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Table 1-48: 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
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2007
All personal vehicle passengers 164,534,262
All personal vehicles 81,788,235
All pedestrians 49,538,963
All bus passengers 3,389,055
All buses 265,162
All train passengers 20,482
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2008
All personal vehicle passengers 157,981,839
All personal vehicles 78,856,542
All pedestrians 44,841,640
All bus passengers 3,455,630
All buses 266,414
All train passengers 22,016
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 vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2007
San Ysidro, CA 28,390,175
El Paso, TX 23,674,992
Laredo, TX 13,367,960
Hidalgo, TX 13,304,851
Brownsville, TX 13,062,876
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2008
San Ysidro, CA 25,319,449
El Paso, TX 21,806,353
Laredo, TX 15,397,879
Hidalgo, TX 13,467,615
Brownsville, TX 13,274,693
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
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2007
San Ysidro, CA 15,696,262
El Paso, TX 14,062,053
Hidalgo, TX 6,835,305
Brownsville, TX 6,476,671
Calexico, CA 5,747,309
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2008
El Paso, TX 13,716,434
San Ysidro, CA 13,672,329
Hidalgo, TX 6,982,770
Brownsville, TX 6,567,121
Laredo, TX 6,105,126
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
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2007
El Paso, TX 8,454,434
San Ysidro, CA 7,756,569
Nogales, AZ 7,722,877
Calexico, CA 5,290,977
Laredo, TX 4,625,416
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2008
El Paso, TX 8,029,106
San Ysidro, CA 7,289,862
Nogales, AZ 6,568,207
Calexico, CA 4,359,901
Laredo, TX 3,873,872
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
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2007
Laredo, TX 899,461
San Ysidro, CA 875,450
El Paso, TX 442,191
Hidalgo, TX 310,225
Otay Mesa, CA 296,637
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2008
Laredo, TX 928,793
El Paso, TX 748,259
San Ysidro, CA 700,787
Hidalgo, TX 333,840
Otay Mesa, CA 240,026
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
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2007
San Ysidro, CA 97,726
Otay Mesa, CA 47,258
Laredo, TX 37,106
Hidalgo, TX 28,942
El Paso, TX 18,530
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2008
San Ysidro, CA 87,787
Otay Mesa, CA 47,758
Laredo, TX 39,122
Hidalgo, TX 33,127
El Paso, TX 24,716
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, 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, 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, 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, CA 422
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2007
El Paso, TX 10,519
Eagle Pass, TX 5,940
Nogales, AZ 2,352
Calexico East, CA 694
Otay Mesa, CA 490
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2008
El Paso, TX 9,656
Eagle Pass, TX 6,616
Nogales, AZ 2,560
Tecate, CA 2,179
Calexico East, CA 531
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2009
All personal vehicle passengers 141,016,993
All personal vehicles 70,304,756
All pedestrians 41,314,685
All bus passengers 2,429,190
All buses 228,454
All train passengers 4,187
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2010
All personal vehicle passengers 125,749,521
All personal vehicles 64,044,852
All pedestrians 39,914,981
All bus passengers 2,679,707
All buses 218,754
All train passengers 3,283
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2011
All personal vehicle passengers 110,961,908
All personal vehicles 61,180,268
All pedestrians 40,021,216
All bus passengers 2,720,103
All buses 208,324
All train passengers 3,623
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2012
All personal vehicle passengers 115,049,585
All personal vehicles 62,702,503
All pedestrians 41,141,640
