Wyoming has the fewest passports in the US due to its low population, while Mississippi has the lowest percentage of passport holders, with less than 20%. New Jersey has the highest percentage, with nearly 70%, followed by Alaska and Delaware. Over 12 million passports are issued annually, and the maximum number of pages is 96.
In the United States, the state with the fewest passports is believed to be Wyoming, which is the state with the lowest population. The state with the lowest percentage of citizens holding passports, however, is believed to be Mississippi, where less than a fifth of the population is estimated to have a passport. Other states with low rates of passport holders include Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia, which are estimated to have less than 30% of the population holding passports.
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The state with the highest percentage of passport holders is New Jersey, where nearly 70 percent of the population is believed to have a passport. Alaska and Delaware are other states with a high percentage of passport holders, followed by Massachusetts, New York and California. These are the only six states where more than 60 percent of the population is believed to have a passport.
More than 12 million passports are issued to US residents each year.
The maximum number of pages a US passport can have is 96, after which you have to get a new passport.
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