The chart above shows the number of tourists per square mile that visited each EU and US state in 2012.  Malta has over ten times the tourist density of the next highest state.

The chart above shows the number of tourists per square kilometer that visited each EU state in 2012.  Malta has, by a huge margin, the most tourists per square kilometer of territory than any other state.

The chart above shows the number of tourists per square mile that visited each US state in 2012.  Hawaii has, by a large margin, the most tourists per square mile of territory than any other state.

The chart above shows the number of tourists per resident that visited each EU and US state in 2012.  Small island states with warm weather do pretty well for themselves, but then again so does a desert (Nevada), people are strange sometimes.

The chart above shows the number of tourists per resident that visited each US state in 2012.  Hawaii receives over five times its population in international tourists per year and is by far the leader in this metric as no other state receives twice its population in international tourists.

The chart above shows the number of tourists per resident that visited each EU state in 2012.  Malta receives nearly three times its population in international tourists per year, although it does help to have a small population as the base figure.  Of all the states that receive more than 1.5 times their population in tourists annually, only Austria has a sizable population to begin with.

The chart above shows the number of tourists that visited each EU and US state in 2012.  EU states account for seven of the top ten states in international tourists.  Note however, that US data does not include domestic travelers from other US states whereas EU data does include travelers from other EU countries.

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.

The chart above shows the number of tourists that visited each EU state for one night or more in 2012 (unless otherwise indicated).  Four states accounted for half of the international tourists in EU states: Italy, Spain, France, and Germany.