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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	2001
All personal vehicle passengers	209,105,846
All personal vehicles	89,526,957
All pedestrians	51,501,321
All bus passengers	3,366,795
All buses	288,285
All train passengers	18,895
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2001
El Paso, TX	39,200,481
San Ysidro, CA	33,003,554
Hidalgo, TX	17,713,609
Laredo, TX	17,282,264
Brownsville, TX	16,951,901
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways	2001
El Paso, TX	16,697,439
San Ysidro, CA	14,106,704
Hidalgo, TX	8,779,691
Brownsville, TX	7,877,255
Laredo, TX	7,151,127
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways	2001
San Ysidro, CA	11,435,946
El Paso, TX	7,201,100
Calexico, CA	7,119,785
Laredo, TX	5,060,947
Nogales, AZ	4,874,738
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2001
San Ysidro, CA	897,047
Laredo, TX	720,559
Hidalgo, TX	659,450
Otay Mesa, CA	457,980
El Paso, TX	195,399
Buses ─ top 5 gateways	2001
San Ysidro, CA	102,627
Otay Mesa, CA	57,954
Laredo, TX	39,718
Hidalgo, TX	33,017
Brownsville, TX	14,026
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways	2001
Eagle Pass, TX	6,704
Tecate, CA	5,018
Nogales, AZ	2,648
El Paso, TX	2,337
Calexico East, CA	1,722

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
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 vehicles ─ top 5 gateways	2002
El Paso, TX	16,135,835
San Ysidro, CA	15,001,616
Hidalgo, TX	7,549,907
Brownsville, TX	7,548,394
Laredo, TX	7,454,330
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
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
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
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

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	3,747,337
All buses	319,087
All train passengers	12,101
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 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
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
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
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
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

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, June 2004. 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: 2003).

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