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Border Crossings & International Trade


Cochise County, Arizona

 A project of Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group (SAEDG) in partnership with Arizona G&T Cooperatives and community sponsors

Border crossings

PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE PASSENGER CROSSINGS


  • In 2024, a total of 4.4 million pedestrians and vehicle passengers entered the United States from Mexico through Cochise County’s two ports of entry (Douglas and Naco). That was up 2.6% from the year prior following increases of 23.1% in 2021, 35.9% in 2022, and 4.5% in 2023 (that was after a COVID-related decline of 42.7% in 2020, the first year of the pandemic). 
  • With the rebound in recent years, the total number of pedestrians and vehicle passengers entering the United States through Cochise County’s two ports in 2024 was up 2.9% from 2019, the year prior to the pandemic.
  • The number of pedestrians and vehicle passengers entering through the Douglas Port of Entry totaled 3.7 million in 2024, up 2.0% from 2023 and 1.8% from 2019. 
  • Combined pedestrian and vehicle passenger crossings at the Naco port totaled 743,236 in 2024, up 6.0% from 2023 and 9.1% from 2019.



PEDESTRIANS


  • In 2024, pedestrian crossings into the United States at the Douglas Port of Entry totaled 854,322, up 10.1% from the year prior. That followed annual growth of 3.8% in 2021, 19.9% in 2022, and 13.5% in 2023 (after a COVID-related drop of 38.9% in 2020, the first year of the pandemic). Despite increases in recent years, pedestrian crossings through the Douglas port in 2024 remained down 4.9% from 2019, the year prior to the pandemic. 
  • At the much smaller Naco Port of Entry, pedestrian crossings into the United States totaled 88,684 in 2024, up 3.6% from the year prior. That followed a 1.4% drop in 2023 on the heels of annual growth of 30.1% in 2021 and 41.4% in 2022 (after declines of 37.2% in 2019 and 38.1% in 2020). Despite strong increases in 2021 and 2022, the slight decline in 2023, and the modest increase in 2024, pedestrian crossings through the Naco port in 2024 remained down 7.2% from 2019, the year prior to the COVID pandemic.


VEHICLE PASSENGERS


  • The number of vehicle passengers entering the United States through the Douglas port totaled 2.8 million in 2024, down 0.2% from 2023, following growth of 30.1% in 2021, 41.7% in 2022, and 1.5% in 2023 (that was after a COVID-related decline of 44.3% in 2020). Vehicle passenger crossings through the Douglas port in 2024 were up 4.0% from 2019, the year prior to the pandemic.
  • Vehicle passenger crossings at the Naco port totaled 654,552 in 2024, up 6.3% from the year prior after climbing 22.5% in 2021, 34.5% in 2022, and 9.6% in 2023 (that was after a COVID-related decline of 41.8% in 2020). Vehicle passenger crossings through the Naco port in 2024 were up 11.7% from pre-COVID.



See spreadsheets, below, for annual border crossing data for bus passengers, buses, pedestrians, personal vehicle passengers, personal vehicles, truck containers (empty & loaded), and trucks at the Douglas and Naco ports of entry.

Border Crossings (1996-current) (pdf)

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Border Crossings (1996-current) (xlsx)

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International trade

  • In 2024, the value of international trade (imports and exports) passing through Cochise County's two ports of entry (Douglas and Naco) totaled $2.24 billion, up 1.0% from the year prior. That followed declines of 11.9% in 2022 and 14.3% In 2023 (on the heels of strong gains of 19.4% in 2020 and 27.3% in 2021, during the COVID pandemic). Exports through Cochise County ports in 2024 totaled $808.4 million (down 12.7% from 2023) while imports came in at $1.43 billion (up 10.7%). 
  • The Douglas port, which accounts for the vast majority of imports and exports through Cochise County, saw a 1.2% increase in trade volume in 2024 (exports down 13.2%, imports up 10.8%), while the much smaller Naco port saw a 3.6% decrease in trade volume (exports down 7.2%, imports up 7.9%).


See spreadsheets, below, for annual Cochise County total value of imports and exports by port of entry (Douglas & Naco).

International Trade (2004-current) (pdf)

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International Trade (2004-current) (xlsx)

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