White Sands Visitation By Year

Below is a table showing the annual visitation for every year that the statistic has been kept. In the case of White Sands, this runs from 1933 to present. These are the official numbers reported by the National Park Service. Counting methods sometimes change over time, which may account for occasional irregularities.

Year	Visitors
2021	782,469
2020	415,383
2019	608,785
2018	603,008
2017	612,468
2016	555,793
2015	497,506
2014	503,660
2013	490,544
2012	447,385
2011	428,924
2010	470,921
2009	471,167
2008	438,511
2007	437,042
2006	440,927
2005	450,447
2004	448,185
2003	492,008
2002	498,964
2001	518,958
2000	515,229
1999	553,948
1998	592,957
1997	629,507
1996	616,699
1995	604,796
1994	583,061
1993	611,252
1992	590,371
1991	588,543
1990	582,487
1989	568,530
1988	556,185
1987	567,613
1986	666,879
1985	486,754
1984	542,930
1983	492,902
1982	543,581
1981	556,494
1980	511,476
1979	580,814
1978	580,244
1977	622,300
1976	575,200
1975	564,100
1974	553,900
1973	654,800
1972	579,456
1971	568,000
1970	515,100
1969	488,800
1968	614,800
1967	516,300
1966	513,000
1965	523,900
1964	456,800
1963	413,500
1962	371,200
1961	380,800
1960	378,500
1959	380,200
1958	319,800
1957	304,300
1956	282,600
1955	276,800
1954	226,600
1953	216,947
1952	228,158
1951	193,975
1950	180,607
1949	153,563
1948	125,063
1947	97,940
1946	86,073
1945	54,470
1944	35,446
1943	35,693
1942	52,526
1941	79,173
1940	54,498
1939	58,955
1938	110,805
1937	91,532
1936	89,833
1935	33,912
1934	33,900
1933	12,000