In 2018, 22.9 million Americans, or 7.6 percent of the U.S. population, took to rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans to participate in at least one paddling activity. Learn more in the American Canoe Association’s 2019 Special Report on Paddlesports & Safety is available at https://www.americancanoe.org/page/statistics.
Watch this video for an overview of the report.