Table 4-19: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination City
Table 4-19: Overseas Visitors to the United States by Destination City
1997 | 2000 | 2002 | |||||||
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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 City, NY | 1 | 5,008 | 20.7 | 1 | 5,714 | 22.0 | 1 | 4,244 | 22.2 |
Los Angeles, CA | 2 | 3,920 | 16.2 | 2 | 3,533 | 13.6 | 2 | 2,256 | 11.8 |
Miami, FL | 3 | 3,315 | 13.7 | 4 | 2,935 | 11.3 | 3 | 2,198 | 11.5 |
Orlando, FL | 5 | 2,782 | 11.5 | 3 | 3,013 | 11.6 | 4 | 1,873 | 9.8 |
San Francisco, CA | 4 | 2,855 | 11.8 | 5 | 2,831 | 10.9 | 5 | 1,644 | 8.6 |
Oahu/Honolulu, HI | 6 | 2,468 | 10.2 | 7 | 2,234 | 8.6 | 6 | 1,587 | 8.3 |
Las Vegas, NV | 7 | 2,105 | 8.7 | 6 | 2,260 | 8.7 | 7 | 1,223 | 6.4 |
Metro DC Area, DC-MD-VA | 8 | 1,427 | 5.9 | 8 | 1,481 | 5.7 | 8 | 1,032 | 5.4 |
Chicago, IL | 10 | 1,089 | 4.5 | 9 | 1,351 | 5.2 | 9 | 1,013 | 5.3 |
Boston, MA | 9 | 1,137 | 4.7 | 10 | 1,325 | 5.1 | 10 | 822 | 4.3 |
Atlanta, GA | 14 | 532 | 2.2 | 11 | 701 | 2.7 | 11 | 535 | 2.8 |
San Diego, CA | 11 | 823 | 3.4 | 11 | 701 | 2.7 | 12 | 440 | 2.3 |
Philadelphia, PA | 20 | 387 | 1.6 | 21 | 390 | 1.5 | 13 | 421 | 2.2 |
Houston, TX | 17 | 460 | 1.9 | 18 | 442 | 1.7 | 14 | 363 | 1.9 |
Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL | 13 | 556 | 2.3 | 13 | 519 | 2.0 | 14 | 363 | 1.9 |
San Jose, CA | 19 | 411 | 1.7 | 14 | 494 | 1.9 | 16 | 344 | 1.8 |
Anaheim, CA | 12 | 605 | 2.5 | 14 | 494 | 1.9 | 17 | 325 | 1.7 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX | 18 | 436 | 1.8 | 14 | 494 | 1.9 | 17 | 325 | 1.7 |
Seattle, WA | 14 | 532 | 2.2 | 20 | 416 | 1.6 | 19 | 306 | 1.6 |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 20 | 387 | 1.6 | 17 | 468 | 1.8 | 20 | 287 | 1.5 |
Denver, CO | 25 | 315 | 1.3 | 26 | 286 | 1.1 | 21 | 249 | 1.3 |
Detroit, MI | 28 | 242 | 1.0 | 23 | 338 | 1.3 | 21 | 249 | 1.3 |
Phoenix, AZ | 20 | 387 | 1.6 | 23 | 338 | 1.3 | 21 | 249 | 1.3 |
New Orleans, LA | 23 | 339 | 1.4 | 22 | 364 | 1.4 | 24 | 229 | 1.2 |
Florida Keys, FL | 23 | 339 | 1.4 | 26 | 286 | 1.1 | 25 | 210 | 1.1 |
Maui, HI | 16 | 508 | 2.1 | 18 | 442 | 1.7 | 25 | 210 | 1.1 |
Newark, NJ | 34 | 194 | 0.8 | 26 | 286 | 1.1 | 27 | 172 | 0.9 |
Buffalo, NY | 32 | 218 | 0.9 | 31 | 208 | 0.8 | 28 | 153 | 0.8 |
Riverside/San Bern., CA | 26 | 266 | 1.1 | 29 | 234 | 0.9 | 28 | 153 | 0.8 |
West Palm Beach, FL | 36 | 169 | 0.7 | 31 | 208 | 0.8 | 28 | 153 | 0.8 |
Baltimore, MD | 39 | 145 | 0.6 | 35 | 182 | 0.7 | 31 | 134 | 0.7 |
Minn./St. Paul, MN | 28 | 242 | 1.0 | 25 | 312 | 1.2 | 31 | 134 | 0.7 |
Sacramento, CA | 28 | 242 | 1.0 | 31 | 208 | 0.8 | 31 | 134 | 0.7 |
Ft. Myers, FL | 39 | 145 | 0.6 | 36 | 156 | 0.6 | 34 | 115 | 0.6 |
