List of ports in the United States
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This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage.[1] Ports in the United States handle a wide variety of goods that are critical to the global economy, including petroleum, grain, steel, automobiles, and containerized goods. See the articles on individual ports for more information, including history, geography, and statistics.
Top 50 U.S. ports by tonnage
Rank (by total trade) | Port name | State | Total trade | Domestic total | Foreign total | Foreign imports | Foreign exports |
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1 | Port of Houston | Texas | 275,940,289 | 79,177,826 | 196,762,463 | 56,970,738 | 139,791,725 |
2 | Port of South Louisiana | Louisiana | 225,086,697 | 112,372,057 | 112,714,640 | 30,423,984 | 82,290,656 |
3 | Port of Corpus Christi | Texas | 150,755,485 | 25,056,307 | 125,699,178 | 17,606,086 | 108,093,092 |
4 | Port of New York and New Jersey Port Newark | New Jersey New York | 123,697,438 | 40,087,797 | 83,609,641 | 68,357,078 | 15,252,563 |
5 | Port of New Orleans | Louisiana | 81,067,448 | 43,220,217 | 37,847,231 | 15,324,118 | 22,523,113 |
6 | Port of Long Beach | California | 79,178,087 | 13,490,353 | 65,687,734 | 46,552,104 | 19,135,630 |
7 | Port of Greater Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 71,686,872 | 43,420,458 | 28,266,414 | 5,662,827 | 22,603,587 |
8 | Port of Beaumont | Texas | 70,567,386 | 24,785,761 | 45,781,625 | 16,170,960 | 29,610,665 |
9 | Port of Los Angeles | California | 59,452,139 | 4,501,365 | 54,950,774 | 38,658,365 | 16,292,409 |
10 | Port of Hampton Roads | Virginia | 58,048,785 | 4,956,369 | 53,092,416 | 12,362,773 | 40,729,643 |
11 | Port of Mobile | Alabama | 53,206,561 | 18,794,083 | 34,412,478 | 17,859,999 | 16,552,479 |
12 | Plaquemines Port | Louisiana | 46,750,799 | 25,879,971 | 20,870,828 | 4,555,969 | 16,314,859 |
13 | Port of Savannah | Georgia | 43,453,044 | 1,135,777 | 42,317,267 | 24,505,366 | 17,811,901 |
14 | Port of Lake Charles | Louisiana | 43,053,658 | 20,333,504 | 22,720,154 | 5,026,406 | 17,693,748 |
15 | Port of Port Arthur | Texas | 41,222,200 | 17,297,108 | 23,925,092 | 7,316,835 | 16,608,257 |
16 | Port Freeport | Texas | 38,748,662 | 4,171,925 | 34,576,737 | 6,560,377 | 28,016,360 |
17 | Mid-Ohio Valley Port | Ohio West Virginia | 35,939,474 | 35,939,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Port of Baltimore | Maryland | 35,202,027 | 4,211,847 | 30,990,180 | 12,937,138 | 18,053,042 |
19 | Ports of Cincinnati-Northern KY | Ohio Kentucky | 34,476,340 | 34,476,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Port of Texas City | Texas | 33,721,312 | 12,540,971 | 21,180,341 | 7,601,309 | 13,579,032 |
21 | Port of St. Louis and East St. Louis | Missouri Illinois | 30,487,796 | 30,487,796 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Port of Huntington Tri-State | West Virginia Kentucky Ohio | 29,699,657 | 29,699,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Port of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 28,517,760 | 11,589,634 | 16,928,126 | 9,833,680 | 7,094,446 |
24 | Port of Tampa Bay | Florida | 28,511,760 | 15,913,148 | 12,598,612 | 8,250,523 | 4,348,089 |
25 | Valdez | Alaska | 25,113,231 | 23,019,746 | 2,093,485 | 0 | 2,093,485 |
26 | Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior | Minnesota Wisconsin | 25,071,110 | 19,363,238 | 5,707,872 | 692,776 | 5,015,096 |
27 | Port of Charleston | South Carolina | 24,947,482 | 1,822,973 | 23,124,509 | 14,996,099 | 8,128,410 |
28 | Northern Indiana Maritime District | Indiana | 24,684,060 | 24,128,574 | 555,486 | 512,759 | 42,727 |
29 | Pascagoula | Mississippi | 23,096,778 | 8,311,645 | 14,785,133 | 7,450,788 | 7,334,345 |
30 | Port of Seattle | Washington | 22,964,546 | 4,814,772 | 18,149,774 | 9,098,134 | 9,051,640 |
31 | Port of Tacoma | Washington | 21,575,059 | 4,186,844 | 17,388,215 | 5,794,811 | 11,593,404 |
32 | Port of Richmond | California | 21,050,741 | 6,277,538 | 14,773,203 | 11,494,554 | 3,278,649 |
33 | Port of Portland | Oregon | 20,706,345 | 6,391,344 | 14,315,001 | 2,218,431 | 12,096,570 |
34 | Port Everglades | Florida | 20,440,573 | 11,177,768 | 9,262,805 | 6,498,551 | 2,764,254 |
