Border Crossing Data Annual Release 2023

Monday, March 4, 2024

BTS 09-24

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Border Crossing Data provide summary statistics for inbound crossings at the U.S.-Canada and the U.S.-Mexico border at the port level. Data are available for trucks, trains, containers, buses, personal vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians. Border crossing data are collected at ports of entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The data reflect the number of vehicles, containers, passengers, or pedestrians entering the United States. CBP does not collect comparable data on outbound crossings. Users seeking data on outbound counts may therefore want to review data from individual bridge operators, border state governments, or the Mexican and Canadian governments. The source for data in this release is the Border Crossing data website: https://data.bts.gov/stories/s/jswi-2e7b

In 2023, the total number of trucks entering the U.S. from Canada increased 0.6 from 2022. The port of Detroit, Michigan had 1,562,531 incoming trucks, and handled 28.3% of the total volume along the Northern border.

Table 1: Incoming Trucks from Canada: 2022-2023

Port	2022	2023	YoY Change	Port % of Total
Detroit, MI	1,414,853	1,562,531	10.4	28.3
Buffalo, NY	885,864	892,838	0.8	16.2
Port Huron, MI	873,605	782,260	-10.5	14.2
Blaine, WA	362,569	356,021	-1.8	6.4
Champlain, NY	279,748	263,689	-5.7	4.8
Total all ports	5,493,228	5,526,056	0.6	100.0

The bridges at Buffalo, New York accommodated 3,957,668 incoming personal vehicles from Canada in 2023, a 50.7% increase from 2022.

Table 2: Incoming Personal Vehicles from Canada: 2022-2023

Port	2022	2023	YoY Change	Port % of Total
Buffalo, NY	2,626,696	3,957,668	50.7	19.2
Detroit, MI	2,482,073	3,425,680	38.0	16.6
Blaine, WA	2,063,919	2,989,575	44.8	14.5
Port Huron, MI	719,708	968,198	34.5	4.7
Champlain, NY	691,528	909,510	31.5	4.4
Total all ports	14,264,533	20,608,230	44.5	100.0

The number of pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada increased 17.1% in 2023 from 2022. While Buffalo Niagara Falls handled 57.9% of the total volume, the number of crossings decreased 7.1% year-over-year.

Table 3: Incoming Pedestrians from Canada: 2022-2023

Port	2022	2023	YoY Change	Port % of Total
Buffalo, NY	134,735	125,161	-7.1	57.9
Blaine, WA	0	26,991		12.5
Sumas, WA	13,154	22,218	68.9	10.3
Point Roberts, WA	6,843	9,755	42.6	4.5
International Falls, MN	3,718	5,389	44.9	2.5
Total all ports	184,407	215,983	17.1	100.0

The port of Laredo, Texas handled nearly 3 million incoming trucks from Mexico in 2023, a 4.9% increase from 2022. Laredo also manages nearly 40% of the truck volume on the Southern border.

Table 4: Incoming Trucks from Mexico: 2022-2023

Port	2022	2023	YoY Change	Port % of Total
Laredo, TX	2,799,601	2,936,130	4.9	39.9
Otay Mesa, CA	1,052,286	1,034,188	-1.7	14.1
Hidalgo, TX	673,836	708,726	5.2	9.6
Ysleta, TX	650,404	640,667	-1.5	8.7
Calexico East, CA	453,776	458,159	1.0	6.2
Total all ports	7,258,400	7,356,659	1.4	100.0

The border crossing at San Ysidro, California accommodated 15,845,661 cars entering the U.S. from Mexico in 2023, a 3.2 percent increase from 2022.

Table 5: Incoming Personal Vehicles from Mexico: 2022-2023

Port	2022	2023	YoY Change	Port % of Total
San Ysidro, CA	15,349,871	15,845,661	3.2	20.9
El Paso, TX	8,352,496	8,221,492	-1.6	10.8
Otay Mesa, CA	5,803,929	5,753,989	-0.9	7.6
Calexico, CA	4,919,857	5,014,733	1.9	6.6
Laredo, TX	4,552,930	4,908,368	7.8	6.5
Total all ports	73,245,410	75,891,766	3.6	100.0

San Ysidro also accommodated 17.4 percent of incoming pedestrian crossings from Mexico in 2023, a 2.5 percent increase from 2022. Crossings at Brownsville, Texas increased 54.9 year over year.

Table 6: Incoming Pedestrians from Mexico: 2022-2023

Port	2022	2023	YoY Change	Port % of Total
San Ysidro, CA	6,678,157	6,847,737	2.5	17.4
El Paso, TX	3,650,111	4,247,771	16.4	10.8
Nogales, AZ	2,565,614	2,934,216	14.4	7.4
Brownsville, TX	1,832,544	2,837,737	54.9	7.2
Calexico, CA	2,604,066	2,815,354	8.1	7.1
Total all ports	35,886,904	39,421,651	9.8	100.0