In the fiscal year of 2020, the total costal border sectors counted 255 agents of the United States Border Patrol. The Southwest border had significantly more agent staffing, with 16,878 border agents employed there.
Agent staffing of the U.S. border patrol for fiscal year 2020, sorted by sector and city
Characteristic
Number of agents
Miami (Coastal Border)
128
New Orleans (Coastal Border)
71
Ramey (Coastal Border)
56
Coastal Border Sectors Total
255
Blaine (Northern Border)
274
Buffalo (Northern Border)
261
Detroit (Northern Border)
406
Grand Forks (Northern Border)
171
Havre (Northern Border)
167
Houlton (Northern Border)
188
Spokane (Northern Border)
254
Swanton (Northern Border)
298
Northern Border Sectors Total
2,019
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Agent staffing statistics depict FY2020 on-board personnel data as of September 30, 2020 and include re-employed annuitants.
*Also include Special Operations Group.
**Include all on-board Border Patrol agents in CBP and re-employed annuitants.
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