Average cost of a large tattoo: $150 / hour: Percentage of U.S. population who have covered up a tattoo with another tattoo: 5 %: Percentage of people with tattoos who claim they are addicted to ink: 32 %: Percentage of people who have some regret after getting their tattoo: 17 %: Percentage of people with a tattoo who are getting or have had one removed: 11 %