When surveyed in 2022, it was found that Florida and New York were the two most visited states by adults in the United States, having been visited by 61 and 54 percent of respondents, respectively. Although it is not a state, the federal district of Washington, D.C. proved a popular travel destination for respondents, 49 percent of whom claimed to have visited the U.S. capital. In contrast, only 13 percent of respondents said they had visited Alaska, making it the least-visited state.
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The number of domestic leisure trips in the U.S. amounted to 1.88 billion in 2022. As estimated, domestic leisure travels in the U.S. dropped to 1.4 billion in 2020. This was due to travel restrictions related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is forecast that the number of leisure trips will recover gradually during the following years, reaching two billion by 2026. The number of business trips, by comparison, is forecast to reach 480 million that same year.
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* The District of Columbia, otherwise referred to as Washington, D.C., is neither its own state nor within another state. The source has nevertheless included Washington, D.C. in its list.
The source also counted home states as states visited by respondents.
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YouGov. (September 22, 2022). Most visited states by adults in the United States as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1378808/most-visited-states-us/
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