Table 1-48: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States

Friday, October 21, 2016

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.

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Table 1-48: U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States