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Table 5-6: Iowa and U.S. Recreational Boat Registrations by Propulsion Type

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  Iowa United States
1999 2000 1999 2000
Total 203,081 223,573 12,738,271 12,782,143
Powered 169,651 186,337 11,811,562 11,648,769
Nonpowered 27,232 29,908 481,191 547,271
Other 6,198 7,348 445,518 590,103

NOTE: Data are derived from reports of states and other jurisdictions with varying registration categories. "Other" includes boats not elsewhere classified by the reporting jurisdiction.

NOTES FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: U.S. totals include Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Iowa statistics include all watercraft except inflatables under 7 feet in length and canoes/kayaks under 13 feet in length. U.S. total does not include sailboards, which are numbered in some states.

SOURCES FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics, 2000 and Boating Statistics, 1999, Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/Saf/pdf/Boating_Statistics_2000.pdf and 1999.pdf as of Nov. 14, 2001.