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United States Tourism Statistics: 72.4M Arrivals in 2024

Q: How many tourists visit the United States?

The United States had 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 27,748,823 Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

Q: What is the quietest month in the United States?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 42 days ahead, against 64 days for July.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in the United States?

A typical Airbnb stay in the United States lasted 5.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 53 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.0 nights in September to 6.3 nights in January.

The United States recorded 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, UN Tourism reports, via Our World in Data. This counts people crossing a border, so domestic trips are not in it. AirROI estimates 27,748,823 Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, with San Diego the most booked city. The busiest month was July.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 145,423,850
Typical Airbnb stay: 5.2 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: July
From within the United States, among guests who left a review: 92.2%

Key facts

United States Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

UN Tourism puts the United States at 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, via Our World in Data.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in the United States at 27,748,823 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in the United States added up to 145,423,850 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in the United States lasted 5.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 53 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks July the busiest Airbnb month in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by June and August, with January the quietest.
AirROI estimates Airbnb in the United States had no single high season in the 12 months to October 2026: the three busiest months were July, June and August.

Guests

AirROI estimates 92.2% of United States Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within the United States, and Canada at 1.2% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI ranks the United States first for Airbnb stays among the 157 countries in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates San Diego had the most Airbnb stays of any city it tracks in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, at 303,959, ahead of Nashville and Kissimmee.
AirROI estimates Florida had the most Airbnb stays of the United States' 51 states in the 12 months to October 2026, at 4,207,175, ahead of California and Texas.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit the United States?

UN Tourism counted 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, via Our World in Data.

Official tourism figures for United States: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
72.4 millionInternational tourist arrivals	Trips by visitors arriving from abroad who stay at least one night, each arrival counted separately	2024	UN Tourism, via Our World in Data

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in the United States

The United States had 1,179,695 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 27,748,823 stays and 145,423,850 nights. A typical stay lasted 5.2 nights and was booked about 53 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 6,208 towns it tracks in the United States; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 1,179,695
Airbnb stays, estimate: 27,748,823
Airbnb nights, estimate: 145,423,850
Typical stay: 5.2 nights
Booked ahead: 53 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in the United States?

On Airbnb, July was the busiest month in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, then June and August. January was the quietest. The busiest months do not sit together, so there is no single high season.

July ranks first, January last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: July, June, August, March, September, May, October, April, December, November, February, January.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in the United States by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	July	9.8%	5.7 nights	64 days
2	June	9.6%	5.2 nights	57 days
3	August	9.2%	5.0 nights	55 days
4	March	8.8%	5.5 nights	46 days
5	September	8.5%	4.0 nights	48 days
6	May	8.4%	4.9 nights	52 days
7	October	8.4%	4.6 nights	54 days
8	April	7.7%	5.1 nights	49 days
9	December	7.7%	5.2 nights	46 days
10	November	7.5%	4.8 nights	52 days
11	February	7.4%	6.3 nights	50 days
12	January	7.0%	6.3 nights	42 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do United States Airbnb Guests Come From?

About nine in ten United States Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within the United States (92.2%), and the top countries abroad were Canada at 1.2%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, New York was the top origin city at 2.6%, ahead of Los Angeles at 1.3%. The figures rest on 82,927,372 reviews, written over many years.

92.2% from within the United States

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Canada 1.2%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

New York 2.6%
Los Angeles 1.3%

Top cities

Most Booked Cities in the United States

San Diego, Nashville and Kissimmee took 3% of Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across these cities runs from 1.3% in Broken Bow to 32% in Miami.

Most Booked Cities in the United States: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
#
1	San Diego	303,959	1,628,485	5.4 nights	8.9%	Mexico	August
2	Nashville	287,370	1,118,542	3.9 nights	7.1%	Canada	October
3	Kissimmee	268,699	1,557,607	5.8 nights	26%	Brazil	March
4	Sevierville	257,488	942,083	3.7 nights	1.8%	UK	October
5	Miami	243,271	1,371,129	5.6 nights	32%	Brazil	March
6	Four Corners	231,934	1,383,793	6.0 nights	21%	Brazil	March
7	Chicago	209,560	1,095,758	5.2 nights	11%	Mexico	September
8	Panama City Beach	206,733	1,100,966	5.3 nights	2%	Canada	June
9	Austin	199,539	1,329,566	6.7 nights	9.2%	UK	March
10	Los Angeles	176,326	1,482,015	8.4 nights	20%	UK	August
11	Houston	174,669	1,110,513	6.4 nights	12%	Mexico	March
12	Myrtle Beach	170,852	791,896	4.6 nights	2.3%	Canada	June
13	New York	163,997	1,734,404	10.6 nights	32%	UK	September
14	Seattle	163,060	947,099	5.8 nights	10%	Canada	August
15	Honolulu	155,968	1,184,961	7.6 nights	23%	Canada	August
16	New Orleans	146,325	604,900	4.1 nights	6%	UK	March
17	Gatlinburg	139,930	506,816	3.6 nights	2.9%	UK	October
18	Phoenix	137,029	984,056	7.2 nights	6.8%	Canada	March
19	Atlanta	136,714	602,568	4.4 nights	7.6%	UK	March
20	San Antonio	135,704	671,156	4.9 nights	12%	Mexico	March
21	Washington	129,535	669,982	5.2 nights	14%	UK	May
22	Orlando	124,110	651,288	5.2 nights	19%	Brazil	March
23	San Juan	120,326	570,299	4.7 nights	19%	Puerto Rico	March
24	Broken Bow	118,121	333,062	2.8 nights	1.3%	Mexico	June
25	Pigeon Forge	116,754	414,621	3.6 nights	1.8%	UK	October

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. US is the top origin in every city, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Ranked by Airbnb stays. The top 25 cities.

