Summary
International Tourist
Arrivals to the United States
Sources: CRS analysis of International Trade Administration (ITA), ADIS/I-94 Visitor Arrivals Program,
https://www.trade.gov/i-94-arrivals-program and ITA, Most Popular U.S. States and Cities Among International Tourists,
https://www.trade.gov/us-states-cities-visited-overseas-travelers.
Information as of January 23, 2025. Prepared by Adam G. Levin, Analyst in Economic Development Policy; Jamie Bush, Visual
Information Specialist; and Calvin Desouza, Geospatial Analyst.
Congress and executive agencies have sought to attract international visitors (or "arrivals") to the United States.
For example, the 117th Congress passed the Restoring Brand USA Act, which provided $250 million in one-time funding to
the Corporation for Travel Promotion, a public-private entity promoting international tourism to the United States.1 To
increase U.S. economic growth and employment, the June 2022 interagency National Travel and Tourism Strategy called
for increasing annual foreign visitors to the United States to 90 million by 2027 and for, among other things, "Protecting,
restoring, and developing a broader array of tourism assets."2
1 The Restoring Brand USA Act was Division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-103).
2 U.S. Department of Commerce, National Travel and Tourism Strategy 2022, June 6, 2022, p. 18,
https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/les/2022-06/National-Travel-Tourism-Strategy.pdf.
0 10 20 M
VEN
ITA
KOR
BRA
FRA
DEU
MEX
GBR
JPN
CAN
0 10 20 M
ITA
AUS
KOR
BRA
FRA
DEU
JPN
GBR
MEX
CAN
0 10 20 M
IND
FRA
DEU
BRA
KOR
CHN
JPN
GBR
MEX
CAN
0 10 20 M
CHN
JPN
FRA
KOR
BRA
IND
DEU
GBR
MEX
CAN
2000 2010 2019 2023
44,680,701 60,010,360 79,441,595 66,481,888
M = Millions
Vietnam 93%
India
84.4%
China 76.9%
Ecuador Nigeria 76.3% 72.3%
Mexico 72.1%
Honduras 69.8%
United Arab
Emirates 62.7%
Poland 61.9%
Dominican
Republic 60.9%
NY 9.1
FL 7.9
CA 6.3
NV 2.1
TX 1.9
HI 1.7
IL 1.5
MA 1.3
NJ 1.0
AZ 0.9
Total Arrivals:
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While many of the countries sending the most arrivals to the United States have remained the same over recent
decades, some have changed. For example, India sent the fth-most international arrivals to the United States in
2023, while ranking 22nd in 2000.
Where Do U.S. International Arrivals Come From?
Note: Analysis included only
countries with minimum 100,000
U.S. arrivals in 2023.
Washington, DC would have
placed 7th on this list, with
1.6 million visitors.
Countries with Largest Percentage Increase in U.S. Arrivals, 2000-2023
States with Most Visits from U.S. International Arrivals, 2023 (in millions, excluding arrivals from Canada
and Mexico)
Which Countries Have Most Increased Their U.S. Arrivals?
Where Do U.S. International Arrivals Go?
On average, each arrival
visited 1.39 states (not
including Washington, DC)