The amount of money (in 2017 dollars) spent by visitors while in the region. This includes recreation, hotel bookings, fuel purchases, and other visitor expenditures.
Tourism brings external money into a region's economy, fueling the development of new industry and attractions. The sense that a region is a tourist destination also increases regional pride.
Visitors to the Mid-Hudson Valley contributed almost $2.5 billion to the region's economy in 2017, or $2,210 per resident. Statewide (excluding NYC), the figure was $2,100 per resident. The regional rate in 2017 was up 7% from 2007, a pre-recession peak. Revenue fell in 2008 and 2009, but has increased every year since 2010, with the per-resident figure increasing 18% over that period. Among individual counties, Sullivan had the highest per-person revenue from tourism in 2017 at $5,960, followed by Greene at $3,600 and Ulster at $3,300. Putnam, at $640 per-person had the lowest tourism revenue rate in the region.
The figures are presented per county resident to allow comparisons among counties of different sizes, but the spending is by tourists. New York State data excludes the heavy concentration of tourism in New York City. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | $1,993 | $2,045 | $2,058 | $2,024 | $1,834 | $1,877 | $1,892 | $1,923 | $1,945 | $1,984 | $2,047 | $2,136 | $2,210 |
| Columbia County | $1,779 | $1,916 | $1,958 | $1,895 | $1,774 | $1,810 | $1,884 | $1,973 | $1,997 | $2,063 | $2,194 | $2,353 | $2,551 |
| Dutchess County | $1,905 | $1,926 | $1,962 | $1,886 | $1,687 | $1,707 | $1,706 | $1,707 | $1,706 | $1,780 | $1,850 | $1,970 | $2,035 |
| Greene County | $3,512 | $3,654 | $3,437 | $3,416 | $3,134 | $3,165 | $3,203 | $3,180 | $3,236 | $3,339 | $3,301 | $3,405 | $3,597 |
| Orange County | $1,295 | $1,336 | $1,343 | $1,306 | $1,149 | $1,159 | $1,191 | $1,221 | $1,221 | $1,240 | $1,255 | $1,276 | $1,288 |
| Putnam County | $686 | $677 | $690 | $680 | $622 | $616 | $598 | $564 | $585 | $595 | $614 | $645 | $638 |
| Sullivan County | $4,927 | $4,561 | $4,408 | $4,773 | $4,586 | $5,004 | $4,935 | $5,050 | $4,957 | $5,079 | $5,344 | $5,681 | $5,958 |
| Ulster County | $2,675 | $2,948 | $3,061 | $2,933 | $2,628 | $2,654 | $2,708 | $2,787 | $2,939 | $2,944 | $3,062 | $3,152 | $3,272 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | $1,912 | $1,935 | $2,026 | $2,004 | $1,785 | $1,830 | $1,878 | $1,917 | $1,922 | $1,955 | $1,998 | $2,046 | $2,089 |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | $2,253,404,602 | $2,318,656,467 | $2,340,504,573 | $2,306,915,897 | $2,093,063,178 | $2,143,419,339 | $2,164,057,469 | $2,193,817,254 | $2,217,682,284 | $2,258,162,822 | $2,326,185,864 | $2,428,593,926 | $2,519,484,349 |
| Columbia County | $113,382,747 | $121,539,883 | $124,167,794 | $119,869,195 | $111,806,858 | $114,154,335 | $117,844,207 | $123,253,929 | $124,247,968 | $127,919,250 | $135,059,696 | $143,545,798 | $154,626,324 |
| Dutchess County | $560,775,069 | $567,505,083 | $579,380,349 | $558,725,944 | $500,856,607 | $507,631,835 | $509,140,730 | $507,714,338 | $506,687,471 | $527,016,531 | $546,395,409 | $580,408,198 | $601,566,649 |
| Greene County | $172,588,076 | $180,926,768 | $170,239,364 | $168,990,053 | $154,709,742 | $155,789,481 | $156,478,457 | $154,536,845 | $156,400,496 | $160,229,915 | $157,286,335 | $161,791,964 | $170,762,868 |
| Orange County | $472,011,004 | $490,214,467 | $494,696,899 | $483,326,424 | $427,519,526 | $432,053,250 | $446,006,207 | $456,782,798 | $457,995,919 | $466,349,496 | $473,888,160 | $484,845,165 | $492,491,607 |
| Putnam County | $68,270,878 | $67,248,721 | $68,581,867 | $67,639,325 | $62,015,519 | $61,398,073 | $59,721,644 | $56,200,865 | $58,386,927 | $59,302,620 | $61,070,924 | $63,890,342 | $63,336,592 |
| Sullivan County | $378,289,316 | $352,243,276 | $343,799,532 | $371,158,774 | $356,099,649 | $387,940,341 | $380,547,238 | $388,939,493 | $382,025,105 | $385,260,599 | $401,545,918 | $428,147,220 | $449,713,928 |
| Ulster County | $488,087,513 | $538,978,270 | $559,638,768 | $537,206,183 | $480,055,278 | $484,452,024 | $494,318,986 | $506,388,986 | $531,938,398 | $532,084,413 | $550,939,421 | $565,965,239 | $586,986,381 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | $21,255,196,113 | $21,497,608,835 | $22,522,383,438 | $22,338,544,043 | $19,948,340,834 | $20,503,829,888 | $21,098,101,661 | $21,553,120,449 | $21,630,932,970 | $21,997,566,910 | $22,448,370,042 | $22,956,750,691 | $23,448,035,959 |
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| Change in Total Jobs | Increasing |
| Employment by Sector | Not Applicable |
| Spending for County Government | Increasing |
| Tourism Revenue | Increasing |
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