American border states have been hit hard by Canada’s travel boycott

This is how badly Trump has hurt his country

The Canadian boycott of travel to the United States has hit Americans hard. However, a new report revealed that it's the border states suffering the most. Declining tourism from Canada has resulted in a massive drop in cross-border travel. 

Why Canadians are staying away

It was easy to see from any angle that Trump’s tariff attacks on Canada and his rhetoric about wanting to annex Canada and make it the 51st state would anger Canadians enough to take action. The worst consequence so far has been the travel boycott. 

Avoiding the US like no other time in history

Canadians are avoiding the United States unlike any other time in their history, and now the data is finally backing up what many have known for months — America’s neighbors to the north are furious, and they’re fighting back in any way they can. 

An easy way to fight back

Avoiding travel to the United States is an easy way for Canadians to make a difference, and they have been avoiding trips to America in the double digits for ten consecutive months, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada. 

What we know about declining travel

In late November, Statistics Canada revealed to CBC News that between February 2025 and October 2025, Canadian air travel to the United States dropped by 21% and land travel fell by a whopping 33.5%. This has been a problem for US border states. 

Reports about American suffering

Reports have indicated for several months that American border states were suffering heavily under the weight of reduced Canadian tourism. However, a recent report from the Joint Economic Committee revealed just how bad the situation has been.  

Every border state is in trouble

Published on December 10th, the report discovered that every single border state has been negatively impacted by declining Canadian tourism. The report revealed that the number of vehicle crossings into the US has declined significantly. 

What the report revealed

Between January and October 2025, overall vehicle crossings from Canada into the United States have fallen by 20%. However, some states saw a much higher drop in crossings. Idaho, for example, has experienced a 27% decline in vehicle crossings. 

Maine and North Dakota

Maine was another state that saw an extremely high drop in vehicle crossings, which were down by a whopping 25%. North Dakota has also seen a drop of approximately 25%. However, some key border states have seen fewer effects. 

Michigan fared better than most

Michigan, which is one of the main crossing points for overland goods between Canada and the United States, only saw an 11% drop in the number of passenger vehicles from Canada in the first ten months of 2025, compared to the same period the previous year. 

New York saw a big decline

New York also fared better than most other border states. However, the state still saw a 17% decline in the first ten months of the year. Minnesota and Montana were also among the least affected border states, though they both experienced 19% drops. 

Vermont, Washington, and Alaska

Vermont has experienced a 24% fall in overland travel during the first ten months of the year, as has Washington. Alaska fared the best of all the border states, with a 10% drop in border crossings between January and October 2025.

A glimpse into the problems Trump caused

The report provided a small glimpse into the larger problem being felt by every state in the union. Canadians aren’t traveling south thanks to Trump, and that will have a lot of big consequences for the country since Canadians are a major source of revenue. 

Canadian tourism is critical for the US

According to the Joint Economic Committee, Canadian tourism in 2024 added $20.5 billion dollars to the US economy and helped support 140,000 American jobs. How much Trump will cost the American people because of his attacks on Canada has yet to be seen, but it's likely to be in the billions. 

A warning about the consequences

In February 2025, the US Travel Association warned that Trump’s actions at the time could lead to a significant drop-off in Canadian visits. The association reported that even a 10% drop in Canadian visitors to the US from 2024 figures would result in two million fewer visits, $2.1 billion dollars in lost spending, and 14,000 job losses. 

The drop has been bigger than expected

Based on the available data so far, it would appear the United States has seen a drop of Canadian visitors that far exceeds 10%. A new report from the US Travel Association put the scale of the problem facing the US in perspective in October. 

The US is set to lose billions

The US Travel Association projected international tourism spending in the United States would fall by 3.2% compared to 2024, which it noted would result in a loss of $5.7 billion dollars. Canadians were largely attributed as the reason behind the decline.