Table 1-45: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States,,,,,,,,,,, All U.S.-Mexican land gateways,2002,,2003,,2004,,2005,,2006,,2007 All personal vehicle passengers,"199,020,692",All personal vehicle passengers,"193,697,482",All personal vehicle passengers,"190,936,607",All personal vehicle passengers,"186,067,448",All personal vehicle passengers,"179,255,014",All personal vehicle passengers,"164,534,262" All personal vehicles,"89,849,415",All personal vehicles,"88,068,391",All personal vehicles,"91,133,889",All personal vehicles,"91,556,319",All personal vehicles,"88,295,570",All personal vehicles,"81,788,235" All pedestrians,"50,278,281",All pedestrians,"48,663,773",All pedestrians,"48,084,235",All pedestrians,"45,829,612",All pedestrians,"46,251,414",All pedestrians,"49,538,963" All bus passengers,"3,926,154",All bus passengers,"3,746,885",All bus passengers,"3,388,517",All bus passengers,"3,169,779",All bus passengers,"3,187,282",All bus passengers,"3,389,055" All buses,"309,360",All buses,"319,087",All buses,"269,027",All buses,"256,396",All buses,"262,862",All buses,"265,162" All train passengers,"15,108",All train passengers,"12,101",All train passengers,"12,664",All train passengers,"17,833",All train passengers,"21,504",All train passengers,"20,482" Personal vehicle passengers ? top 5 gateways,,,,,,,,,,, "San Ysidro, CA","36,171,884","San Ysidro, CA","39,180,519","San Ysidro, CA","33,382,991","San Ysidro, CA","32,265,477","San Ysidro, CA","31,868,563","San Ysidro, CA","28,390,175" "El Paso, TX","26,363,164","El Paso, TX","26,317,018","El Paso, TX","28,108,167","El Paso, TX","29,180,824","El Paso, TX","27,999,510","El Paso, TX","23,674,992" "Hidalgo, TX","17,613,527","Brownsville, TX","15,673,205","Hidalgo, TX","15,514,648","Brownsville, TX","14,614,745","Laredo, TX","14,244,080","Laredo, TX","13,367,960" "Laredo, TX","15,915,545","Hidalgo, TX","15,587,611","Brownsville, TX","15,374,317","Laredo, TX","14,017,324","Brownsville, TX","14,023,353","Hidalgo, TX","13,304,851" "Brownsville, TX","15,820,595","Laredo, TX","15,208,606","Laredo, TX","15,032,956","Hidalgo, TX","13,989,453","Hidalgo, TX","12,632,201","Brownsville, TX","13,062,876" Personal vehicles ? top 5 gateways,,,,,,,,,,, "San Ysidro, CA","16,441,766","San Ysidro, CA","17,408,481","San Ysidro, CA","17,621,030","San Ysidro, CA","17,208,106","San Ysidro, CA","17,135,163","San Ysidro, CA","15,696,262" "El Paso, TX","13,095,153","El Paso, TX","13,699,206","El Paso, TX","14,817,206","El Paso, TX","15,971,739","El Paso, TX","15,602,602","El Paso, TX","14,062,053" "Hidalgo, TX","8,136,100","Brownsville, TX","7,219,865","Brownsville, TX","7,211,401","Brownsville, TX","7,103,553","Brownsville, TX","6,967,503","Hidalgo, TX","6,835,305" "Brownsville, TX","7,896,809","Hidalgo, TX","7,169,629","Hidalgo, TX","7,183,674","Hidalgo, TX","6,969,846","Hidalgo, TX","6,480,467","Brownsville, TX","6,476,671" "Laredo, TX","6,921,709","Laredo, TX","6,777,423","Laredo, TX","6,725,119","Otay Mesa, CA","6,672,994","Calexico, CA","6,110,214","Calexico, CA","5,747,309" Pedestrians ? top 5 gateways,,,,,,,,,,, "El Paso, TX","9,301,395","El Paso, TX","8,899,168","San Ysidro, CA","9,457,600","San Ysidro, CA","8,156,350","San Ysidro, CA","7,811,614","El Paso, TX","8,454,434" "San Ysidro, CA","7,903,483","San