An Overview of Sample Refuges
Table 9-1 Top 10 National Wildlife Refuges Ranked by Final Demand Recreational Final Demand Employment Refuge Visitation $(,000) Income $(,000) Upper Mississippi River 4,437,390 $161,400 $47,000 NWFR Wichita Mountains NWR 3,187,148 $113,200 $34,700 Kenai NWR 572,584 $112,754 $32,406 Merritt Island NWR 1,191,741 $60,441 $18,077 Crystal River NWR 429,500 $38,136 $11,448 Laguna Atascosa NWR 440,042 $23,412 $6,549 Crab Orchard NWR 728,952 $22,600 $6,800 Okefenokee NWR 458,312 $20,788 $6,254 Pea Island NWR 603,150 $20,317 $6,219 National Bison Range 224,300 $20,120 $5,726
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