Great Smoky Mountains Visitation By Year

Below is a table showing the annual visitation for every year that the statistic has been kept. In the case of Great Smoky Mountains, this runs from 1931 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	14,161,548
2020	12,095,720
2019	12,547,743
2018	11,421,200
2017	11,338,893
2016	11,312,786
2015	10,712,674
2014	10,099,276
2013	9,354,695
2012	9,685,829
2011	9,008,830
2010	9,463,538
2009	9,491,437
2008	9,044,010
2007	9,372,253
2006	9,289,215
2005	9,192,477
2004	9,167,046
2003	9,366,845
2002	9,316,420
2001	9,197,697
2000	10,175,812
1999	10,283,598
1998	9,989,395
1997	9,965,075
1996	9,265,667
1995	9,080,420
1994	8,628,174
1993	9,283,848
1992	8,931,690
1991	8,654,459
1990	8,151,769
1989	8,333,553
1988	8,770,781
1987	10,209,841
1986	9,836,306
1985	9,319,290
1984	8,508,390
1983	8,435,475
1982	8,177,869
1981	8,312,884
1980	8,440,953
1979	8,019,788
1978	8,695,534
1977	9,173,600
1976	8,991,500
1975	8,541,500
1974	7,807,800
1973	7,586,300
1972	8,034,753
1971	7,173,000
1970	6,778,500
1969	6,331,100
1968	6,667,100
1967	6,710,100
1966	6,466,100
1965	5,954,900
1964	5,321,100
1963	5,258,700
1962	5,209,800
1961	4,762,100
1960	4,528,600
1959	3,162,300
1958	3,168,900
1957	2,943,700
1956	2,885,800
1955	2,581,500
1954	2,526,900
1953	2,250,772
1952	2,322,152
1951	1,945,100
1950	1,843,620
1949	1,539,641
1948	1,469,749
1947	1,204,017
1946	1,157,930
1945	750,690
1944	534,586
1943	383,116
1942	728,706
1941	1,310,101
1940	860,960
1939	761,567
1938	694,634
1937	727,243
1936	602,222
1935	500,000
1934	420,000
1933	375,000
1932	300,000
1931	154,000