The chart above shows the number of tourists that visited each US state in 2012 based on survey data. Three states accounted for half of the international tourists in US states: New York, Florida, and California.
Findings
- The difference between the state with the most international tourists, New York, and the states with the least, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wyoming, is 19,097,239.
- New York has 574.00 times the international tourists that Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wyoming do.
- The median number of international tourists in the 50 US states is 333,285 and the mean 1,702,420.
- Seven states accounted for three-quarters of all international tourists in US states: New York, Florida, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Texas, and Illinois.
Caveats
- Tourist data is from 2012.
- Tourist data does not include tourists from other US states.
- The data for Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia indicates the maximum possible number of tourists as the sample size was too small to be accurate.
- The data is based on total number of international tourists to the US in 2012 and distributed among the states based on a survey that was conducted on the first quarter of the same year.
Details
Illinois is the only Midwestern state in the top 15. The Midwest is the only region to not have a single state in the top six.
Future posts will look into tourists per capita and tourists per area.
Sources
National Trade and Tourism Office. 2018. "International Visitation in the United States." Accessed September 18, 2018. https://travel.trade.gov/outreachpages/inbound.general_information.inbound_overview.html.
National Trade and Tourism Office. 2018. "Survey of International Air Travelers." Accessed September 18, 2018. https://travel.trade.gov/research/programs/ifs/examples.asp.