Tourism Facts
- Tourism is a $5.4 billion industry in Iowa.
- Approximately 62,400 Iowans are employed in the tourism industry.
- More than 29.6 million people visit Iowa annually.
- Tourism generates more than $280 million in tax receipts annually.
- Iowa ranks 9th in the nation in the number of state parks, recreation and natural areas. (Morgan Quitno State Rankings, 2007)
- There are more than 400 golf courses located throughout Iowa and Iowa boasts the highest number of nine-hole golf courses in the nation. (National Golf Foundation, 2005)
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