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Busiest Airports by State

Georgia has the highest Total Passengers in 2025 (52,080,534), followed by Texas (41,635,061) and Illinois (40,229,745). Delaware has the lowest (159,282).

Infrastructure & EnergyTravel51 states · 5 metricsUpdated Jun 19, 2024Original page
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Total Passengers, 2025

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
4,875,335
Middle half 1.6M – 19.4M
Average
11,889,458
51 states
Highest
52,080,534
Georgia
Lowest
159,282
Delaware

Over time · 2019–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

  • Median of all states
  • Georgia
  • Texas
  • Illinois
  • Colorado
  • California

Data

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51 states · # = rank by Total Passengers
#
1Georgia52,080,53448,998,0803,082,454
2Texas41,635,06134,811,2046,823,857
3Illinois40,229,7458,990,6508,990,650
4Colorado39,928,09036,154,2583,773,832
5California36,855,03134,132,1582,722,873
6New York31,129,31426,473,334685,131
7Florida27,569,79227,253,658316,134
8Nevada27,158,46526,473,334685,131
9North Carolina26,683,28320,721,3125,961,971
10Washington25,546,94022,158,2153,388,725
11Arizona25,175,62422,781,0802,394,544
12New Jersey23,530,71321,040,9642,489,749
13Massachusetts21,199,18019,009,3452,189,835
14Minnesota17,698,36515,060,7682,637,597
15Michigan16,310,63112,991,0333,319,598
16Pennsylvania14,951,93712,331,0342,620,903
17District of Columbia13,869,59711,058,3822,811,215
18Utah13,449,63411,367,0252,082,609
19Maryland12,389,26412,239,957149,307
20Tennessee12,281,80811,248,4811,033,327
21Hawaii10,483,97610,396,24587,731
22Oregon9,002,8007,375,6111,627,189
23Missouri7,515,3366,853,090662,246
24Louisiana6,314,2936,112,389201,904
25Indiana5,197,9734,008,2121,189,761
26Ohio4,875,3354,066,762808,573
27Kentucky4,402,9663,189,8011,213,165
28Connecticut3,327,4543,097,933229,521
29South Carolina3,123,1012,587,280535,821
30Wisconsin2,920,0202,279,002641,018
31Alaska2,691,6272,382,220309,407
32New Mexico2,599,8462,166,189433,657
33Idaho2,572,9281,582,242990,686
34Nebraska2,555,8562,073,620482,236
35Virginia2,471,7031,791,529680,174
36Oklahoma2,249,4441,480,812768,632
37Rhode Island2,113,6371,772,174341,463
38Alabama1,618,702985,745632,957
39Iowa1,586,0241,110,234475,790
40Montana1,385,1121,171,117213,995
41Maine1,285,554849,499436,055
42Arkansas1,221,339357,122864,217
43Kansas903,283439,727463,556
44South Dakota736,400418,909317,491
45Vermont713,725297,978415,747
46New Hampshire672,596441,394231,202
47Mississippi607,000309,739297,261
48North Dakota596,991288,762308,229
49Wyoming565,733477,96587,768
50West Virginia219,30523,659195,646
51Delaware159,282159,19983

What correlates with Total Passengers (2025)?

Pearson r against 2,097 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Passengers tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Flights ToFlyover States
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  2. Transgender Population Age 18-24 (2016-2021)What Percentage of the Population is Transgender?
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 51
    Plot
  3. Entertainment Rank (WH)Most Boring StatesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.73 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. # of FloorsTallest Building by State
    r = +0.73 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  5. Total Boring Score (WalletHub)Most Boring States
    r = +0.73 · very strong · n = 50
    Plot
  6. Total Registered VotersRegistered Voters by Party
    r = +0.72 · very strong · n = 31
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Passengers tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. OpportunityBest States to Live InA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 49
    Plot
  2. Rural PopulationMost Rural States in the U.S.
    r = −0.59 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  3. Opportunity RankWorst States to Live inA rank: rank 1 is the worst
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  4. Ratio of Funding to Income Taxes PaidFederal Aid by State
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 50
    Plot
  5. Year JoinedMega Millions States
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 46
    Plot
  6. FTE Convictions RankMost Corrupt StatesA rank: rank 1 is the worst
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 50
    Plot

Quick answers

Which state has the highest Total Passengers?
Georgia has the highest Total Passengers in 2025, at 52,080,534, followed by Texas (41,635,061) and Illinois (40,229,745).
Which state has the lowest Total Passengers?
Delaware has the lowest Total Passengers in 2025, at 159,282.
What is the median Total Passengers across US states?
The median is 4,875,335 across the 51 US states with data in 2025.
Where does this busiest airports by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Terminal Area Forecast - Federal Aviation Administration; Top 100 biggest and busiest airports in North America - Get to Center; Birmingham airport (BHM) - Airports DataNet; About Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport - Clinton Airport.

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