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Table 4-21: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination State and Territory1: 2000, 2004, and 2008

Table 4-21: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination State and Territory1: 2000, 2004, and 2008

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State 2000 2004 2008 2009
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 5,426 26.7 1 8,413 33.2 1 8,006 33.7
Florida 2 6,026 23.2 2 4,430 21.8 3 5,246 20.7 2 5,274 22.2
California 1 6,364 24.5 3 4,207 20.7 2 5,296 20.9 3 4,632 19.5
Nevada 5 2,364 9.1 5 1,626 8.0 4 2,103 8.3 4 1,900 8.0
Hawaiian Islands 4 2,727 10.5 4 2,215 10.9 5 1,825 7.2 5 1,853 7.8
Massachusetts 6 1,429 5.5 8 935 4.6 7 1,267 5.0 6 1,259 5.3
Illinois 7 1,377 5.3 7 975 4.8 6 1,419 5.6 7 1,164 4.9
Guam 8 1,325 5.1 6 1,036 5.1 8 1,191 4.7 8 1,140 4.8
New Jersey 10 909 3.5 10 833 4.1 10 1,039 4.1 9 926 3.9
Texas 9 1,169 4.5 9 874 4.3 9 1,090 4.3 10 903 3.8
Pennsylvania 13 649 2.5 11 691 3.4 11 1,014 4.0 11 879 3.7
Georgia 12 805 3.1 13 427 2.1 13 634 2.5 12 689 2.9
Arizona 11 883 3.4 12 630 3.1 12 710 2.8 13 665 2.8
Virginia 21 364 1.4 19 305 1.5 18 329 1.3 14 380 1.6
Washington 16 468 1.8 14 366 1.8 14 456 1.8 15 380 1.6
Colorado 14 519 2.0 16 345 1.7 15 380 1.5 15 333 1.4
North Carolina 17 416 1.6 19 305 1.5 17 355 1.4 17 309 1.3
Ohio 19 390 1.5 17 325 1.6 20 304 1.2 18 309 1.3
Connecticut 25 260 1.0 22 264 1.3 18 329 1.3 18 285 1.2
Maryland 23 312 1.2 23 203 1.0 21 253 1.0 20 261 1.1
Utah 17 416 1.6 17 325 1.6 15 380 1.5 21 U U
Michigan 15 494 1.9 14 366 1.8 U U U U U U
Louisiana 19 390 1.5 21 285 1.4 U U U U U U
Oregon 26 234 0.9 23 203 1.0 U U U U U U
Minnesota 21 364 1.4 25 183 0.9 U U U U U U
Tennessee 24 286 1.1 25 183 0.9 U U U U U U
South Carolina 28 156 0.6 27 163 0.8 U U U U U U
Missouri 28 156 0.6 28 142 0.7 U U U U U U
Indiana 28 156 0.6 29 122 0.6 U U U U U U
Wisconsin 27 208 0.8 29 122 0.6 U U U U U U
Kentucky 34 78 0.3 31 81 0.4 U U U U U U
Maine 32 104 0.4 31 81 0.4 U U U U U U
New Hampshire 31 130 0.5 31 81 0.4 U U U U U U
New Mexico 32 104 0.4 31 81 0.4 U U U U U U
Rhode Island U U U 31 81 0.4 U U U U U U
Alabama 34 78 0.3 36 61 0.3 U U U U U U
Alaska 36 52 0.2 36 61 0.3 U U U U U U
United States, total2   25,975     20,322     25,341     23,756  

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 May 21, 2010.