Border Crossings & International Trade

OVERALL PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE PASSENGER CROSSINGS

In 2023, a total of 4,312,193 pedestrians and vehicle passengers entered the United States through Cochise County’s two ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border (Douglas and Naco). That was up 4.5% from the year prior following increases of 23.1% in 2021 and 35.9% in 2022 (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 2023 was up 0.3% from 2019, the year prior to the pandemic.

PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

In 2023, pedestrian crossings into the United States were up 13.5% at the Douglas Port of Entry. That followed annual growth of 3.8% in 2021 and 19.9% in 2022 (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 2023 remained down 13.6% from 2019, the year prior to the pandemic. Pedestrian crossings at the Douglas port in 2023 totaled 776,065.

At the much smaller Naco Port of Entry, pedestrian crossings into the United States were down 1.4% in 2023. That followed annual growth of 30.1% in 2021 and 41.4% in 2022 (after declines of 37.2% in 2019 and 38.1% in 2020, the first year of the pandemic). Despite strong increases in 2021 and 2022, pedestrian crossings through the Naco port in 2023 remained down 10.4% from 2019. Pedestrian crossings at the Naco port in 2023 totaled 85,585.

VEHICLE PASSENGER CROSSINGS

The number of vehicle passengers entering the United States through the Douglas port was up 1.5% in 2023 following growth of 30.1% in 2021 and 41.7% in 2022 (that was after a COVID-related decline of 44.3% in 2020). Vehicle passenger crossings through the Douglas port in 2023 were up 4.2% from 2019, the year prior to the pandemic. Vehicle passenger crossings at the Douglas port in 2023 totaled 2,834,632.

Vehicle passenger crossings at the Naco port were up 9.6% in 2023, after climbing 22.5% in 2021 and 34.5% in 2022 (that was after a COVID-related decline of 41.8% in 2020). Vehicle passenger crossings through the Naco port in 2023 were up 5.1% from pre-COVID. Vehicle passenger crossings at the Naco port in 2023 totaled 615,911.

COMBINED PEDESTRIAN & VEHICLE PASSENGER CROSSINGS (BY POE)

Combined, the number of pedestrians and vehicle passengers entering the United States through the Douglas Port of Entry totaled 3,610,697 in 2023, up 3.9% from 2022 and down just 0.2% from 2019, the year prior to the COVID pandemic. 

Combined pedestrian and vehicle passenger crossings at the Naco port totaled 701,496 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2022 and 2.9% from 2019. 

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.

In 2023, the value of international trade (imports and exports) passing through Cochise County's two ports of entry (Douglas and Naco) totaled $2.2 billion, down 14.3% from 2022. Exports totaled $925.9 million (down 17.6%) while imports came in at $1.3 billion (down 11.7%). The Douglas port, which accounts for the vast majority of imports and exports through Cochise County, saw a 15.3% decrease in trade volume (exports down 19.9%, imports down 11.9%), while the much smaller Naco port saw a 17.3% increase in trade volume (exports up 24.7%, imports down 1.3%).

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