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Table 4-21: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination State and Territory: 2000, 2005, 2009, and 2010

Table 4-21: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination State and Territory: 2000, 2005, 2009, and 2010

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State 2000 2005 2009 2010
Rank Visitors (thousands) Percent of U.S. total Rank Visitors (thousands) Percent of U.S. total Rank Visitors (thousands) Percent of U.S. total Rank Visitors (thousands) Percent of U.S. total
New York 3 5,922 22.8 1 6,092 28.1 1 8,006 33.7 1 8,647 32.8
Florida 2 6,026 23.2 3 4,379 20.2 2 5,274 22.2 2 5,826 22.1
California 1 6,364 24.5 2 4,791 22.1 3 4,632 19.5 3 5,615 21.3
Nevada 5 2,364 9.1 5 1,821 8.4 4 1,900 8.0 4 2,504 9.5
Hawaiian Islands 4 2,727 10.5 4 2,255 10.4 5 1,853 7.8 5 2,135 8.1
Guam 8 1,325 5.1 7 1,127 5.2 8 1,140 4.8 6 1,318 5.0
Massachusetts 6 1,429 5.5 10 867 4.0 6 1,259 5.3 7 1,292 4.9
Illinois 7 1,377 5.3 6 1,149 5.3 7 1,164 4.9 8 1,186 4.5
Texas 9 1,169 4.5 9 954 4.4 10 903 3.8 9 1,028 3.9
New Jersey 10 909 3.5 8 997 4.6 9 926 3.9 10 975 3.7
Pennsylvania 13 649 2.5 12 629 2.9 11 879 3.7 11 923 3.5
Georgia 12 805 3.1 11 650 3.0 12 689 2.9 12 817 3.1
Arizona 11 883 3.4 13 564 2.6 13 665 2.8 13 765 2.9
Washington 16 468 1.8 14 369 1.7 14 380 1.6 14 501 1.9
Utah 17 416 1.6 20 260 1.2 U U U 15 475 1.8
Virginia 21 364 1.4 18 282 1.3 14 380 1.6 16 369 1.4
Colorado 14 519 2.0 17 303 1.4 16 333 1.4 17 343 1.3
North Carolina 17 416 1.6 18 282 1.3 17 309 1.3 17 343 1.3
Ohio 19 390 1.5 14 369 1.7 17 309 1.3 19 316 1.2
Connecticut 25 260 1.0 20 260 1.2 19 285 1.2 20 290 1.1
Maryland 23 312 1.2 23 238 1.1 20 261 1.1 U U U
Michigan 15 494 1.9 16 325 1.5 U U U U U U
Tennessee 24 286 1.1 20 260 1.2 U U U U U U
Oregon 26 234 0.9 24 173 0.8 U U U U U U
South Carolina 28 156 0.6 24 173 0.8 U U U U U U
Wisconsin 27 208 0.8 25 152 0.7 U U U U U U
Indiana 28 156 0.6 25 152 0.7 U U U U U U
Missouri 28 156 0.6 25 152 0.7 U U U U U U
Louisiana 19 390 1.5 28 108 0.5 U U U U U U
Minnesota 21 364 1.4 28 108 0.5 U U U U U U
Rhode Island U U U 28 108 0.5 U U U U U U
New Hampshire 31 130 0.5 U U U U U U U U U
Maine 32 104 0.4 U U U U U U U U U
New Mexico 32 104 0.4 U U U U U U U U U
Kentucky 34 78 0.3 U U U U U U U U U
Alabama 34 78 0.3 U U U U U U U U U
Alaska 36 52 0.2 U U U U U U U U U
United States, total2   25,975     21,679     23,756     26,363  

1International travelers to the United States from Canada and Mexico are not included.

2Includes U.S. territories.

KEY: U = data are unavailable.

NOTES: A visitor may visit more than one state. Percent of U.S. total represents the percent of overseas visitors visiting the state. These columns, therefore, do not sum to 100. Some states are not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors.

The Office of Travel and Tourism Industries instituted a new policy for data quality in 2006. As a result, data is published for fewer states in subsequent years.

The District of Columbia is included, together with the rest of its metropolitan area, in table 4-22.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors Estimates for U.S. States, Cities, and Census Regions (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), available at http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/outreachpages/inbound.general_information.inbound_overview.html as of Jul. 6, 2011.