Wednesday, December 21, 2011
| Rank in 2004 | Truck | Rail | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border | Number of crossings | Border | Number of crossings | |
| Top 5 U.S.-NAFTA ports | 5,940,682 | Top 5 U.S.-NAFTA ports | 19,351 | |
| 1 | Detroit, MI | 1,701,452 | Port Huron, MI | 5,276 |
| 2 | Laredo, TX | 1,391,850 | Detroit, MI | 3,936 |
| 3 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,175,254 | International Falls, MN | 3,720 |
| 4 | Port Huron, MI | 945,962 | Laredo, TX | 3,443 |
| 5 | Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA | 726,164 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 2,976 |
| Top 5 as % of total | 52.1 | Top 5 as % of total | 47.1 | |
| U.S.-NAFTA total crossings | 11,405,508 | Total U.S.-NAFTA | 41,111 | |
| Top 5 U.S.-Canada ports | 4,591,686 | Top 5 U.S.-Canada ports | 18,564 | |
| 1 | Detroit, MI | 1,701,452 | Port Huron, MI | 5,276 |
| 2 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 1,175,254 | Detroit, MI | 3,936 |
| 3 | Port Huron, MI | 945,962 | International Falls, MN | 3,720 |
| 4 | Champlain-Rouses Pt., NY | 397,317 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 2,976 |
| 5 | Blaine, WA | 371,701 | Warroad, MN | 2,656 |
| Top 5 as % of total | 66.5 | Top 5 as % of total | 55.8 | |
| U.S.-Canada total crossings | 6,901,820 | U.S.-Canada | 33,267 | |
| Top 5 U.S.-Mexico ports | 3,604,137 | Top 5 U.S.-Mexico ports | ||
| 1 | Laredo, TX | 1,391,850 | Laredo, TX | 3,443 |
| 2 | Otay Mesa/San Ysidro, CA | 726,164 | Eagle Pass, TX | 1,653 |
| 3 | El Paso, TX | 719,545 | Brownsville, TX | 998 |
| 4 | Hidalgo, TX | 454,351 | El Paso, TX | 744 |
| 5 | Calexico East, CA | 312,227 | Nogales, AZ | 444 |
| Top 5 as % of total | 80.0 | Top 5 as % of total | 92.8 | |
| U.S.-Mexico total crossings | 4,503,688 | U.S.-Mexico | 7,844 | |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, based on data from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Management Reporting, Data Warehouse CD-ROM, August 2005.
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