All bus passengers 2,866,637
All buses 212,211
All train passengers 3,319
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2013
All personal vehicle passengers 122,124,951
All personal vehicles 66,547,669
All pedestrians 41,198,935
All bus passengers 2,822,956
All buses 210,200
All train passengers 4,199
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2014
All personal vehicle passengers 129,243,838
All personal vehicles 69,623,693
All pedestrians 41,223,292
All bus passengers 2,782,895
All buses 213,780
All train passengers (R) 10,578
All U.S.-Mexican land gateways 2015
All personal vehicle passengers 137,537,486
All personal vehicles 74,158,801
All pedestrians 41,179,967
All bus passengers 2,554,064
All buses 202,682
All train passengers 9,669
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2009
San Ysidro, CA 23,934,882
El Paso, TX 18,377,270
Laredo, TX 12,729,210
Hidalgo, TX 12,073,543
Brownsville, TX 11,156,688
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2010
San Ysidro, CA 23,600,605
El Paso, TX 17,919,814
Laredo, TX 10,857,512
Hidalgo, TX 10,691,969
Brownsville, TX 9,291,617
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2011
San Ysidro, CA 21,522,906
El Paso, TX 14,940,566
Hidalgo, TX 9,040,470
Laredo, TX 8,458,293
Brownsville, TX 7,972,023
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2012
San Ysidro, CA 19,944,913
El Paso, TX 15,908,404
Hidalgo, TX 9,484,335
Otay Mesa, CA 9,297,601
Laredo, TX 8,767,939
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2013
San Ysidro, CA 19,887,054
El Paso, TX 17,545,433
Otay Mesa, CA 10,884,910
Hidalgo, TX 9,608,966
Laredo, TX 9,588,200
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2014
San Ysidro, CA 21,116,089
El Paso, TX 19,134,740
Otay Mesa, CA 12,040,318
Laredo, TX 10,335,481
Hidalgo, TX 9,252,030
Personal vehicle passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2015
San Ysidro, CA 25,646,073
El Paso, TX 19,982,407
Otay Mesa, CA 12,225,410
Laredo, TX 10,985,281
Hidalgo, TX 9,271,544
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2009
San Ysidro, CA 13,354,887
El Paso, TX 10,529,485
Hidalgo, TX 6,177,838
Brownsville, TX 5,512,863
Laredo, TX 5,452,111
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2010
San Ysidro, CA 13,348,364
El Paso, TX 9,967,959
Hidalgo, TX 5,604,124
Laredo, TX 4,863,814
Brownsville, TX 4,640,465
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2011
San Ysidro, CA 12,373,011
El Paso, TX 9,148,377
Hidalgo, TX 4,878,003
Laredo, TX 4,746,355
Otay Mesa, CA 4,213,804
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2012
San Ysidro, CA 11,481,951
El Paso, TX 9,461,721
Otay Mesa, CA 5,346,210
Hidalgo, TX 4,894,486
Laredo, TX 4,440,407
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2013
San Ysidro, CA 11,346,966
El Paso, TX 10,877,163
Otay Mesa, CA 6,235,300
Laredo, TX 5,023,185
Hidalgo, TX 4,768,256
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2014
San Ysidro, CA 11,946,060
El Paso, TX 11,595,319
Otay Mesa, CA 6,910,219
Laredo, TX 5,250,601
Hidalgo, TX 4,565,037
Personal vehicles ─ top 5 gateways 2015
San Ysidro, CA 14,435,252
El Paso, TX 12,258,192
Otay Mesa, CA 6,933,472
Laredo, TX 5,224,056
Hidalgo, TX 4,594,298
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2009
El Paso, TX 7,637,649
San Ysidro, CA 6,188,126
Laredo, TX 4,090,191
Nogales, AZ 4,038,356
Calexico, CA 3,904,913
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2010
El Paso, TX 6,930,357
San Ysidro, CA 6,439,952
Calexico, CA 4,586,846
Nogales, AZ 3,971,040
Laredo, TX 3,587,763
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2011
San Ysidro, CA 8,454,391
El Paso, TX 6,172,346
Calexico, CA 4,451,119
Nogales, AZ 3,525,540
Laredo, TX 3,089,561
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2012
San Ysidro, CA 8,134,479
El Paso, TX 6,090,841
Calexico, CA 4,885,868
Nogales, AZ 3,238,929
Laredo, TX 3,206,372
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2013
San Ysidro, CA 7,741,210
