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Table 13. Top 10 U.S.-Canada Border Crossings for Incoming Passengers and Personal Vehicles: 2000

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Rank U.S. Customs port/crossing Passengers in personal vehicles per day Personal vehicles per day Daily port share of personal vehicles crossing U.S.-Canada border (percent)
 1 Detroit, MI  59,518  22,905  22.6
 2 Buffalo-Niagara,NY  45,269  20,980  20.7
 3 Blaine, WA  22,560   9,129   9.0
 4 Port Huron, MI  18,810   6,390   6.3
 5 Calais, ME   8,525   3,875   3.8
 6 SaultSte.Marie,MI  10,634   3,498   3.5
 7 Massena,NY   8,340   2,987   3.0
 8 Champlain-RousePt.,NY   7,526   2,685   2.7
 9 Sumas,WA   5,583   2,243   2.2
10 Derby Line, VT   4,144   2,190   2.2
  Total, top 10 ports 190,909  76,883  76.0
  Total,all U.S.-Canada border crossings 246,704 101,137 100.0

NOTE: Rank is based on the number of personal vehicle crossings per day.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,special tabulation, June 2001; based on U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Mission Support Services, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database CD.