These numbers come from a nationwide listing of bed and breakfasts available from Abacus Computing; their information came from the Professional Association of Innkeepers International. So while the numbers are just a snapshot of PAII membership and are not an accurate total of all bed and breakfasts in the U.S., they do provide some useful information.
California (804 inns) is followed by Massachusetts (723). New York (508) and Pennsylvania (425) are third and fourth. With 368 inns, Michigan is fifth, followed by Maine (334), Washington (321), Texas (267), Alaska (258) and Virginia (250) rounding out the top 10.
Perhaps the most striking thing about this list is that seven out of the top 10 states are cold-weather states, and two others (California and Texas) are so large that it would be shocking if they weren't in the top 10.
Altogether, these 10 states account for 4,258 PAII member inns, roughly 45 percent of the 9,372 inns which Abacus Computing says are available on labels. (The Abacus Web site indicates they also have a list of 13,000 inns taken from PAII's archive of potential members.)
California, 804
Massachusetts, 723
New York, 508
Michigan, 368
Maine, 334
Washington, 321
Texas, 267
Alaska, 258
Virginia, 250
Wisconsin, 246
New Hampshire, 234
Oregon, 234
North Carolina, 230
Vermont, 220
Colorado, 214
Minnesota, 208
Florida, 202
Ohio, 200
Louisiana, 184
Georgia, 179
Indiana, 173
Illinois, 168
Missouri, 162
Maryland, 153
Kentucky, 144
South Carolina, 142
Connecticut, 137
Iowa, 129
Arkansas, 124
New Jersey, 118
Tennessee, 116
Montana, 111
Kansas, 109
Rhode Island, 102
New Mexico, 88
West Virginia, 81
Arizona, 77
Mississippi, 74
Wyoming, 70
Oklahoma, 66
South Dakota, 58
Utah, 58
Nebraska, 55
Hawaii, 51
Idaho, 48
Alabama, 38
Delaware, 37
Nevada, 15
North Dakota, 14
NOTE: This article was originally posted in December 2000.
