Some Interesting Travel Statistics for Americans

United States
April 16, 2025 5:20pm CST
You know that I love to travel and I'm probably one of the people you know that have been more places than most people you know. I've been very blessed. I researched some statistics about how Americans travel and learned the following: 11% of Americans have never traveled outside of the state they were born in, 54% of Americans have been to 10 or fewer states in the USA, and 13% of Americans have never flown. As an American, I have visited all 50 states in the USA. While 71% of Americans have traveled outside of the USA, the average they have been to is 2-3 countries. It breaks down like this: 19% of Americans have been to one country outside the USA 12% of Americans have been to two countries outside the USA 15% of Americans have been to 3-4 countries outside the USA 14% of Americans have been to 5-9 countries outside the USA 11% of Americans have been to 10 or more countries outside the USA As an American, I have visited 96 countries outside the USA so far. I will hit the 100 mark in May of 2025.
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@Deepizzaguy (108907)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Apr
Congratulations on your ability to travel all 50 states in your lifetime
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@FourWalls (73881)
• United States
17 Apr
I had no choice about Mexico, because I was seven when we went there. I’ve been to Canada three times (twice on the same trip), but at the borders (Windsor and Niagara Falls). I have seven states (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado) left to visit.
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@RebeccasFarm (93927)
• United States
19 Apr
I always say most people do not know the name of the next street.
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@sallypup (63896)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Apr
I love Canada. I'm glad now that we went there last year and not this year. We want to go to Scotland but will need to save up around 10 thousand to do so.
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@LindaOHio (187086)
• United States
18 Apr
You truly are blessed. My traveling days are over.
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@porwest (99079)
• United States
17 Apr
I still have a few states to get to and so far have only been to Mexico outside the United States.
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@kareng (72724)
• United States
17 Apr
You are very lucky! I don't think that I have even hit half of the states in the U.S. And probably will never do them all!
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@youless (112952)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Apr
That's cool. I only visited five foreign countries so far.
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