Number of U.S. residents travelling overseas 2002-2020
In 2020, there were approximately 9.84 million U.S. citizens who travelled overseas. This shows a substantial decrease from the previous year's total of 44.81 million overseas travelers.
In 2019, the U.S. received approximately 80 million international visitors. As with outbound travel, well over half of inbound visitors to the U.S. came from neighboring countries Canada and Mexico, with approximately 21 million and 18 million travelers in 2018, respectively. The most popular city destination for overseas visitors to the U.S. was New York City in 2016.
International and domestic travel expenditures in the U.S. reached roughly 1,126.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. That same year, international travel spending in the U.S. reached 155 billion U.S. dollars.
U.S. travelers - additional information
Excluding visitors to Canada and Mexico, the number of United States residents traveling overseas peaked at 44.81 million in 2019. The total number of outbound tourists from the U.S. was 99.74 million in 2019, illustrating the large proportion of travel to Mexico and Canada – indeed, 39.9 million U.S. residents traveled to Mexico and almost 15 million traveled to Canada. However, the number of U.S. visitors to Canada has seen a decrease, and subsequent increase, over the years.In 2019, the U.S. received approximately 80 million international visitors. As with outbound travel, well over half of inbound visitors to the U.S. came from neighboring countries Canada and Mexico, with approximately 21 million and 18 million travelers in 2018, respectively. The most popular city destination for overseas visitors to the U.S. was New York City in 2016.
International and domestic travel expenditures in the U.S. reached roughly 1,126.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. That same year, international travel spending in the U.S. reached 155 billion U.S. dollars.
