TInet: Overseas* Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian Islands

U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
OVERSEAS* VISITORS TO SELECT U.S. STATES AND TERRITORIES
2002-2001
2002 Rank	STATE/TERRITORY VISITATION**	2002 MARKET SHARE	2002 VISITATION (000)	2001 MARKET SHARE	2001 VISITATION (000)	2002/2001 % CHANGE
1	New York	23.5%	4,492	23.1%	5,043	-11%
2	Florida	23.1%	4,416	24.1%	5,262	-16%
3	California	21.2%	4,053	22.2%	4,847	-16%
4	Hawaiian Islands	10.2%	1,950	10.1%	2,205	-12%
5	Nevada	6.7%	1,281	7.2%	1,572	-19%
6	Guam	5.6%	1,071	5.1%	1,113	-4%
6	Illinois	5.6%	1,071	5.1%	1,113	-4%
8	Massachusetts	4.9%	937	5.4%	1,179	-21%
9	Texas	4.3%	822	4.3%	939	-12%
10	New Jersey	3.7%	707	3.7%	808	-13%
11	Pennsylvania	3.5%	669	3.2%	699	-4%
12	Georgia	3.1%	593	3.6%	786	-25%
13	Arizona	2.9%	554	2.9%	633	-12%
14	Colorado	2.0%	382	2.0%	437	-13%
15	Michigan	1.9%	363	2.0%	437	-17%
15	Washington	1.9%	363	1.8%	393	-8%
17	Ohio	1.7%	325	1.8%	393	-17%
18	North Carolina	1.6%	306	1.4%	306	0%
19	Utah	1.5%	287	1.3%	284	1%
19	Virginia	1.5%	287	1.5%	327	-12%
21	Connecticut	1.4%	268	1.3%	284	-6%
21	Louisiana	1.4%	268	2.0%	437	-39%
23	Maryland	1.2%	229	1.2%	262	-13%
24	Tennessee	1.0%	191	1.1%	240	-20%
25	Minnesota	0.9%	172	1.3%	284	-39%
25	Oregon	0.9%	172	0.8%	175	-2%
25	South Carolina	0.9%	172	0.9%	196	-12%
28	Indiana	0.7%	134	0.5%	109	23%
28	New Hampshire	0.7%	134	0.5%	109	23%
28	Wisconsin	0.7%	134	0.7%	153	-12%
31	Maine	0.6%	115	0.6%	131	-12%
32	Kentucky	0.5%	96	**	**	**
32	Missouri	0.5%	96	0.7%	153	-37%
32	New Mexico	0.5%	96	**	**	**
32	Vermont	0.5%	96	**	**	**
36	Alabama	0.4%	76	0.5%	109	-30%
36	Rhode Island	0.4%	76	0.4%	87	-13%
38	Wyoming	0.3%	57	**	**	**
39	Oklahoma	0.2%	38	**	**	**

* Excludes Canada and Mexico

** Some States not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors (i.e. less than 100 respondents 2001 & 2002)
For more information please contact the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries

Release Date: May 2003