Key Takeaways
- Six states make up more than half of U.S. exports in 2025.
- Texas is the clear leader, accounting for 21.8% of the total.
- Meanwhile, 27 states each contribute less than 1%.
America’s export economy is far more concentrated than one would expect.
In 2025, just six states—Texas, California, New York, Louisiana, Illinois, and Florida—accounted for over half of all U.S. exports. Together, they generated roughly $1 trillion in trade, out of a $2.1 trillion total.
Texas stands far above the rest. The state alone makes up 21.8% of U.S. exports, meaning more than one in every five export dollars originates there.
| Rank | State | Share of Total | Value | Change 2024-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 21.8% | $450.3B | -1% |
| 2 | California | 9.1% | $188.4B | 2% |
| 3 | New York | 7.4% | $153.1B | 63% |
| 4 | Louisiana | 4.5% | $93.4B | 8% |
| 5 | Illinois | 3.9% | $80.0B | -2% |
| 6 | Florida | 3.8% | $78.9B | 9% |
| 7 | Indiana | 3.3% | $68.8B | 14% |
| 8 | Washington | 3.2% | $65.3B | 13% |
| 9 | Georgia | 2.9% | $60.3B | 13% |
| 10 | Michigan | 2.8% | $58.3B | -7% |
| 11 | Ohio | 2.7% | $55.9B | -3% |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 2.5% | $52.2B | -2% |
| 13 | Kentucky | 2.5% | $50.6B | 6% |
| 14 | Arizona | 2.2% | $44.4B | 37% |
| 15 | New Jersey | 2.1% | $44.2B | 2% |
| 16 | North Carolina | 2.1% | $43.8B | 2% |
| 17 | Massachusetts | 1.9% | $38.8B | 11% |
| 18 | South Carolina | 1.9% | $38.5B | 1% |
| 19 | Tennessee | 1.8% | $37.7B | -4% |
| 20 | Oregon | 1.4% | $28.0B | -17% |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 1.3% | $27.1B | -2% |
| 22 | Alabama | 1.1% | $23.7B | -12% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 1.1% | $23.5B | -13% |
| 24 | Utah | 1.1% | $22.4B | 23% |
| 25 | Virginia | 0.9% | $19.0B | -12% |
| 26 | Missouri | 0.9% | $18.7B | -3% |
| 27 | Connecticut | 0.9% | $17.7B | 2% |
| 28 | Maryland | 0.8% | $16.5B | -8% |
| 29 | Iowa | 0.8% | $16.2B | -5% |
| 30 | New Mexico | 0.7% | $15.3B | 27% |
| 31 | Kansas | 0.7% | $14.6B | 1% |
| 32 | Mississippi | 0.7% | $14.2B | 3% |
| 33 | Nevada | 0.6% | $12.7B | 22% |
| 34 | Colorado | 0.5% | $11.0B | 4% |
| 35 | North Dakota | 0.4% | $8.6B | 26% |
| 36 | Nebraska | 0.4% | $7.8B | -5% |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 0.4% | $7.5B | -4% |
| 38 | New Hampshire | 0.3% | $7.2B | 1% |
| 39 | Alaska | 0.3% | $6.7B | 13% |
| 40 | Arkansas | 0.3% | $6.6B | -4% |
| 41 | Delaware | 0.3% | $5.5B | 15% |
| 42 | West Virginia | 0.2% | $4.6B | -5% |
| 43 | Idaho | 0.2% | $4.6B | 7% |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 0.2% | $4.2B | 36% |
| 45 | Dist of Columbia | 0.2% | $3.7B | N/A |
| 46 | Maine | 0.2% | $3.2B | 2% |
| 47 | Montana | 0.1% | $2.1B | -12% |
| 48 | Vermont | 0.1% | $2.1B | 9% |
| 49 | Wyoming | 0.1% | $2.0B | -4% |
| 50 | South Dakota | 0.1% | $1.9B | -13% |
| 51 | Hawaii | 0.0% | $0.4B | -14% |