 13,001 12,995 4
LAWRENCE 3,887 3,806 3,720 3,691 3,657 3,573 3,501 3,479 3,477 3,401 3,619 36
LEBANON 3,710 3,703 3,731 3,658 3,593 3,529 3,504 3,592 3,660 3,597 3,628 35
LEHIGH 9,683 9,687 9,681 9,496 9,324 9,213 9,035 8,872 8,773 8,696 9,246 9
LUZERNE 12,572 12,413 12,355 12,149 11,878 11,745 11,579 11,663 11,701 11,489 11,954 6
LYCOMING 6,205 6,133 6,116 6,035 5,890 5,846 5,846 5,902 5,990 5,853 5,982 20
McKEAN 1,825 1,810 1,748 1,690 1,613 1,619 1,598 1,603 1,627 1,602 1,674 56
MERCER 6,051 5,948 5,922 5,864 5,788 5,709 5,595 5,557 5,526 5,473 5,743 21
MIFFLIN 2,230 2,192 2,142 2,104 2,059 2,088 2,078 2,077 2,045 1,952 2,097 50
MONROE 5,624 5,606 5,635 5,608 5,559 5,481 5,389 5,286 5,194 5,072 5,445 22
MONTGOMERY 12,551 12,491 12,572 12,403 12,344 12,327 12,174 11,999 12,048 11,831 12,274 5
MONTOUR 856 845 851 874 866 846 861 895 888 863 865 62
NORTHAMPTON 7,962 7,919 7,826 7,601 7,475 7,441 7,290 7,153 7,096 6,929 7,469 15
NORTHUMBERLAND 3,252 3,267 3,208 3,179 3,081 3,051 3,100 3,185 3,235 3,156 3,171 39
PERRY 3,006 2,979 3,043 3,040 2,898 2,829 2,761 2,771 2,803 2,668 2,880 43
PHILADELPHIA 5,456 5,213 5,084 5,049 4,949 4,836 4,618 4,531 4,421 4,209 4,837 26
PIKE 3,790 3,841 3,902 3,952 3,901 3,839 3,810 3,732 3,694 3,557 3,802 31
POTTER 733 745 764 735 722 709 698 718 744 745 731 63
SCHUYLKILL 4,706 4,628 4,602 4,607 4,533 4,583 4,519 4,432 4,447 4,332 4,539 28
SNYDER 1,854 1,839 1,826 1,824 1,809 1,810 1,794 1,822 1,873 1,831 1,828 54
SOMERSET 3,254 3,259 3,276 3,271 3,279 3,326 3,308 3,362 3,411 3,402 3,315 37
SULLIVAN 339 337 347 341 340 344 334 347 367 342 344 66
SUSQUEHANNA 2,282 2,328 2,300 2,269 2,203 2,221 2,240 2,255 2,205 2,167 2,247 48
TIOGA 1,845 1,811 1,834 1,792 1,755 1,773 1,768 1,835 1,859 1,790 1,806 55
UNION 1,540 1,546 1,602 1,600 1,577 1,588 1,622 1,636 1,666 1,637 1,601 57
VENANGO 4,022 3,926 3,949 3,836 3,734 3,698 3,761 3,849 3,883 3,790 3,845 30
WARREN 2,412 2,380 2,333 2,288 2,267 2,215 2,221 2,218 2,233 2,242 2,281 47
WASHINGTON 6,868 6,913 6,851 6,758 6,642 6,600 6,585 6,687 6,701 6,615 6,722 17
WAYNE 5,313 5,388 5,490 5,492 5,442 5,375 5,234 5,197 5,166 5,007 5,310 24
WESTMORELAND 11,401 11,186 11,030 10,767 10,644 10,554 10,433 10,452 10,436 10,288 10,719 8
WYOMING 2,144 2,164 2,177 2,137 2,137 2,158 2,139 2,133 2,178 2,119 2,149 49
YORK 13,579 13,526 13,645 13,649 13,555 13,647 13,651 13,621 13,684 13,437 13,599 3
OUT OF STATE 9,000 9,139 9,351 9384 9,247 9,186 9096 8,980 8,981 8,980 9,134 n/a
OUT OF COUNTRY 235 15 16 16 13 16 18 21 21 21 39 n/a
TOTAL 357,729 355,265 354,172 349,644 344,337 342,127 338,058 338,002 338,234 331,856 344,942 n/a

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