El Paso, TX 6,015,421
Calexico, CA 4,398,916
Laredo, TX 3,558,660
Otay Mesa, CA 3,289,778
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2014
San Ysidro, CA 7,925,371
El Paso, TX 6,572,313
Calexico, CA 4,567,333
Laredo, TX 3,447,437
Otay Mesa, CA 3,415,957
Pedestrians ─ top 5 gateways 2015
San Ysidro, CA 7,056,022
El Paso, TX 6,847,689
Calexico, CA 4,498,322
Laredo, TX 3,542,190
Otay Mesa, CA 3,411,485
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2009
Laredo, TX 845,629
San Ysidro, CA 453,130
El Paso, TX 311,749
Hidalgo, TX 300,778
Nogales, AZ 166,567
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2010
Laredo, TX 902,023
San Ysidro, CA 550,301
El Paso, TX 400,311
Hidalgo, TX 310,943
Nogales, AZ 167,047
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2011
Laredo, TX 934,241
El Paso, TX 477,659
San Ysidro, CA 467,381
Hidalgo, TX 303,758
Otay Mesa, CA 167,219
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2012
Laredo, TX 989,205
San Ysidro, CA 583,589
El Paso, TX 435,560
Hidalgo, TX 302,789
Otay Mesa, CA 163,672
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2013
Laredo, TX 1,023,411
San Ysidro, CA 507,750
El Paso, TX 370,797
Hidalgo, TX 334,477
Otay Mesa, CA 182,509
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2014
Laredo, TX 1,020,567
San Ysidro, CA 491,058
Hidalgo, TX 349,417
El Paso, TX 313,684
Otay Mesa, CA 186,898
Bus passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2015
Laredo, TX 977,305
San Ysidro, CA 440,033
Hidalgo, TX 301,160
El Paso, TX 266,168
Nogales, AZ 173,425
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2009
San Ysidro, CA 72,450
Laredo, TX 43,342
Otay Mesa, CA 34,595
Hidalgo, TX 28,407
El Paso, TX 19,474
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2010
San Ysidro, CA 70,548
Laredo, TX 44,121
Otay Mesa, CA 34,630
El Paso, TX 22,852
Hidalgo, TX 20,031
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2011
San Ysidro, CA 60,945
Laredo, TX 42,980
Otay Mesa, CA 34,503
El Paso, TX 23,421
Hidalgo, TX 20,992
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2012
San Ysidro, CA 68,194
Laredo, TX 38,368
Otay Mesa, CA 37,799
El Paso, TX 22,798
Hidalgo, TX 20,476
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2013
San Ysidro, CA 60,173
Otay Mesa, CA 42,145
Laredo, TX 38,017
Hidalgo, TX 22,521
El Paso, TX 21,595
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2014
San Ysidro, CA 57,171
Laredo, TX 41,230
Otay Mesa, CA 41,222
Hidalgo, TX 26,087
El Paso, TX 21,554
Buses ─ top 5 gateways 2015
San Ysidro, CA 51,693
Laredo, TX 40,065
Otay Mesa, CA 38,303
Hidalgo, TX 25,776
El Paso, TX 19,739
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2009
Nogales, AZ 2,252
Tecate, CA 881
Calexico East, CA 562
Otay Mesa, CA 492
U U
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2010
Nogales, AZ 2,408
Otay Mesa, CA 452
Calexico East, CA 423
U U
U U
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2011
Nogales, AZ 2,836
Otay Mesa, CA 458
Calexico East, CA 329
U U
U U
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2012
Nogales, AZ 2,628
Otay Mesa, CA 430
Calexico East, CA 261
U U
U U
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2013
Nogales, AZ 3,466
Otay Mesa, CA 474
Calexico East, CA 259
U U
U U
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2014
El Paso, TX 6,903
Nogales, AZ 3,180
Calexico East, CA 1,162
Otay Mesa, CA 410
U U
Train passengers ─ top 5 gateways 2015
Laredo, TX 3,634
Eagle Pass, TX 2,814
El Paso, TX 1,528
Nogales, AZ 801
Brownsville, TX 749

KEY: U = data are not available; R = revised.

NOTES

Data reflect all Personal vehicles, Buses, Passengers and Pedestrians entering the United States across the U.S.-Mexican border, regardless of nationality.

2009 to 2013 data for train passengers in Texas are not available since train crew are being exchanged at the Texas-Mexico border and thus do not enter the United Sytates.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/ as of July 15, 2016.