U.S. States with the Most National Park Visitors

List the Top 12 U.S. States that garner the most annual visitors to national parks, as an average from 2021-2024 (based on recreation visits only). Some states contain more than one park, of course, influencing the answers. For parks that are present in multiple states, realistic and reasonable visitor percentage estimates were made based on park public information.
Based on this source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/visitor-use-statistics-dashboard.htm
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# Annual Visitors
U.S. State
11,321,46
California (Channel Islands, Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Lassen Volcanic, Pinnacles, Redwoods, Sequoia, Yosemite)
10,892,609
Utah (Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Zion)
7,888,299 / 5,258,866
Tennessee (~ 7,888,299) / North Carolina (~ 5,258,866) (Great Smoky Mountains - split between states)
7,783,295
Wyoming (Grand Teton, Yellowstone [vast majority of visitation])
6,259,546
Arizona (Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Saguaro)
5,595,999
Colorado (Black Canyon, Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Rocky Mountain)
4,627,066
Washington (Mt. Rainier, North Cascades, Olympic)
3,970,227
Maine (Acadia)
3,685,486
Montana (Glacier, Yellowstone [partial])
2,870,622
Indiana (Indiana Dunes)
2,815,275
Ohio (Cuyahoga)
2,443,449
Arkansas (Hot Springs)
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