Table 30. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and State or Territory of Destination: Fiscal Year 2019

State or Territory of Destination	Total	Tourists and Business Travelers (Visa Waiver)¹	Tourists and Business Travelers (Other)²	Students and Exchange Visitors³	Temporary Workers and Families⁴	Diplomats and Other Representatives⁵	All Other Classes	Unknown
Total	81,563,139	24,102,240	49,822,217	2,527,655	4,106,324	454,494	511,471	38,738
Alabama	187,323	55,494	93,827	13,966	19,261	2,755	1,987	33
Alaska	143,367	60,050	65,282	4,760	9,465	1,139	2,559	112
Arizona	2,816,342	143,073	2,393,861	35,612	235,145	6,475	1,067	1,109
Arkansas	135,017	14,079	98,960	6,761	14,395	536	254	32
California	15,542,204	3,882,548	10,547,353	422,395	615,220	30,143	41,049	3,496
Colorado	853,518	195,083	580,685	29,387	43,181	3,965	982	235
Connecticut	272,457	87,057	119,484	32,214	31,655	1,095	826	126
Delaware	53,195	14,268	24,096	6,739	6,879	909	283	21
District of Columbia	547,082	185,568	224,474	36,954	19,477	78,251	2,247	111
Florida	11,547,672	3,545,828	7,480,339	136,537	245,880	24,324	106,377	8,387
Georgia	992,139	285,589	542,574	48,165	101,572	7,657	6,238	344
Guam	1,398,597	1,355,900	32,539	754	5,352	1,303	777	1,972
Hawaii	2,968,121	2,183,514	754,881	11,097	10,209	5,566	2,584	270
Idaho	60,048	16,430	29,273	5,036	8,295	745	214	55
Illinois	1,686,954	520,701	927,729	100,827	128,031	5,050	4,045	571
Indiana	304,030	75,772	158,834	35,440	30,267	831	2,781	105
Iowa	91,113	18,951	45,601	13,932	11,930	387	277	35
Kansas	133,432	16,502	94,538	10,507	10,480	1,134	228	43
Kentucky	142,262	31,713	77,142	8,354	24,389	286	346	32
Louisiana	403,131	120,457	231,074	12,500	29,281	1,867	7,895	57
Maine	106,021	33,517	35,206	12,372	24,223	271	339	93
Maryland	472,649	120,081	248,426	40,068	30,437	31,021	2,373	243
Massachusetts	1,496,110	566,549	632,931	185,559	101,490	5,415	3,565	601
Michigan	1,122,095	183,786	426,859	87,749	417,806	1,688	3,789	418
Minnesota	345,845	88,096	193,875	25,574	35,148	643	2,271	238
Mississippi	60,019	10,399	32,739	4,287	11,344	877	367	6
Missouri	211,214	43,124	122,597	23,439	20,275	1,174	563	42
Montana	61,228	26,635	25,735	4,617	3,936	116	125	64
Nebraska	384,485	78,998	274,672	13,511	14,566	2,024	608	106
Nevada	2,879,103	826,105	2,013,045	7,989	25,742	4,603	1,052	567
New Hampshire	78,629	33,509	25,842	10,685	8,120	232	192	49
New Jersey	1,451,345	476,056	748,354	66,455	147,486	6,510	5,821	663
New Mexico	716,268	17,049	681,492	6,966	8,707	1,755	271	28
New York	8,969,038	4,546,071	3,472,251	371,136	448,990	98,402	28,573	3,615
North Carolina	522,296	136,352	268,923	38,254	74,548	2,432	1,551	236
North Dakota	42,722	9,226	18,745	5,658	8,814	88	136	55
Ohio	424,978	102,115	209,170	46,629	64,272	1,688	994	110
Oklahoma	167,281	16,507	128,805	10,282	10,018	1,351	291	27
Oregon	310,196	102,199	155,958	19,454	30,928	486	1,031	140
Pennsylvania	724,990	211,235	340,714	94,746	71,398	2,285	4,355	257
Puerto Rico	129,260	30,462	89,805	1,275	4,435	485	2,714	84
Rhode Island	67,205	22,036	27,690	10,953	5,221	1,041	221	43
South Carolina	227,956	62,000	123,848	13,039	26,776	941	1,256	96
South Dakota	22,888	6,094	10,651	2,712	3,233	125	62	11
Tennessee	400,284	96,590	250,063	15,490	36,156	1,133	750	102
Texas	9,461,551	678,377	8,097,481	164,019	464,444	25,469	29,995	1,766
Utah	257,892	72,519	152,736	15,812	15,331	965	460	69
Vermont	62,046	26,883	17,975	8,109	8,741	120	77	141
Virginia	591,558	155,120	296,089	44,172	49,929	42,988	2,965	295
Washington	1,520,812	501,768	762,568	70,119	160,121	14,222	10,694	1,320
West Virginia	38,134	15,666	13,187	5,911	2,995	295	74	6
Wisconsin	225,038	60,256	115,804	26,120	21,854	355	571	78
Wyoming	31,969	11,272	15,364	2,943	2,232	72	53	33
Other⁶	254,660	198,299	45,742	1,059	7,188	72	304	1,996
Unknown	7,447,370	1,728,712	5,224,329	98,555	139,056	28,732	219,992	7,994

¹ Includes GMB, GMT, WB, and WT admissions.
² Includes B1, B2, and a limited number of Border Crossing Card (BCC) admissions.
³ Includes principals, spouses, and children (F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, and M2 admissions).
⁴ Includes principals, spouses, and children (CW1, CW2, E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD, and TN admissions).
⁵ Includes principals, spouses, and children (A1 to A3, G1 to G5, and N1 to N7 admissions).
⁶ Includes American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Armed Forces posts.
Notes: Admissions represent counts of events (i.e., arrivals) not unique individuals. Multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 30. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and State or Territory of Destination: Fiscal Year 2019