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How many people visit Virgin Islands?

Last verified NPS Visitor Use Statistics1979–2025
471,074 recreation visits in 2025, #42 of 63 national parks. The record is 1988 (838,684). Every year since 1979, straight from the National Park Service’s own counts.
2025 visits
471,074
+11.4% vs 2024
Rank, 2025
#42
of 63 national parks
Record year
1988
838,684 visits
vs 2015
+7.5%
ten-year change
vs 1979
−14.3%
since the first full year
Busiest month ever
Apr 2010
119,783 visits

1979–2025

Every year since the counts began

Recreation visits per calendar year, as reported to the NPS Visitor Use Statistics office. The 2025 bar is highlighted; a missing bar means the park did not report all twelve months that year.
0419K839K1979: 549,732 visits1980: 547,918 visits1981: 566,528 visits1982: 673,480 visits1983: 676,800 visits1984: 666,435 visits1985: 699,398 visits1986: 766,458 visits1987: 785,354 visits1988: 838,684 visits1989: 664,032 visits1990: 664,735 visits1991: 710,180 visits1992: 772,470 visits1993: 807,093 visits1994: 635,291 visits1995: 536,058 visits1996: 475,942 visits1997: 592,537 visits1998: 556,849 visits1999: 425,345 visits2000: 703,992 visits2001: 677,401 visits2002: 693,494 visits2003: 821,681 visits2004: 793,590 visits2005: 803,040 visits2006: 677,289 visits2007: 571,382 visits2008: 469,034 visits2009: 415,847 visits2010: 493,477 visits2011: 442,414 visits2012: 483,341 visits2013: 438,601 visits2014: 426,930 visits2015: 438,372 visits2016: 411,343 visits2017: 304,408 visits2018: 112,287 visits2019: 133,398 visits2020: 167,540 visits2021: 323,999 visits2022: 196,752 visits2023: 343,685 visits2024: 423,029 visits2025: 471,074 visits1980198519901995200020052010201520202025
Show the full table (47 years) ↓
YearRecreation visitsChangeRank
2025471,074+11.4%#42
2024423,029+23.1%#45
2023343,685+74.7%#48
2022196,752−39.3%#53
2021323,999+93.4%#46
2020167,540+25.6%#46
2019133,398+18.8%#53
2018112,287−63.1%#54
2017304,408−26.0%#48
2016411,343−6.2%#44
2015438,372+2.7%#44
2014426,930−2.7%#43
2013438,601−9.3%#41
2012483,341+9.3%#36
2011442,414−10.3%#37
2010493,477+18.7%#35
2009415,847−11.3%#42
2008469,034−17.9%#35
2007571,382−15.6%#30
2006677,289−15.7%#27
2005803,040+1.2%#26
2004793,590−3.4%#26
2003821,681+18.5%#28
2002693,494+2.4%#29
2001677,401−3.8%#29
2000703,992+65.5%#29
1999425,345−23.6%#41
1998556,849−6.0%#35
1997592,537+24.5%#34
1996475,942−11.2%#38
1995536,058−15.6%#39
1994635,291−21.3%#33
1993807,093+4.5%#29
1992772,470+8.8%#30
1991710,180+6.8%#29
1990664,735+0.1%#30
1989664,032−20.8%#30
1988838,684+6.8%#26
1987785,354+2.5%#25
1986766,458+9.6%#24
1985699,398+4.9%#25
1984666,435−1.5%#26
1983676,800+0.5%#26
1982673,480+18.9%#28
1981566,528+3.4%#30
1980547,918−0.3%#31
1979549,732—#32

By decade

The long view

1970s
549,732
avg · 1 yr
1980s
688,509
avg · 10 yrs
1990s
617,650
avg · 10 yrs
2000s
662,675
avg · 10 yrs
2010s
368,457
avg · 10 yrs
2020s
321,013
avg · 6 yrs

Seasonality: in 1979–1983 the three busiest months carried 33% of the year’s visits; in 2021–2025 they carried 35% — about the same shape as before.

Average visits by month

2021–2025 · NPS IRMA
JFMAMJJASOND
Monthly recreation visits: Jan 35,185, Feb 32,868, Mar 39,813, Apr 36,186, May 32,246, Jun 32,243, Jul 31,538, Aug 19,503, Sep 13,653, Oct 15,848, Nov 27,365, Dec 35,260.

Quietest: SeptemberBusiest: March

The weather page puts these crowd levels beside each month’s temperatures.

About these numbers

Figures are the National Park Service’s monthly recreation-visit counts, retrieved from its public statistics service and summed by calendar year. A year is shown only when all twelve months were reported. The NPS revises recent months occasionally, so small differences from a later nps.gov table are normal. Rankings compare the 63 national parks for the same year. See every park ranked for 2025.

Sources · 2

  1. 1.NPS Visitor Use Statistics — monthly recreation visits by park, 1979–2025 · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
  2. 2.NPS Visitor Use Statistics Definitions · National Park Service

FAQ

Virgin Islands visitor questions

How many people visit Virgin Islands National Park each year?
471,074 recreation visits in 2025, ranking #42 of the 63 national parks. The 2010s averaged 368,457 a year.
What was Virgin Islands's busiest year?
1988, with 838,684 recreation visits — +78.0% more than 2025. The single busiest month on record was April 2010 (119,783 visits).
Is Virgin Islands getting more crowded?
2025 visits were +7.5% compared with 2015 and −41.3% compared with 2005. The low point of recent years was 2018 (112,287).
What counts as a recreation visit?
The NPS counts a recreation visit as one person entering the park for recreation; someone who leaves and re-enters is counted again, and commuters, through-traffic and staff are excluded. Counts come from gate and traffic counters with park-specific multipliers, so they are estimates.

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