By state

Most Booked States in the United States

Florida, California and Texas took 34% of Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026. August is the busiest Airbnb month in 15 of the 51 states, led by California, and July in 15, led by North Carolina. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked states runs from 1.7% in Alabama to 26% in Puerto Rico.

Most Booked States in the United States: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
#
1	Florida	4,207,175	25,437,111	6.0 nights	14%	Canada	March
2	California	3,182,174	17,796,723	5.6 nights	10%	Canada	August
3	Texas	1,969,293	10,223,400	5.2 nights	7.7%	Mexico	June
4	North Carolina	1,237,066	6,147,084	5.0 nights	2.3%	UK	July
5	Tennessee	1,172,798	4,694,864	4.0 nights	3.8%	Canada	October
6	Colorado	1,008,899	5,302,812	5.3 nights	3.9%	Mexico	July
7	Arizona	874,667	5,409,394	6.2 nights	7%	Canada	March
8	New York	814,879	4,774,432	5.9 nights	12%	Canada	August
9	Georgia	813,542	3,702,143	4.5 nights	3.6%	UK	June
10	South Carolina	792,792	4,071,222	5.1 nights	2.5%	Canada	June
11	Washington	760,397	3,730,368	4.9 nights	6.6%	Canada	August
12	Hawaii	628,753	3,987,902	6.3 nights	16%	Canada	March
13	Oregon	613,272	2,889,505	4.7 nights	3.3%	Canada	August
14	Pennsylvania	512,412	2,218,425	4.3 nights	5.1%	Canada	August
15	Utah	498,133	2,426,192	4.9 nights	6.5%	Canada	March
16	Virginia	475,708	2,350,980	4.9 nights	3.5%	UK	July
17	Michigan	451,464	2,165,225	4.8 nights	3.4%	Canada	July
18	Ohio	439,577	2,068,626	4.7 nights	3.3%	Canada	July
19	Puerto Rico	433,887	2,034,750	4.7 nights	26%	Puerto Rico	March
20	Missouri	415,339	1,859,903	4.5 nights	2.3%	Canada	June
21	Massachusetts	395,775	2,401,433	6.1 nights	12%	UK	August
22	Alabama	379,239	1,877,608	5.0 nights	1.7%	UK	June
23	Illinois	358,172	1,882,208	5.3 nights	8.5%	Canada	September
24	New Jersey	357,907	1,879,261	5.3 nights	19%	Canada	August
25	Nevada	333,970	1,884,777	5.6 nights	12%	Canada	March
26	Oklahoma	301,955	1,257,252	4.2 nights	1.9%	Canada	June
27	Maine	280,862	1,441,586	5.1 nights	4.6%	Canada	August
28	Idaho	267,685	1,361,934	5.1 nights	4.3%	Canada	July
29	Arkansas	262,367	1,060,103	4.0 nights	1.6%	UK	June
30	Kentucky	253,788	1,053,507	4.2 nights	2.1%	Canada	October
31	Wisconsin	251,595	1,109,990	4.4 nights	2.4%	Canada	July
32	Louisiana	246,781	1,134,602	4.6 nights	5.2%	UK	March
33	Maryland	245,699	1,223,801	5.0 nights	3.9%	Canada	July
34	Indiana	245,083	1,274,800	5.2 nights	3.1%	Canada	July
35	Montana	240,550	1,188,411	4.9 nights	5.6%	Canada	July
36	New Mexico	229,255	1,274,633	5.6 nights	3.9%	Mexico	July
37	Vermont	215,130	974,353	4.5 nights	5%	Canada	August
38	Minnesota	180,159	902,574	5.0 nights	3.7%	Canada	August
39	Alaska	168,848	862,582	5.1 nights	7.5%	Canada	August
40	New Hampshire	164,121	717,906	4.4 nights	4.9%	Canada	August
41	Mississippi	124,936	577,754	4.6 nights	2.1%	UK	June
42	West Virginia	112,740	437,287	3.9 nights	2.3%	UK	July
43	Rhode Island	101,535	520,261	5.1 nights	5.4%	UK	August
44	Iowa	82,470	416,168	5.0 nights	1.9%	Canada	August
45	South Dakota	81,082	365,254	4.5 nights	3.2%	Canada	July
46	Wyoming	75,983	403,648	5.3 nights	5.2%	UK	July
47	Kansas	74,246	391,589	5.3 nights	2.7%	Canada	June
48	Delaware	66,374	359,184	5.4 nights	2.5%	Canada	July
49	Nebraska	50,524	283,666	5.6 nights	2.4%	Canada	June
50	Connecticut	19,616	111,524	5.7 nights	6.1%	Canada	August
51	North Dakota	18,221	106,734	5.9 nights	5.1%	Canada	June

* Among guests who left a review, as in the table above. Stays, nights and other Airbnb figures cover the same 12 months. US is the top origin in every state, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in the United States

How many tourists visit the United States?

The United States had 72.4 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 27,748,823 Airbnb stays in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

When is high season in the United States?

The busiest Airbnb month in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026 was July, then June and August.

What is the quietest month in the United States?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in the United States in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 42 days ahead, against 64 days for July.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in the United States?

A typical Airbnb stay in the United States lasted 5.2 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 53 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 4.0 nights in September to 6.3 nights in January.

Where do Airbnb guests in the United States come from?

Of United States Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 92.2% were from within the United States, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were Canada at 1.2%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was New York at 2.6%, ahead of Los Angeles at 1.3%.

What is the most booked state in the United States on Airbnb?

Florida was the most booked state in the United States on Airbnb, with an estimated 4,207,175 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of California and Texas.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. UN Tourism counts international tourist arrivals (72.4 million in 2024). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 27,748,823 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 6,208 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 82,927,372 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.