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How Many Americans Have A Passport Sunday, December 1. How many Americans have a passport This was a question a British friend had asked me a few years ago, probably based upon the assumption that much of the world has about Americans, which is that the majority of Americans do not have passports. I had no idea what the answer was, so I decided to do a little research, and the answer is somewhat surprising. The quick answer is that yes, the majority of Americans do not have a passport. RdQIW/640x360-9_h.jpg' alt='Framing America 3Rd Edition Pdf' title='Framing America 3Rd Edition Pdf' />Automatic works cited and bibliography formatting for MLA, APA and ChicagoTurabian citation styles. Now supports 7th edition of MLA. MosseLewis Chap 1 brokers. Manual De Psihologie Pdf there. Download as PDF File. Text File. txt or read online. In media studies, media psychology, communication theory and sociology, media influence and media effects are topics relating to mass media and media culture effects. APA American Psychological Association style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition. Welcome to the VA Office of Small And Disadvantaged Business Utilization OSDBU. The percentage of Americans who have a valid passport, according to the most recent statistics as tabulated by the State Department, is about 4. This number excludes passport cards, which are identification cards that only allow sea and overland entry to the U. S. from Canada, Mexico and certain parts of the Caribbean, but not the rest of the world. To get this number I took the number of outstanding valid passports in circulation as estimated by the State Department the number is 1. A%2F%2Fs2.dmcdn.net%2FWro0x.jpg&b=0' alt='Framing America 3Rd Edition Pdf' title='Framing America 3Rd Edition Pdf' />U. S. population according to the Census Bureau, which as of December, 2. U. S. but cannot obtain passports or have valid passports issued from other countries. For those keeping score, the fact that 4. Americans have a passport means that a little less than half the population cant fly to Canada, let alone travel to any other country in the world. Has This Number Been Going Up or Down Year Over Year As reflected in the graphic above courtesy of the U. S. Department of State, 2. However, given the increase in population year over year, the percentage hasnt actually gone up from 4. Which States Have the Highest Percentage of Passports Here comes the fun part. I decided to take this data and see which U. S. states have the highest and lowest percentage of their population with valid passports. As can be viewed in the top graphic, those states with the lowest percentages are clustered in the South, Midwest, Upper Midwest, and the Great Plains States. Perhaps not surprisingly, those states with the highest percentages tended to be on the border of Canada and Mexico, along both coasts, and those states with higher urban populations. Mississippi was the lowest, with just 1. West Virginia 1. Alabama 2. Arkansas 2. Kentucky 2. The state with the highest percentage was New Jersey with 6. New York 5. 9, Massachusetts 5. Alaska, Connecticut and Delaware all were at 5. I decided to then compare my state by state calculations with the results of the recent 2. As can be seen above, there is a striking correlation between the states that voted for Trump in 2. Those states that voted for Clinton had the highest percentage of passport holders Alaska is a notable exception a state which is historically conservative, but not surprisingly has a high percentage of passport ownership given its remote location. In fact, the top 1. Clinton Alaska was the sole exception. Alternatively, the bottom 1. Trump. Of the bottom half of states with the lowest percentage of passport holders, only 1 of those states went for Clinton New Mexico. Of the top 2. 5 states, only 6 voted for Trump 2. Below is a sortable list of all 5. STATEPERCENTALABAMA2. ALASKA5. 5ARIZONA4. ARKANSAS2. 2CALIFORNIA5. COLORADO4. 8CONNECTICUT5. DELAWARE5. 5FLORIDA4. GEORGIA3. 4HAWAII4. IDAHO3. 5ILLINOIS4. INDIANA2. 9IOWA3. KANSAS3. 4KENTUCKY2. LOUISIANA2. 5MAINE4. MARYLAND5. 0MASSACHUSETTS5. MICHIGAN3. 6MINNESOTA4. MISSISSIPPI1. 7MISSOURI3. MONTANA3. 9NEBRASKA3. NEVADA4. 0NEW HAMPSHIRE5. NEW JERSEY6. 2NEW MEXICO3. NEW YORK5. 9NORTH CAROLINA3. NORTH DAKOTA3. 9OHIO3. OKLAHOMA2. 8OREGON4. Certified Management Accountant Cma Program Requirements. PENNSYLVANIA4. 0RHODE ISLAND4. SOUTH CAROLINA4. 0SOUTH DAKOTA3. TENNESSEE2. 6TEXAS4. UTAH4. 2VERMONT4. VIRGINIA4. 4WASHINGTON4. WEST VIRGINIA1. 9WISCONSIN3. WYOMING3. 6Why Im probably the last person in the world to defend anyone who doesnt have a passport, which by this very fact, completely precludes them from even the opportunity to travel outside the United States. However, rather than attempting to list out the reasons I think this is obviously not a good thing, I thought Id propose a few reasons why this may be the case. Money. One factor discouraging foreign travel is quite simply that its cost prohibitive for the average American, many of whom are still reeling from the Great Recession. When factoring in the costs of traveling abroad from the U. S. which tends to be much higher than other parts of the world given its location, even the cheapest international trip is simply beyond the means for the average American, especially given the lingering effects of the Great Recession and years of wage stagflation for the majority of the country. Culture. No doubt Americans just dont have the history and drive that, say, the British have for international travel. In the 2. 00. 9 edition of The Best American Travel Writing, noted travel writer Simon Winchester had this to say on the subject There was essentially no empire the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and a scattering of Pacific islands excepted, and hence little by way of imperial legacy. The country is formidably isolated by thousands of miles of ocean from almost anywhere truly foreign, and getting abroad is very much more costly. Americans seldom went to seek their fortunes overseas, as British so often did. American exploration aside from exploration as entertainment put on for the benefit of a number of some rather dubious but fashionable clubs and societies. Further, there is a lack of tradition of Americans traveling abroad given Americas size and therefore lack of need to travel to other countries to experience relatively different geographic and cultural differences. Then factor in Americas relatively low number of paid vacation days granted by their employers, and you can quickly begin to see the many reasons many Americans simply dont see the need to obtain a passport. Maybe Its Not That Bad. Its also worth pointing out that although this number isnt great and certainly is far below the percentage found in countries in other parts of the world such as in Europe, at least Americans arent as bad in this respect compared to, say, the Chinese, where only about 5 of the population has a passport. Finally, Americans that do have valid passports actually travel a lot. The United States ranks third in terms of the number of departures to countries other than their own behind Hong Kong and Germany with 6. A good number, unless you compare that to the numbers from countries with far less populations that rank above or near the U. S. in this statistic Germany, the U. K., Poland, Canada, Italy and France are right behind the U. S. How to Get a Passport. To find out how to get the process going if you dont have a passport, all you need to do to start is to visit the official U. S. Passports and International Travel web site for the U. S. Department of State by clicking here. By Matt Stabile Matt Stabile is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The Expeditioner. The Expeditioner began in 2. New York City. You can read his writings, watch his travel videos or contact him at any time at The. Expeditioner. com.