About what share of U.S. adults currently hold a valid U.S. passport?
Answerabout 43%
Younger adults are far more likely to have one: 53% of adults under 30 hold a passport versus 33% of those 45-64.
Source: YouGov (2023) today.yougov.com
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Travel facts & stats
4 sourced facts about travel and tourism, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
Going deeper
About how many international visitors traveled to the U.S. in 2023?
Answerabout 68.3 million
International visitors spent about $250 billion in the U.S. that year, averaging over $7,300 per visitor.
Source: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office (2023) trade.gov
About what share of U.S. GDP did travel and tourism contribute in 2023?
Answerabout 3.0%
Travel and tourism's GDP share had been climbing, up from 2.96% in 2022 to 3.03% in 2023.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2023) apps.bea.gov
Expert level
About how many U.S. jobs does the travel and tourism industry support?
Answerabout 10.0 million
That total splits into roughly 6.5 million direct jobs and 3.6 million indirect jobs across the wider economy.
Source: U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office (2023) trade.gov
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