2016 STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY STATISTICS
DESCRIPTION Estimated Attendance *Tons of Garbage Hauled - Sturgis *^DOT Traffic Counts reflects 10 day count, 12 day count in 2015 *Mt. Rushmore Traffic Counts (in Park) reflects 15 day count *^^SD State Sales Tax Collected *^^^^Official Main Street Photo Count Vendor Licenses Issued - Sturgis Vendor Licenses Issued - Meade Co. Taxable Sales within City Limits/Temporary Vendors Sturgis City Sales Tax Collected within City Limits/Temporary Vendors SD Dept of Tourism Tax Collected within City Limits/Temporary Vendors City Vendor Fee Revenue City Rental Property Revenue City Sponsorship Revenue Sanitation Fee Revenue Marriage Licenses Issued - Sturgis
50th 1990
60th 2000
400,000 408.88 564,106
633,000 769.55 773,541
65th 2005
70th 2010
525,250 795.18 626,688
74th 2014
75th 2015
466,769 583.16 601,324
442,200 538.72 563,650
739,000 811.65 831,055
448,000 536.97 463,412
67,130
59,807
82,751
56,135
475,558 2,696 ^^^681 243 11.8 mil
827,526 4,125 916 166 20.6 mil
424,737 2,848 *623 151 9.4 mill 187,395
177,000
573,000
596,246
243 307 3 mil
943 187 14.3 mil
901 287 14.9 mil
456,986 3,530 761 261 11.4 mil
59,000
286,000
268,711
228,493
237,779
413,763
143,000
148,060
170,191
176,327
308,209
305,300 249,021 200,821 122,760 197
340,000 256,398 227,000 166,524 109
273,330 198,847 214,570 118,126 74
410,279 284,936 299,656 143,080 60
528,403 398,675 347,559 194,576 122
63,225
179
*Five counts factored into formula that determines estimated annual attendance ^^All reported sales and tax activity are basedoff of reports dated as of the fourth week of each September ^^^In 2014 11 returning vendors did not have to purchase licenses because they were open for mor than 5 months ^^^^West Tower on Saturday, Monday and Friday, East Tower on Saturday, Monday and Friday *In 2016 15 returning vendors did not have to purchase licenses because they were open for mor than 5 months, more than 20 tattoo artists purchased one permit though they were active for more than 12 days
76th 2016
140,330 389,206 761,806 356,533 164,239 49