ARC Online Resource Center
Skip Navigation and Search ABOUT ARC NEWSROOM THE APPALACHIAN REGION APPALACHIA MAGAZINE
  SEARCH

 
ORC Home
Resources for Community Planning
Funding
Regional Data & Research
Information by Topic
Education
Health
Telecommunications
Transportation
Community Infrastructure
Business Development
Leadership Development
Site Map
Contact ARC
Privacy Policy
Web Policy
Business Development
Economic Effects of Tourism in Appalachia

  Appalachian Counties  
State Economic Impact Employment Source
Alabama $2,940,432,395 64,630 Economic Impact Alabama Travel
Industry 2001
Georgia $2,876,254,388 39,844 Economic Impact of Expenditures
By Tourists FY 2001
Kentucky $1,139,251,083 26,711 Economic Impact of Expenditures,
FY 2001
Maryland $208,600,104 3,910 Impact of Travel on
Maryland Counties 2000
Mississippi $546,447,493 8,582 FY 2002 Economic Impact
for Tourism and Recreation in MS
New York Not available 38,865 NY State Div. of Tourism
Master Plan 2000 to 2004
North Carolina $2,216,580,000 33,370 www.nccommerce.com,
2001 county statistics
Ohio $2,316,600,000 58,800 Exec. Summary Economic Impact
Ohio Tr. and Tourism Industry 2001
Pennsylvania $8,383,807,400 181,209 Economic Impact of Travel
in Pennsylvania 1999 to 2000
South Carolina $1,134,900,000 18,220 The Economic Impact of Travel
on South Carolina Counties 2001
Tennessee $3,480,760,000 48,290 The Economic Impact of Travel
on Tennessee Counties In 2000
Virginia $796,242,000 Not available www.vatc.org
tourism statistics (2000)
West Virginia $3,100,000,000 79,000 WV Dept of Tourism, 2001
Economic Impact Study
TOTAL $29,139,874,863 601,431 ___


Tourism Development
State Tourism Contacts
Economic Effects of Tourism in Appalachia
Key Trends Affecting Tourism
Profiles of Potential Target Markets
Growing Appalachian Economies Through Craft
Report on Tourism and Craft