Mammoth Cave Visitation By Year

Below is a table showing the annual visitation for every year that the statistic has been kept. In the case of Mammoth Cave, this runs from 1936 to present. These are the official numbers reported by the National Park Service. Counting methods sometimes change over time, which may account for occasional irregularities.

Year	Visitors
2021	515,774
2020	290,392
2019	551,590
2018	533,206
2017	587,853
2016	586,514
2015	566,895
2014	522,628
2013	494,541
2012	508,054
2011	483,319
2010	497,225
2009	503,856
2008	446,174
2007	487,305
2006	597,934
2005	1,878,006
2004	1,888,267
2003	1,869,137
2002	1,891,307
2001	1,883,580
2000	1,749,268
1999	1,710,983
1998	2,113,992
1997	1,997,658
1996	1,896,829
1995	1,935,709
1994	2,009,935
1993	2,396,234
1992	2,392,858
1991	2,158,195
1990	1,924,538
1989	1,672,840
1988	1,735,610
1987	1,636,340
1986	1,646,673
1985	1,507,939
1984	1,501,450
1983	1,498,503
1982	1,526,676
1981	1,404,317
1980	1,495,787
1979	1,384,910
1978	1,640,488
1977	1,806,300
1976	1,748,900
1975	1,680,700
1974	1,566,900
1973	1,754,500
1972	1,699,782
1971	1,571,900
1970	1,726,500
1969	1,299,700
1968	1,540,200
1967	1,282,800
1966	1,143,800
1965	872,200
1964	793,400
1963	636,100
1962	569,300
1961	519,300
1960	519,100
1959	490,300
1958	480,100
1957	450,200
1956	466,100
1955	447,800
1954	439,800
1953	499,416
1952	438,030
1951	364,213
1950	254,187
1949	211,792
1948	180,621
1947	185,111
1946	162,877
1945	70,513
1944	49,389
1943	44,611
1942	87,157
1941	165,996
1940	117,751
1939	116,516
1938	120,692
1937	75,434
1936	57,775