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Table 10. Selected Characteristics of Hunters by Type of Hunting: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)CharacteristicU.S. population Total, all hunting Big gameNumber Percent NumberPercent whoparticipated Percent NumberPercent whoparticipatedTotal persons .......................... 239,313 100 13,674 6 100 11,570 5 100Population Density of ResidenceUrban ............................... 180,723 76 5,797 3 42 4,470 2 39Rural ............................... 58,589 24 7,877 13 58 7,099 12 61Population Size of ResidenceMetropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ...... 224,025 94 10,915 5 80 9,059 4 781,000,000 or more ................... 127,462 53 3,367 3 25 2,693 2 23250,000 to 999,999 .................. 48,157 20 2,374 5 17 1,898 4 1650,000 to 249,999 ................... 48,406 20 5,174 11 38 4,468 9 39Outside MSA ......................... 15,288 6 2,759 18 20 2,510 16 22Census Geographic DivisionNew England ......................... 11,593 5 420 4 3 335 3 3Middle Atlantic ....................... 32,392 14 1,558 5 11 1,530 5 13East North Central ..................... 36,199 15 2,688 7 20 2,336 6 20West North Central .................... 15,860 7 1,661 10 12 1,368 9 12South Atlantic ........................ 46,417 19 1,870 4 14 1,653 4 14East South Central ..................... 14,206 6 1,531 11 11 1,416 10 12West South Central .................... 27,195 11 1,909 7 14 1,537 6 13Mountain ............................ 17,013 7 1,043 6 8 730 4 6Pacific .............................. 38,438 16 996 3 7 666 2 6Age16 to 17 years ........................ 7,652 3 419 5 3 385 5 318 to 24 years ........................ 26,517 11 1,288 5 9 1,049 4 925 to 34 years ........................ 41,613 17 2,079 5 15 1,677 4 1435 to 44 years ........................ 40,779 17 2,416 6 18 2,110 5 1845 to 54 years ........................ 46,167 19 3,143 7 23 2,719 6 2455 to 64 years ........................ 38,469 16 2,842 7 21 2,478 6 2165 years and older ..................... 38,117 16 1,487 4 11 1,151 3 1065 to 74 years ...................... 22,655 9 1,221 5 9 968 4 875 and older ........................ 15,461 6 266 2 2 182 1 2SexMale ............................... 114,705 48 12,217 11 89 10,220 9 88Female .............................. 124,608 52 1,457 1 11 1,350 1 12EthnicityHispanic ............................ 32,557 14 271 1 2 214 1 2Non-Hispanic ........................ 206,756 86 13,403 6 98 11,356 5 98RaceWhite ............................... 182,872 76 12,852 7 94 10,855 6 94African American ..................... 23,402 10 413 2 3 364 2 3Asian American ....................... 11,647 5 *27 *(Z) *(Z) *18 *(Z) *(Z)All others ............................ 21,392 9 382 2 3 333 2 3Annual Household IncomeLess than $20,000 ..................... 30,550 13 991 3 7 876 3 8$20,000 to $24,999 .................... 12,713 5 533 4 4 496 4 4$25,000 to $29,999 .................... 10,441 4 495 5 4 447 4 4$30,000 to $34,999 .................... 11,504 5 556 5 4 486 4 4$35,000 to $39,999 .................... 11,441 5 606 5 4 523 5 5$40,000 to $49,999 .................... 17,091 7 1,129 7 8 908 5 8$50,000 to $74,999 .................... 33,850 14 2,610 8 19 2,332 7 20$75,000 to $99,999 .................... 25,236 11 2,371 9 17 2,087 8 18$100,000 to $149,999 .................. 23,790 10 1,932 8 14 1,433 6 12$150,000 or more ..................... 17,151 7 861 5 6 662 4 6Not reported ......................... 45,545 19 1,591 3 12 1,320 3 11Education11 years or less ....................... 31,574 13 1,482 5 11 1,411 4 1212 years ............................. 81,984 34 4,975 6 36 4,454 5 381 to 3 years of college .................. 55,014 23 3,510 6 26 2,874 5 254 years of college ..................... 42,552 18 2,447 6 18 1,915 4 175 years or more of college ............... 28,188 12 1,260 4 9 916 3 8See footnotes at end of table.PercentU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 65