Tourism Means More
Tourism Means More
Jobs
In 2019 the unemployment rate was 3.9%. Without jobs supported by visitors, the unemployment rate would skyrocket to 34.3%.
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Economic Vitality
Travel generated a total $39.4 billion in state GDP in 2019 when indirect and induced values are considered, accounting for 22% of the state economy.
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Spending
Visitors and tourism businesses spent $42.3 billion in Nevada in 2019. This supported a total of $67.9 billion in business sales when indirect and induced impacts are considered.
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Heads in Beds
Each household in Nevada would need to be taxed an additional $4,689 to replace the total state and local taxes generated by visitors in FY19.
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Visitors
Travel & Tourism is a foundational cornerstone of Nevada’s economy. In 2019, more than 56 million travelers visited Nevada.
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Tax Generation
Tourism in Nevada generated $10.7 billion in tax revenues in 2019, with just over $5 billion accruing to state and local governments.
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Money for General Fund
Travel Nevada is one of the only state entities to generate money for the General Fund each year without drawing any money off of it.
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International Travelers
International visitation to Nevada has increased over 44% from 2007 to 2019.
Jobs
Visitor spending directly generated nearly 297,000 jobs, making up nearly 17% of employment in Nevada in 2018.
Economic Vitality
Visitors directly generated over $23 billion in state GDP in 2018, or 14.1% of Nevada’s economy.
Spending
Visitors to Nevada directly spent $39.7 billion in 2017.
Heads in Beds
Lodging tax collections in 2018 were over $24.6 million, a new high.
Visitors
Visitors directly generated over $23 billion in state GDP, or 14.7% of Nevada’s economy.
Tax Generation
Room Tax revenue increaded over 46% from 2011 to 2018.
Money for General Fund
Travel Nevada is one of the only state entities to generate money for the General Fund each year without drawing any money off of it.
International Travelers
There were roughly 5.9 million international visitors to Nevada in 2017.
Explore Nevada’s Tourism Territories
Tourism In Your Territory
Select a “Territory” on the map to learn how tourism benefits all of Nevada’s regions.
Cowboy Country
Communities benefiting from tourism in Cowboy Country includes Battle Mountain, Carlin, Denio, Elko, Gerlach, Jarbidge, Jackpot, Lamoille, Lovelock, McDermitt, Owyhee, Unionville, Wells, West Wendover, and Winnemucca.
Reno-Tahoe Territory
Communities benefiting from tourism in Reno-Tahoe include Carson City, Caron Valley (Gardnerville, Genoa, Minden), North Lake Tahoe (including Incline Village and Crystal Bay), South Lake Tahoe (Stateline), Reno, Sparks, Topaz Lake, and Virginia City.
Pony Express Territory
Communities benefiting from tourism in Pony Express Territory include Austin, Baker, Dayton, Ely, Eureka, Fallon, Fernley, McGill and Silver Springs.
Nevada Silver Trails
Communities benefiting from tourism in Nevada Silver Trails include Alamo, Amargosa Valley, Ash Springs, Beatty, Belmont, Caliente, Gabbs, Goldfield, Hawthorne, Pahrump, Pioche, Rachel, Rhyolite, Round Mountain, Tonopah, and Yerington.
Las Vegas Territory
Las Vegas Territory includes Blue Diamond, Boulder City, Cal Nev Ari, Henderson, Indian Springs, Jean/Goodsprings/Primm, Las Vegas, Mesquite, North Las Vegas, Overton and the Moapa Valley, and Searchlight.
Indian Territory
The entire state of Nevada is known as Indian Territory and no wonder. Nevada’s Indian Territory is rich and robust in Western heritage representing 32 active American Indian communities throughout the state. Home to four major American Indian tribes – the Washoe, Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute and Western Shoshone – who all fee a deep connection to the environment and all its gifts, Nevada’s tribes sustained their ethnic identity longer than in other areas because it took longer for Euro-Americans to settle there.
Tourism in Nevada means a thriving economy
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