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Table 1-44: U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States

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All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2002
All personal vehicle passengers 70,007,912
All personal vehicles 32,538,817
All bus passengers 4,212,863
All pedestrians 1,081,682
All train passengers 255,134
All buses 160,961
All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2003
All personal vehicle passengers 61,502,402
All personal vehicles 30,220,184
All bus passengers 3,779,970
All pedestrians 937,493
All train passengers 234,796
All buses 156,589
All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2004
All personal vehicle passengers 64,848,466
All personal vehicles 30,660,487
All bus passengers 3,890,380
All pedestrians 826,017
All train passengers 223,477
All buses 155,702
All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2005
All personal vehicle passengers 62,501,376
All personal vehicles 30,351,683
All bus passengers 3,854,858
All pedestrians 605,339
All train passengers 235,758
All buses 153,454
All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2006
All personal vehicle passengers 62,986,037
All personal vehicles 30,038,327
All bus passengers 3,499,103
All pedestrians 533,739
All train passengers 244,683
All buses 129,433
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 17,031,458
Detroit, MI 12,318,806
Blaine, WA 4,794,088
Port Huron, MI 4,188,972
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 3,766,141
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 13,216,214
Detroit, MI 10,965,872
Blaine, WA 4,491,959
Port Huron, MI 3,821,908
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 3,521,091
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 13,195,191
Detroit, MI 10,574,206
Blaine, WA 4,936,364
Port Huron, MI 3,909,238
Massena, NY 3,598,175
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 13,224,477
Detroit, MI 10,655,076
Blaine, WA 4,868,308
Port Huron, MI 4,001,589
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 2,921,118
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2006
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 13,514,778
Detroit, MI 9,932,051
Blaine, WA 5,276,202
Port Huron, MI 4,106,919
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 2,920,749
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 7,569,643
Detroit, MI 6,857,332
Blaine, WA 2,385,389
Port Huron, MI 2,187,210
Massena, NY 1,162,510
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,414,415
Detroit, MI 6,315,590
Blaine, WA 2,299,636
Port Huron, MI 1,965,011
Massena, NY 1,133,727
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,148,983
Detroit, MI 6,131,426
Blaine, WA 2,524,256
Port Huron, MI 1,995,988
Calais, ME 1,200,379
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2005
Detroit, MI 6,035,004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,034,398
Blaine, WA 2,482,065
Port Huron, MI 1,953,413
Calais, ME 1,174,011
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2006
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,026,058
Detroit, MI 5,634,179
Blaine, WA 2,596,970
Port Huron, MI 1,975,745
Calais, ME 1,173,617
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,556,924
Detroit, MI 915,551
Blaine, WA 336,696
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 282,859
Port Huron, MI 147,309
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,321,778
Detroit, MI 904,425
Blaine, WA 283,863
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 234,620
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 192,760
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,222,775
Detroit, MI 930,725
Blaine, WA 329,297
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 277,018
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 223,800
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,367,283
Detroit, MI 931,100
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 296,390
Blaine, WA 294,564
Skagway, AK 134,204
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2006
Detroit, MI 911,799
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, NY 885,061
Blaine, WA 452,521
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 294,028
Skagway, AK 144,819
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 818,913
Sumas, WA 64,432
Portland, MEa 39,293
Calais, ME 35,154
International Falls, MN 24,175
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 656,022
Sumas, WA 59,330
Calais, ME 45,899
Portland, MEa 38,129
International Falls, MN 27,623
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 547,126
Sumas, WA 54,911
Calais, ME 44,762
International Falls, MN 28,180
Portland, MEa 21,599
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 370,295
Calais, ME 44,238
Sumas, WA 33,769
International Falls, MN 24,497
Point Roberts, WA 22,440
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2006
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 345,652
Sumas, WA 28,963
Calais, ME 22,323
International Falls, MN 20,440
Point Roberts, WA 14,935
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2002
Blaine, WA 60,521
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 47,315
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 33,738
Skagway, AK 29,754
Port Huron, MI 26,815
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2003
Skagway, AK 44,430
Blaine, WA 43,515
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 37,240
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 28,325
Port Huron, MI 25,485
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2004
Skagway, AK 52,353
Blaine, WA 41,705
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 31,045
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 30,294
Port Huron, MI 18,297
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2005
Skagway, AK 67,462
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 35,951
Blaine, WA 35,454
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 29,831
Port Huron, MI 19,032
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2006
Skagway, AK 74,347
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 37,880
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 33,518
Blaine, WA 32,184
Port Huron, MI 16,070
Buses - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 50,582
Detroit, MI 36,603
Blaine, WA 15,748
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 10,415
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 8,831
Buses - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 43,358
Detroit, MI 36,177
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 15,760
Blaine, WA 12,865
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 11,290
Buses - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 39,920
Detroit, MI 37,229
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 17,453
Blaine, WA 14,279
Skagway, AK 9,515
Buses - top 5 gateways 2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 45,289
Detroit, MI 37,244
Blaine, WA 12,720
Skagway, AK 10,257
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 10,243
Buses - top 5 gateways 2006
Detroit, MI 36,457
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 30,295
Blaine, WA 12,776
Skagway, AK 10,405
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY 8,317

a Gateway is a pedestrian/ferry combination crossing.

NOTE

Data reflect all personal vehicles, buses, passengers and pedestrians entering the United States across the U.S.-Canadian 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).