Melbourne, FL | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 36 | 156 | 0.6 | 34 | 115 | 0.6 |
Monterey, CA | 26 | 266 | 1.1 | 29 | 234 | 0.9 | 34 | 115 | 0.6 |
Nassau, NY | 56 | 97 | 0.4 | 48 | 104 | 0.4 | 34 | 115 | 0.6 |
Portland, OR | 28 | 242 | 1.0 | 36 | 156 | 0.6 | 34 | 115 | 0.6 |
Salt Lake City, UT | 39 | 145 | 0.6 | 36 | 156 | 0.6 | 34 | 115 | 0.6 |
Sarasota, Fl | 34 | 194 | 0.8 | 41 | 130 | 0.5 | 34 | 115 | 0.6 |
Cincinnati, OH | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 48 | 104 | 0.4 | 41 | 96 | 0.5 |
Columbus, OH | 64 | 73 | 0.3 | 56 | 78 | 0.3 | 41 | 96 | 0.5 |
Hawaii, HI | 32 | 218 | 0.9 | 41 | 130 | 0.5 | 41 | 96 | 0.5 |
Oakland, CA | 39 | 145 | 0.6 | 31 | 208 | 0.8 | 41 | 96 | 0.5 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 48 | 104 | 0.4 | 41 | 96 | 0.5 |
Santa Barbara, CA | 36 | 169 | 0.7 | 41 | 130 | 0.5 | 41 | 96 | 0.5 |
Albany, NY | U | U | U | U | U | U | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
Atlantic City, NJ | 56 | 97 | 0.4 | 56 | 78 | 0.3 | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
Austin, TX | 56 | 97 | 0.4 | 41 | 130 | 0.5 | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
Charlotte, NC | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 41 | 130 | 0.5 | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
Indianapolis, IN | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 56 | 78 | 0.3 | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
Nashville, TN | 39 | 145 | 0.6 | 36 | 156 | 0.6 | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
Raleigh, NC | 39 | 145 | 0.6 | 41 | 130 | 0.5 | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
San Antonio, TX | 56 | 97 | 0.4 | U | U | U | 47 | 76 | 0.4 |
Cleveland, OH | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 48 | 104 | 0.4 | 55 | 57 | 0.3 |
Daytona Beach, FL | 39 | 145 | 0.6 | U | U | U | 55 | 57 | 0.3 |
Jacksonville, FL | 64 | 73 | 0.3 | U | U | U | 55 | 57 | 0.3 |
Memphis, TN | 56 | 97 | 0.4 | U | U | U | 55 | 57 | 0.3 |
St. Louis, MO | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 48 | 104 | 0.4 | 55 | 57 | 0.3 |
Tucson, AZ | 47 | 121 | 0.5 | 41 | 130 | 0.5 | 55 | 57 | 0.3 |
United States, total | 24,194 | 25,974 | 19,117 |
1International travelers to the United States from Canada and Mexico are not included.
KEY: U = data are unavailable.
NOTES: A visitor may visit more than one city. "Share of U.S. total" represents the percent of visitors visiting the city. These columns, therefore, do not sum to 100. Some cities are not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors.
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian Islands, annual issues, Washington, DC: 2003, available at http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/ as of Oct. 8, 2003.