Ysidro, CA","8,302,110","El Paso, TX","8,441,671","El Paso, TX","7,613,546","Nogales, AZ","7,726,045","San Ysidro, CA","7,756,569" "Calexico, CA","6,894,820","Calexico, CA","6,230,123","Nogales, AZ","6,131,407","Nogales, AZ","6,930,198","El Paso, TX","7,500,141","Nogales, AZ","7,722,877" "Nogales, AZ","5,911,866","Nogales, AZ","5,583,533","Calexico, CA","4,847,096","Calexico, CA","4,481,014","Laredo, TX","4,245,842","Calexico, CA","5,290,977" "Laredo, TX","4,648,046","Laredo, TX","4,577,725","Laredo, TX","4,507,105","Laredo, TX","4,356,041","Calexico, CA","4,048,629","Laredo, TX","4,625,416" Bus passengers ? top 5 gateways,,,,,,,,,,, "San Ysidro, CA","1,199,630","San Ysidro, CA","1,244,973","San Ysidro, CA","1,032,343","San Ysidro, CA","995,337","San Ysidro, CA","1,060,444","Laredo, TX","899,461" "Laredo, TX","757,459","Laredo, TX","748,644","Laredo, TX","802,635","Laredo, TX","826,679","Laredo, TX","878,164","San Ysidro, CA","875,450" "Hidalgo, TX","632,923","Hidalgo, TX","655,430","Hidalgo, TX","650,100","Hidalgo, TX","369,443","Otay Mesa, CA","312,862","El Paso, TX","442,191" "Otay Mesa, CA","546,493","El Paso, TX","392,718","El Paso, TX","265,096","El Paso, TX","276,381","El Paso, TX","239,749","Hidalgo, TX","310,225" "El Paso, TX","351,335","Otay Mesa, CA","303,756","Otay Mesa, CA","251,461","Otay Mesa, CA","251,614","Nogales, AZ","217,093","Otay Mesa, CA","296,637" Buses ? top 5 gateways,,,,,,,,,,, "San Ysidro, CA","97,042","San Ysidro, CA","110,820","San Ysidro, CA","109,946","San Ysidro, CA","105,930","San Ysidro, CA","100,632","San Ysidro, CA","97,726" "Otay Mesa, CA","65,474","Otay Mesa, CA","72,749","Otay Mesa, CA","41,032","Otay Mesa, CA","39,203","Otay Mesa, CA","44,793","Otay Mesa, CA","47,258" "Laredo, TX","38,852","Laredo, TX","35,406","Laredo, TX","37,902","Laredo, TX","35,841","Laredo, TX","37,105","Laredo, TX","37,106" "El Paso, TX","32,270","Hidalgo, TX","32,805","Hidalgo, TX","32,701","Hidalgo, TX","27,964","Hidalgo, TX","27,344","Hidalgo, TX","28,942" "Hidalgo, TX","31,952","El Paso, TX","30,031","El Paso, TX","17,551","El Paso, TX","15,993","El Paso, TX","14,843","El Paso, TX","18,530" Train passengers ? top 5 gateways,,,,,,,,,,, "Eagle Pass, TX","6,872","Eagle Pass, TX","6,496","Eagle Pass, TX","6,612","El Paso, TX","7,637","El Paso, TX","11,165","El Paso, TX","10,519" "Nogales, AZ","2,216","El Paso, TX","1,869","El Paso, TX","2,234","Eagle Pass, TX","7,248","Eagle Pass, TX","5,348","Eagle Pass, TX","5,940" "Calexico East, CA","1,934","Nogales, AZ","1,664","Nogales, AZ","1,656","Calexico East, CA","1,239","Nogales, AZ","2,612","Nogales, AZ","2,352" "El Paso, TX","1,866","Calexico East, CA","1,456","Calexico East, CA","1,618","Nogales, AZ",952,"Calexico East, CA","1,556","Calexico East, CA",694 "Tecate, CA","1,760","Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA",460,"Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA",510,"Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA",478,"Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA",422,"Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA",490 NOTE,,,,,,,,,,, "Data reflect all personal vehicles, buses, passengers and pedestrians entering the United States across the U.S.-Mexican border, regardless of nationality. 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