U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
Overseas* Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories
2004-2003
2004
Rank |
STATE/TERRITORY
VISITATION** |
2004
MARKETSHARE |
2004
VISITATION
(000) |
2003
MARKETSHARE |
2003
VISITATION
(000) |
VOLUME
%
CHANGE |
1 |
New York |
26.7% |
5,426 |
23.3% |
4,200 |
29% |
2 |
Florida |
21.8% |
4,430 |
23.3% |
4,200 |
5% |
3 |
California |
20.7% |
4,207 |
22.1% |
3,984 |
6% |
4 |
Hawaii |
10.9% |
2,215 |
10.8% |
1,947 |
14% |
5 |
Nevada |
8.0% |
1,626 |
7.6% |
1,370 |
19% |
6 |
Guam |
5.1% |
1,036 |
4.7% |
847 |
22% |
7 |
Illinois |
4.8% |
975 |
4.6% |
829 |
18% |
8 |
Massachusetts |
4.6% |
935 |
4.6% |
829 |
13% |
9 |
Texas |
4.3% |
874 |
4.6% |
829 |
5% |
10 |
New Jersey |
4.1% |
833 |
3.8% |
685 |
22% |
11 |
Pennsylvania |
3.4% |
691 |
3.4% |
613 |
13% |
12 |
Arizona |
3.1% |
630 |
2.7% |
487 |
29% |
13 |
Georgia |
2.1% |
427 |
2.5% |
451 |
-5% |
14 |
Michigan |
1.8% |
366 |
2.0% |
361 |
1% |
14 |
Washington |
1.8% |
366 |
1.9% |
342 |
7% |
16 |
Colorado |
1.7% |
345 |
1.6% |
288 |
20% |
17 |
Ohio |
1.6% |
325 |
1.8% |
324 |
0% |
17 |
Utah |
1.6% |
325 |
1.4% |
252 |
29% |
19 |
North Carolina |
1.5% |
305 |
1.4% |
252 |
21% |
19 |
Virginia |
1.5% |
305 |
1.3% |
234 |
30% |
21 |
Louisiana |
1.4% |
285 |
1.2% |
216 |
32% |
22 |
Connecticut |
1.3% |
264 |
1.4% |
252 |
5% |
23 |
Maryland |
1.0% |
203 |
1.1% |
198 |
3% |
23 |
Oregon |
1.0% |
203 |
0.9% |
162 |
25% |
25 |
Minnesota |
0.9% |
183 |
0.5% |
90 |
103% |
25 |
Tennessee |
0.9% |
183 |
0.9% |
162 |
13% |
27 |
South Carolina |
0.8% |
163 |
0.8% |
144 |
13% |
28 |
Missouri |
0.7% |
142 |
0.5% |
90 |
58% |
29 |
Indiana |
0.6% |
122 |
0.8% |
144 |
-15% |
29 |
Wisconsin |
0.6% |
122 |
0.6% |
108 |
13% |
31 |
Kentucky |
0.4% |
81 |
0.4% |
72 |
13% |
31 |
Maine |
0.4% |
81 |
** |
** |
** |
31 |
New Hampshire |
0.4% |
81 |
0.5% |
90 |
-10% |
31 |
New Mexico |
0.4% |
81 |
0.5% |
90 |
-10% |
31 |
Rhode Island |
0.4% |
81 |
0.4% |
72 |
13% |
36 |
Alabama |
0.3% |
61 |
0.4% |
72 |
-15% |
36 |
Alaska |
0.3% |
61 |
** |
** |
** |
* Excludes Canada and Mexico
** Some States not shown due to low sampling size of overseas visitors (i.e. less than 100 respondents 2003 & 2004)
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 2005
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