BTS | Table 4-22: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination City (1) : 1998, 2001, and 2004

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Table 4-22: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination City¹: 1998, 2001, and 2004

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	1998			2001			2004
	Rank	Visitors (thousands)	Percent of U.S. total	Rank	Visitors (thousands)	Percent of U.S. total	Rank	Visitors (thousands)	Percent of U.S. total
New York City, NY	1	5,000	21.1	1	4,803	22.0	1	5,162	25.4
Los Angeles, CA	2	3,555	15.0	2	2,816	12.9	2	2,276	11.2
Miami, FL	3	3,270	13.8	3	2,554	11.7	3	2,195	10.8
Orlando, FL	4	2,867	12.1	4	2,467	11.3	4	1,951	9.6
Honolulu/Oahu, HI	6	2,228	9.4	6	1,747	8.0	5	1,870	9.2
San Francisco, CA	5	2,583	10.9	5	1,965	9.0	5	1,870	9.2
Las Vegas, NV	7	1,801	7.6	7	1,506	6.9	7	1,565	7.7
Washington, DC-MD-VA	8	1,398	5.9	8	1,201	5.5	8	1,057	5.2
Chicago, IL	9	1,209	5.1	9	1,070	4.9	9	935	4.6
Boston, MA	10	1,043	4.4	9	1,070	4.9	10	833	4.1
San Diego, CA	11	782	3.3	12	589	2.7	11	508	2.5
Philadelphia, PA	23	355	1.5	14	415	1.9	12	427	2.1
Houston, TX	16	498	2.1	14	415	1.9	13	386	1.9
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL	12	735	3.1	13	502	2.3	13	386	1.9
Atlanta, GA	13	569	2.4	11	699	3.2	15	366	1.8
Ft. Lauderdale, FL	14	521	2.2	14	415	1.9	16	345	1.7
San Jose, CA	17	474	2.0	14	415	1.9	16	345	1.7
Anaheim, CA	14	521	2.2	18	393	1.8	18	325	1.6
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX	20	403	1.7	20	349	1.6	18	325	1.6
Seattle, WA	17	474	2.0	20	349	1.6	18	325	1.6
Florida Keys, FL	22	379	1.6	22	284	1.3	21	285	1.4
New Orleans, LA	23	355	1.5	18	393	1.8	22	244	1.2
Denver, CO	25	261	1.1	27	240	1.1	23	224	1.1
Detroit, MI	25	261	1.1	22	284	1.3	23	224	1.1
Maui, HI	20	403	1.7	22	284	1.3	25	203	1.0
Newark, NJ	25	261	1.1	28	196	0.9	25	203	1.0
Phoenix, AZ	19	427	1.8	25	262	1.2	25	203	1.0
Minn./St. Paul, MN	33	190	0.8	25	262	1.2	28	163	0.8
Portland, OR	33	190	0.8	43	109	0.5	28	163	0.8
Riverside/San Bernadino, CA	30	237	1.0	30	175	0.8	28	163	0.8
West Palm Beach, FL	25	261	1.1	30	175	0.8	28	163	0.8
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	30	237	1.0	30	175	0.8	32	142	0.7
Monterey, CA	30	237	1.0	34	153	0.7	32	142	0.7
Baltimore, MD	38	142	0.6	34	153	0.7	34	122	0.6
Sacramento, CA	36	166	0.7	34	153	0.7	34	122	0.6
Salt Lake City, UT	45	118	0.5	34	153	0.7	34	122	0.6
Cincinnati, OH	45	118	0.5	43	109	0.5	37	102	0.5
Cleveland, OH	54	95	0.4	43	109	0.5	37	102	0.5
Ft. Myers, FL	25	261	1.1	28	196	0.9	37	102	0.5
Hawaii, HI	38	142	0.6	39	131	0.6	37	102	0.5
Nassau, NY	45	118	0.5	34	153	0.7	37	102	0.5
Oakland, CA	38	142	0.6	39	131	0.6	37	102	0.5
Santa Barbara, CA	36	166	0.7	39	131	0.6	37	102	0.5
Sarasota, FL	33	190	0.8	30	175	0.8	37	102	0.5
St. Louis, MO	54	95	0.4	52	87	0.4	37	102	0.5
Atlantic City, NJ	54	95	0.4	43	109	0.5	46	81	0.4
Charlotte, NC	65	47	0.2	43	109	0.5	46	81	0.4
Kauai, HI	54	95	0.4	43	109	0.5	46	81	0.4
Melbourne, FL	38	142	0.6	43	109	0.5	46	81	0.4
Nashville, TN	54	95	0.4	U	U	U	46	81	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	45	118	0.5	43	109	0.5	46	81	0.4
Raleigh-Durham, NC	38	142	0.6	52	87	0.4	46	81	0.4
San Antonio, TX	45	118	0.5	43	109	0.5	46	81	0.4
Austin, TX	45	118	0.5	39	131	0.6	54	61	0.3
Indianapolis, IN	54	95	0.4	U	U	U	54	61	0.3
United States, total²		23,698			21,833			20,322

¹ International travelers to the United States from Canada and Mexico are not included.

² Includes U.S. territories.

KEY: U = data are unavailable.

NOTE: A visitor may visit more than one city. "Percent of U.S. total" represents the percent of visitors visiting the city. These columns, therefore, do not sum to 100. Some cities are not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian Islands, Washington, DC: Annual Issues, available at http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/ as of Oct. 24, 2005.

Table 4-22: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination City1: 1998, 2001, and 2004

Table 4-22: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination City¹: 1998, 2001, and 2004