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Passports Statistics

U.S. Passports Issued per Fiscal Year (1996-2016)

Fiscal Year U.S. Passports Issued
2016 18,676,547 (includes 2,110,555 passport cards)
2015 15,556,216 (includes 1,647,413 passport cards)
2014 14,087,341 (includes 1,463,191 passport cards)
2013 13,529,757 (includes 1,408,865 passport cards)
2012 13,125,829 (includes 1,300,145 passport cards)
2011 12,613,153 (includes 1,173,092 passport cards)
2010 14,794,604 (includes 1,556,392 passport cards)
2009 14,170,171 (includes 1,544,718 passport cards)
2008 16,132,536 (includes 189,560 passport cards)
2007 18,382,798
2006 12,133,537
2005 10,123,424
2004 8,825,410
2003 7,300,667
2002 7,001,482
2001 7,119,506
2000 7,292,182
1999 6,722,198
1998 6,539,864
1997 6,295,003
1996 5,547,693

U.S. Passports Issued Per Calendar Year (1995-1974)

Note: As of 1996, passport statistics are tabulated for the fiscal year.

Calendar Year U.S. Passports Issued
1995 5,263,989
1994 4,895,151
1993 4,207,716
1992 3,282,488
1991 3,387,245
1990 3,688,689
1989 3,690,830
1988 4,060,803
1987 4,872,403
1986 4,109,132
1985 4,967,895
1984 4,718,205
1983 4,121,534
1982 3,763,995
1981 3,222,346
1980 3,020,468
1979 3,169,999
1978 3,234,471
1977 3,107,122
1976 2,816,678
1975 2,334,359
1974 2,415,003

Valid Passports in Circulation (1989-2016)

Year Valid U.S. Passports
2016 131,841,062
2015 125,907,176
2014 121,512,341
2013 117,443,735
2012 113,431,943
2011 109,780,364
2010 101,797,872
2009 97,597,368
2008 92,038,623
2007 82,100,668
2006 70,598,794
2005 64,772,634
2004 60,890,770
2003 57,642,868
2002 55,169,571
2001 52,155,057
2000 48,614,417
1999 45,337,044
1998 42,576,973
1997 39,729,749
1996 34,365,046
1995 29,559,666
1994 25,156,620
1993 21,245,840
1992 17,950,578
1991 14,344,241
1990 11,116,489
1989 7,261,711

U.S. Passport Applications Received by Fiscal Year (1986-2016)

Fiscal Year U.S. Passport Applications
FY 2016 16,838,457
FY 2015 14,596,917
FY 2014 13,287,573
FY 2013 12,673,903
FY 2012 12,481,013
FY 2011 12,028,710
FY 2010 14,005,102
FY 2009 14,045,147
FY 2008 16,054,336
FY 2007 18,581,977
FY 2006 12,333,428
FY 2005 10,412,146
FY 2004 9,046,790
FY 2003 7,355,537
FY 2002 7,217,320
FY 2001 7,182,304
FY 2000 7,367,472
FY 1999 6,801,129
FY 1998 6,557,987
FY 1997 6,330,968
FY 1996 5,531,268
FY 1995 5,242,488
FY 1994 4,748,763
FY 1993 3,912,154
FY 1992 3,479,946
FY 1991 3,124,527
FY 1990 3,704,833
FY 1989 3,663,323
FY 1988 4,206,472
FY 1987 4,794,993
FY 1986 4,114,532

Passport Issuance by State or Territory per Fiscal Year (2010-2016)

State FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 FY 2013 FY 2012 FY 2011 FY 2010
ALABAMA 118,406 101,159 92,028 87,717 90,861 99,122 111,079
ALASKA 45,753 37,134 34,377 34,604 34,207 33,587 42,722
AMERICAN SAMOA 1,724 1,389 1,431 1,341 1,564 1,509 1,912
ARIZONA 315,433 259,214 231,380 222,440 210,841 196,629 289,901
ARKANSAS 74,824 63,606 57,805 57,629 58,087 56,071 67,737
CALIFORNIA 2,445,990 2,067,980 1,900,811 1,793,399 1,722,977 1,600,966 1,939,159
COLORADO 325,070 276,611 245,285 230,116 215,739 200,567 238,713
CONNECTICUT 232,232 195,662 178,072 175,025 174,893 162,544 197,136
DELAWARE 44,858 37,089 34,090 32,007 31,700 31,051 36,994
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 192,013 189,106 147,633 135,722 145,086 155,947 183,072
FLORIDA 1,105,809 914,532 833,173 800,925 778,410 768,267 904,674
GEORGIA 422,234 348,086 319,433 311,046 304,497 304,020 350,450
GUAM 14,582 13,589 12,879 12,951 13,245 10,753 12,371
HAWAII 84,332 72,974 65,496 63,294 61,560 53,993 64,210
IDAHO 72,832 59,876 51,947 49,392 46,927 44,255 56,288
ILLINOIS 721,385 588,689 538,756 517,003 507,154 481,337 582,132
INDIANA 223,826 186,204 170,695 165,871 166,360 159,456 197,577
IOWA 123,830 103,857 95,043 93,736 93,676 87,077 105,984
KANSAS 110,721 96,394 87,898 86,007 83,807 81,013 97,192
KENTUCKY 117,237 98,113 89,531 86,987 87,247 85,426 104,305
LOUISIANA 136,547 107,715 100,420 101,803 96,624 97,497 114,914
MAINE 63,821 52,667 48,443 46,778 46,941 47,138 61,929
MARYLAND 350,316 301,107 270,242 266,424 261,044 249,232 298,455
MASSACHUSETTS 466,837 399,177 363,720 342,896 350,177 333,636 383,622
MICHIGAN 398,869 333,115 299,108 286,630 285,568 270,717 364,210
MINNESOTA 341,485 256,008 224,094 224,763 220,294 203,012 259,164
MISSISSIPPI 54,892 47,341 44,383 43,058 44,672 45,836 54,333
MISSOURI 229,954 183,889 163,837 159,867 158,400 154,174 189,889
MONTANA 47,971 38,469 35,539 34,472 33,668 30,939 40,840
NEBRASKA 75,672 66,063 58,573 57,480 55,069 52,502 65,493
NEVADA 144,342 118,478 104,596 97,057 91,363 88,286 109,853
NEW HAMPSHIRE 88,184 66,472 60,146 56,842 58,840 54,922 69,822
NEW JERSEY 657,990 560,998 514,487 496,260 501,108 446,964 550,767
NEW MEXICO 86,915 58,858 53,920 61,811 49,209 47,476 71,166
NEW YORK 1,357,785 1,169,590 1,077,692 1,043,809 1,008,588 923,888 1,129,735
NORTH CAROLINA 364,664 301,152 271,830 262,180 257,914 255,548 304,380
NORTH DAKOTA 34,516 29,683 26,636 26,055 25,213 22,750 29,765
NORTHERN MARIANAS 3,566 3,044 3,297 3,271 3,051 2,411 3,191
OHIO 433,076 366,525 335,364 320,622 325,645 301,845 392,796
OKLAHOMA 127,173 107,229 97,271 95,038 92,870 86,289 107,209
OREGON 212,714 174,385 154,997 149,118 141,117 135,528 165,062
PENNSYLVANIA 570,133 481,992 447,616 430,808 436,659 419,980 525,289
PUERTO RICO 174,430 102,539 95,379 94,307 93,836 87,638 109,327
RHODE ISLAND 60,023 50,704 45,750 43,671 44,058 41,771 50,235
SOUTH CAROLINA 271,185 233,625 238,430 237,931 210,722 178,371 134,439
SOUTH DAKOTA 32,834 27,777 24,702 23,971 23,603 21,642 28,642
TENNESSEE 203,943 167,869 153,087 147,754 149,622 144,539 171,100
TEXAS 1,299,380 1,126,452 1,015,143 961,826 888,575 800,648 1,012,826
UTAH 151,766 128,515 114,474 109,282 101,648 96,849 123,384
VERMONT 34,486 29,338 26,152 24,801 25,809 23,819 31,133
VIRGIN ISLANDS 10,280 8,093 7,669 8,517 9,318 8,844 10,118
VIRGINIA 453,042 372,663 337,363 333,781 328,469 316,172 373,227
WASHINGTON 437,665 347,570 309,264 303,820 290,742 271,283 340,542
WEST VIRGINIA 36,474 32,483 30,610 30,069 31,605 30,156 36,150
WISCONSIN 258,917 209,517 189,338 180,902 178,406 168,937 218,464
WYOMING 22,967 20,782 18,504 18,264 17,782 16,445 19,738