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2-12 Top 5 Incoming Land Border Crossings: 1995-2012 (Table)

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

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millions of person crossings

Year Canada Mexico
1995 101.3 203.6
1996 105.8 207.6
1997 97.6 261.1
1998 93.1 274.1
1999 94.6 293.1
2000 95.8 290.4
2001 80.4 264.0
2002 74.5 253.2
2003 67.1 246.1
2004 68.2 242.4
2005 67.2 235.1
2006 67.3 228.7
2007 62.8 217.5
2008 61.6 206.3
2009 56.6 184.8
2010 59.9 168.3
2011 62.3 153.7
2012 65.1 159.1

Note: Excludes drivers and passengers in commercial trucks.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data, available at transborder.bts.gov as of October 2013.