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3-8 U.S.-Mexican Border Land-Passenger Entries: 2011 (thousands)

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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(Thousands)

 Entering the U.S.
Total for all U.S.-Mexico crossings 
Personal vehicles61,180
Personal vehicle passengers110,962
Buses208
Bus passengers2,720
Train passengers and crew4
Pedestrians40,021
Personal vehicles—top 3 gateways 
San Ysidro, CA12,373
El Paso, TX9,148
Hidalgo, TX4,878
Personal vehicle passengers—top 3 gateways 
San Ysidro, CA21,523
El Paso, TX14,941
Hidalgo, TX9,040
Buses—top 3 gateways 
San Ysidro, CA61
Laredo, TX43
Otay Mesa, CA35
Bus passengers—top 3 gateways 
Laredo, TX934
El Paso, TX478
San Ysidro, CA467
Train passengers and crew—top 3 gateways 
Nogales, AZ2.8
Otay Mesa, CA0.5
Calexico East, CA0.3
Pedestrians—top 3 gateways 
San Ysidro, CA8,454
El Paso, TX6,172
Calexico, CA4,451


Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/international/ accessed August 2012 as reported in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-48, available at https://www.bts.dot.gov/archive/publications/national_transportation_statistics/index accessed August 2012.