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Table 1-45: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States

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All U.S.-Mexican land gateways	2002
All personal vehicle passengers	199,020,692
All personal vehicles	89,849,415
All pedestrians	50,278,281
All bus passengers	3,926,154
All buses	309,360
All train passengers	15,108

All U.S.-Mexican land gateways	2003
All personal vehicle passengers	193,697,482
All personal vehicles	88,068,391
All pedestrians	48,663,773
All bus passengers	3,746,885
All buses	319,087
All train passengers	12,101

All U.S.-Mexican land gateways	2004
All personal vehicle passengers	190,936,607
All personal vehicles	91,133,889
All pedestrians	48,084,235
All bus passengers	3,388,517
All buses	269,027
All train passengers	12,664

All U.S.-Mexican land gateways	2005
All personal vehicle passengers	186,067,448
All personal vehicles	91,556,319
All pedestrians	45,829,612
All bus passengers	3,169,779
All buses	256,396
All train passengers	17,833

All U.S.-Mexican land gateways	2006
All personal vehicle passengers	179,255,014
All personal vehicles	88,295,570
All pedestrians	46,251,414
All bus passengers	3,187,282
All buses	262,862
All train passengers	21,504

Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2002
San Ysidro, CA	36,171,884
El Paso, TX	26,363,164
Hidalgo, TX	17,613,527
Laredo, TX	15,915,545
Brownsville, TX	15,820,595

Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2003
San Ysidro, CA	39,180,519
El Paso, TX	26,317,018
Brownsville, TX	15,673,205
Hidalgo, TX	15,587,611
Laredo, TX	15,208,606

Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2004
San Ysidro, CA	33,382,991
El Paso, TX	28,108,167
Hidalgo, TX	15,514,648
Brownsville, TX	15,374,317
Laredo, TX	15,032,956

Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2005
San Ysidro, CA	32,265,477
El Paso, TX	29,180,824
Brownsville, TX	14,614,745
Laredo, TX	14,017,324
Hidalgo, TX	13,989,453

Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2006
San Ysidro, CA	31,868,563
El Paso, TX	27,999,510
Laredo, TX	14,244,080
Brownsville, TX	14,023,353
Hidalgo, TX	12,632,201

Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways	2002
San Ysidro, CA	16,441,766
El Paso, TX	13,095,153
Hidalgo, TX	8,136,100
Brownsville, TX	7,896,809
Laredo, TX	6,921,709

Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways	2003
San Ysidro, CA	17,408,481
El Paso, TX	13,699,206
Brownsville, TX	7,219,865
Hidalgo, TX	7,169,629
Laredo, TX	6,777,423

Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways	2004
San Ysidro, CA	17,621,030
El Paso, TX	14,817,206
Brownsville, TX	7,211,401
Hidalgo, TX	7,183,674
Laredo, TX	6,725,119

Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways	2005
San Ysidro, CA	17,208,106
El Paso, TX	15,971,739
Brownsville, TX	7,103,553
Hidalgo, TX	6,969,846
Otay Mesa, CA	6,672,994

Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways	2006
San Ysidro, CA	17,135,163
El Paso, TX	15,602,602
Brownsville, TX	6,967,503
Hidalgo, TX	6,480,467
Calexico, CA	6,110,214

Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways	2002
El Paso, TX	9,301,395
San Ysidro, CA	7,903,483
Calexico, CA	6,894,820
Nogales, AZ	5,911,866
Laredo, TX	4,648,046

Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways	2003
El Paso, TX	8,899,168
San Ysidro, CA	8,302,110
Calexico, CA	6,230,123
Nogales, AZ	5,583,533
Laredo, TX	4,577,725

Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways	2004
San Ysidro, CA	9,457,600
El Paso, TX	8,441,671
Nogales, AZ	6,131,407
Calexico, CA	4,847,096
Laredo, TX	4,507,105

Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways	2005
San Ysidro, CA	8,156,350
El Paso, TX	7,613,546
Nogales, AZ	6,930,198
Calexico, CA	4,481,014
Laredo, TX	4,356,041

Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways	2006
San Ysidro, CA	7,811,614
Nogales, AZ	7,726,045
El Paso, TX	7,500,141
Laredo, TX	4,245,842
Calexico, CA	4,048,629

Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2002
San Ysidro, CA	1,199,630
Laredo, TX	757,459
Hidalgo, TX	632,923
Otay Mesa, CA	546,493
El Paso, TX	351,335

Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2003
San Ysidro, CA	1,244,973
Laredo, TX	748,644
Hidalgo, TX	655,430
El Paso, TX	392,718
Otay Mesa, CA	303,756

Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2004
San Ysidro, CA	1,032,343
Laredo, TX	802,635
Hidalgo, TX	650,100
El Paso, TX	265,096
Otay Mesa, CA	251,461

Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2005
San Ysidro, CA	995,337
Laredo, TX	826,679
Hidalgo, TX	369,443
El Paso, TX	276,381
Otay Mesa, CA	251,614

Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2006
San Ysidro, CA	1,060,444
Laredo, TX	878,164
Otay Mesa, CA	312,862
El Paso, TX	239,749
Nogales, AZ	217,093

Buses ─ top 5 gateways	2002
San Ysidro, CA	97,042
Otay Mesa, CA	65,474
Laredo, TX	38,852
El Paso, TX	32,270
Hidalgo, TX	31,952

Buses ─ top 5 gateways	2003
San Ysidro, CA	110,820
Otay Mesa, CA	72,749
Laredo, TX	35,406
Hidalgo, TX	32,805
El Paso, TX	30,031

Buses ─ top 5 gateways	2004
San Ysidro, CA	109,946
Otay Mesa, CA	41,032
Laredo, TX	37,902
Hidalgo, TX	32,701
El Paso, TX	17,551

Buses ─ top 5 gateways	2005
San Ysidro, CA	105,930
Otay Mesa, CA	39,203
Laredo, TX	35,841
Hidalgo, TX	27,964
El Paso, TX	15,993

Buses ─ top 5 gateways	2006
San Ysidro, CA	100,632
Otay Mesa, CA	44,793
Laredo, TX	37,105
Hidalgo, TX	27,344
El Paso, TX	14,843

Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2002
Eagle Pass, TX	6,872
Nogales, AZ	2,216
Calexico East, CA	1,934
El Paso, TX	1,866
Tecate, CA	1,760

Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2003
Eagle Pass, TX	6,496
El Paso, TX	1,869
Nogales, AZ	1,664
Calexico East, CA	1,456
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	460

Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2004
Eagle Pass, TX	6,612
El Paso, TX	2,234
Nogales, AZ	1,656
Calexico East, CA	1,618
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	510

Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2005
El Paso, TX	7,637
Eagle Pass, TX	7,248
Calexico East, CA	1,239
Nogales, AZ	952
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	478

Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2006
El Paso, TX	11,165
Eagle Pass, TX	5,348
Nogales, AZ	2,612
Calexico East, CA	1,556
Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA	422

NOTE

Data reflect all personal vehicles, buses, passengers and pedestrians entering the United States across the U.S.-Mexican border, regardless of nationality.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, October 2007. Based on the following primary data source: U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database (Washington, DC: 2007).