Geographic Deployment of Homeland Security
Full-time Staff by Occupation
March 2003

Post-of-Duty
Border Patrol Agents
Customs Inspection Immigration Inspection
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 10,058 100.0% 8,700 100.0% 6,117 100.0%
Land Borders
    With Canada (Alaska)
0 - 16 0.2% 8 0.1%
    With Canada (lower 48 states) 515 5.1% 1,910 22.0% 1,201 19.6%
    With Mexico 7,815 77.7% 2,129 24.5% 1 600 26.2%
Sea Borders:
    Atlantic/Pacific/Gulf of Mexico
403* 4.0% 2,665 30.6% 1,846 30.2%
Interior 1,262* 12.5% 1,334 15.3% 837 13.7%
DC Metro 27 0.3% 200 2.3% 125 2.0%
Outside 50 States 36 0.4% 353 4.1% 500 8.2
Not Specified - - 93 1.1% - -

*
Most of these are located in states bordering the Mexican border.
Geographic location is based upon post-of-duty by county or census county equivalent.
For specific county figures by occupation go to TRAC Spotlight.


Copyright 2003, TRAC Reports, Inc.