Abstract of International Travel To and From the U.S. - 1996 Back to Abstract Table of Contents |
OVERSEAS* VISITORS TO SELECT U.S. STATES
AND TERRITORIES
1996-1995
| STATE/TERRITORY VISITATION** | 1996 MARKET SHARE | 1996 VISITATION (000) | 1995 MARKET SHARE | 1995 VISITATION (000) | VOLUME % CHANGE |
| California | 26.5% | 6,004 | 25.7% | 5,304 | 13% |
| Florida | 25.2% | 5,710 | 25.9% | 5,345 | 7% |
| New York | 21.2% | 4,804 | 21.7% | 4,479 | 7% |
| Hawaiian Islands | 13.5% | 3,059 | 14.1% | 2,910 | 5% |
| Nevada | 9.1% | 2,062 | 9.0% | 1,858 | 11% |
| Guam | 5.7% | 1,292 | 6.0% | 1,238 | 4% |
| Illinois | 5.2% | 1,178 | 5.4% | 1,115 | 6% |
| Massachusetts | 5.1% | 1,156 | 5.1% | 1,053 | 10% |
| Arizona | 4.4% | 997 | 4.3% | 887 | 12% |
| Texas | 4.3% | 974 | 4.2% | 867 | 12% |
| Pennsylvania | 3.1% | 702 | 2.9% | 599 | 17% |
| Georgia | 2.9% | 657 | 2.9% | 599 | 10% |
| New Jersey | 2.8% | 634 | 2.9% | 599 | 6% |
| Washington | 2.7% | 612 | 2.9% | 599 | 2% |
| Colorado | 2.5% | 566 | 2.1% | 433 | 31% |
| Utah | 2.2% | 498 | 2.1% | 433 | 15% |
| Louisiana | 1.8% | 408 | 2.0% | 413 | -1% |
| Ohio | 1.7% | 385 | 1.7% | 351 | 10% |
| North Carolina | 1.6% | 363 | 1.5% | 310 | 17% |
| Michigan | 1.6% | 363 | 1.8% | 372 | -2% |
| Virginia | 1.5% | 340 | 1.7% | 351 | -3% |
| Minnesota | 1.2% | 272 | 1.0% | 206 | 32% |
| Maryland | 1.2% | 272 | 1.2% | 248 | 10% |
| Oregon | 1.1% | 249 | 1.2% | 248 | 1% |
| Tennessee | 1.0% | 227 | 1.3% | 268 | -16% |
| Connecticut | 1.0% | 227 | 1.1% | 227 | 0% |
| South Carolina | 0.8% | 181 | 1.1% | 227 | -20% |
| Wisconsin | 0.7% | 159 | 0.7% | 144 | 10% |
| Wyoming | 0.7% | 159 | 0.8% | 165 | -4% |
| Missouri | 0.7% | 159 | 0.7% | 144 | 10% |
| New Mexico | 0.6% | 136 | 0.7% | 144 | -6% |
| Indiana | 0.6% | 136 | 0.7% | 144 | -6% |
| Maine | 0.5% | 113 | 0.5% | 103 | 10% |
| New Hampshire | 0.5% | 113 | 0.5% | 103 | 10% |
| Vermont | 0.4% | 91 | 0.4% | 83 | 10% |
| Alabama | 0.4% | 91 | 0.4% | 83 | 10% |
| Oklahoma | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| Kentucky | 0.3% | 68 | 0.4% | 83 | -18% |
| Iowa | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| Kansas | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| U.S. Trust Terr. | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 68 | 0.5% | 103 | -34% |
| Delaware | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| Idaho | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| Rhode Island | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| Alaska | 0.3% | 68 | 0.3% | 62 | 10% |
| Arkansas | 0.2% | 45 | 0.2% | 41 | 10% |
| Mississippi | 0.2% | 45 | 0.3% | 62 | -27% |
| Montana | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| West Virginia | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| South Dakota | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| North Dakota | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
* Excludes Canada and Mexico
** Some states/territories visitation not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors.
For more information please contact Tourism Industries.
Source: Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration. 2/98