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Overseas* Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories 1996-1995
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1996 Rank
STATE/TERRITORY
VISITATION**
1996 MARKET
SHARE
1996 VISITATION
(000)
1995 MARKET
SHARE
1995 VISITATION
(000)
%
CHANGE
1
 California 26.5% 6,004 25.7% 5,304 13%
2
 Florida 25.2% 5,710 25.9% 5,345 7%
3
 New York 21.2% 4,804 21.7% 4,479 7%
4
 Hawaiian Islands 13.5% 3,059 14.1% 2,910 5%
5
 Nevada 9.1% 2,062 9.0% 1,858 11%
6
 Guam 5.7% 1,292 6.0% 1,238 4%
7
 Illinois 5.2% 1,178 5.4% 1,115 6%
8
 Massachusetts 5.1% 1,156 5.1% 1,053 10%
9
 Arizona 4.4% 997 4.3% 887 12%
10
 Texas 4.3% 974 4.2% 867 12%
11
 Pennsylvania 3.1% 702 2.9% 599 17%
12
 Georgia 2.9% 657 2.9% 599 10%
13
 New Jersey 2.8% 634 2.9% 599 6%
14
 Washington 2.7% 612 2.9% 599 2%
15
 Colorado 2.5% 566 2.1% 433 31%
16
 Utah 2.2% 498 2.1% 433 15%
17
 Louisiana 1.8% 408 2.0% 413 -1%
18
 Ohio 1.7% 385 1.7% 351 10%
19
 North Carolina 1.6% 363 1.5% 310 17%
19
 Michigan 1.6% 363 1.8% 372 -2%
21
 Virginia 1.5% 340 1.7% 351 -3%
22
 Minnesota 1.2% 272 1.0% 206 32%
22
 Maryland 1.2% 272 1.2% 248 10%
24
 Oregon 1.1% 249 1.2% 248 1%
25
 Tennessee 1.0% 227 1.3% 268 -16%
25
 Connecticut 1.0% 227 1.1% 227 0%
27
 South Carolina 0.8% 181 1.1% 227 -20%
28
 Wisconsin 0.7% 159 0.7% 144 10%
28
 Wyoming 0.7% 159 0.8% 165 -4%
28
 Missouri 0.7% 159 0.7% 144 10%
31
 New Mexico 0.6% 136 0.7% 144 -6%
31
 Indiana 0.6% 136 0.7% 144 -6%
33
 Maine 0.5% 113 0.5% 103 10%
33
 New Hampshire 0.5% 113 0.5% 103 10%
35
 Vermont 0.4% 91 0.4% 83 10%
35
 Alabama 0.4% 91 0.4% 83 10%
37
 Oklahoma 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
37
 Kentucky 0.3% 68 0.4% 83 -18%
37
 Iowa 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
37
 Kansas 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
37
 U.S. Trust Terr. 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
37
 Puerto Rico 0.3% 68 0.5% 103 -34%
37
 Delaware 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
37
 Idaho 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
37
 Rhode Island 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
37
 Alaska 0.3% 68 0.3% 62 10%
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 Nebraska
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 South Dakota
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 Arkansas
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 Mississippi
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 U.S. Virgin Islands
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 North Dakota *
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* Excludes Canada and Mexico

** Some states/territories are not shown due to low sample size of overseas visitors

Source: Tourism Industries, International Trade Administration. 2/98