35 | South Jersey | New Jersey | 20,254,325 | 8,383,229 | 11,871,096 | 11,271,285 | 599,811 |
36 | Port of Oakland | California | 19,439,762 | 1,313,835 | 18,125,927 | 8,520,142 | 9,605,785 |
37 | Kalama | Washington | 18,140,886 | 1,393,416 | 16,747,470 | 328,888 | 16,418,582 |
38 | Port of Jacksonville | Florida | 16,701,370 | 7,892,986 | 8,808,384 | 7,379,715 | 1,428,669 |
39 | Port of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15,536,051 | 15,536,051 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | New Bourbon Port Authority | Missouri | 15,506,754 | 15,506,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Mid-America Port | Iowa Illinois Missouri | 14,952,343 | 14,952,343 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | Illinois Waterway Ports | Illinois | 14,946,034 | 14,946,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Two Harbors | Minnesota | 13,499,847 | 11,746,091 | 1,753,756 | 0 | 1,753,756 |
44 | Port of Boston | Massachusetts | 13,322,582 | 3,399,778 | 9,922,804 | 8,310,101 | 1,612,703 |
45 | Port of Honolulu | Hawaii | 12,261,506 | 11,424,582 | 836,924 | 619,948 | 216,976 |
46 | Port of Galveston | Texas | 11,945,182 | 5,242,679 | 6,702,503 | 1,525,032 | 5,177,471 |
47 | Port of Longview | Washington | 11,071,285 | 1,145,333 | 9,925,952 | 338,172 | 9,587,780 |
48 | Port of Vancouver USA | Washington | 10,198,602 | 2,557,938 | 7,640,664 | 1,128,602 | 6,512,062 |
49 | Port of Cleveland | Ohio | 9,442,739 | 7,655,827 | 1,786,912 | 1,359,394 | 427,518 |
50 | Port of San Juan | Puerto Rico | 9,337,163 | 4,611,787 | 4,725,376 | 4,285,535 | 439,841 |
Unranked ports
- Alpena, Michigan
- Aransas Pass, Texas
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Buffalo, New York
- Buffington, Indiana
- Cape May, New Jersey
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Drummond Island, Michigan
- Elvis Stahr Harbor, Kentucky
- Exxon Terminal, East Providence, Rhode Island
- Eureka, California
- Everett, Washington
- Fairport Harbor, Ohio
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Grand Haven, Michigan
- Grays Harbor, Washington
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Gulfport, Mississippi
- Guntersville, Alabama
- Helena, Arkansas
- Town of Hempstead, New York
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Hopewell, Virginia
- Iliuliuk Harbor, Alaska
- Intracoastal City, Louisiana
- Joliet, Illinois
- Juneau, Alaska
- Kawaihae, Hawai'i
- Ketchikan, Alaska
- Kivilina, Alaska
- Lake Providence, Louisiana
- Louisiana Offshore Oil Port
- Marquette, Michigan
- Monroe, Michigan
- Morgan City, Louisiana, Port of
- Muskegon, Michigan
- Natchez, Mississippi
- Nawiliwili, Hawaii
- New London, Connecticut
- Nome, Alaska
- Olympia, Washington
- Orange, Texas
- Panama City, Florida
- Peoria, Illinois
- Penn Manor, Pennsylvania
- Pensacola, Florida
- Port Angeles, Washington
- Port Jefferson, New York
- Port of Catoosa & Tulsa Ports, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Port of Chester, Pennsylvania
- Port of Chicago, Illinois
- Port of Coos Bay, Oregon
- Port of Davisville (Quonset Point), Rhode Island
- Port of Decatur, Alabama
- Port of Hueneme, California
- Port of Kansas City, Missouri
- Port of Miami, Florida
- Port of New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Port of Palm Beach, Florida
- Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Port of Portland, Maine
- Port of Redwood City, California
- Port of Salem, New Jersey
- Port of San Diego, California
- Port of San Francisco, California
- Port of St. Petersburg, Florida
- Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
- Rockford, Illinois
- Rosedale, Mississippi
- Sacramento, California
- Salem Harbor, Massachusetts
- Salisbury, Maryland
- Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
- Searsport, Maine
- Seward, Alaska
- Southeast Missouri Port, Missouri
- Toledo, Ohio
- Tucson, Arizona
- Unalaska Island, Alaska
- Utqiaġvik, Alaska
- Vallejo, California
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Port | State or territory | GNIS feature ID # and reference Link | Coordinates | Elevation | External link |
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San Juan | Puerto Rico | 18°40′0.01″N 66°10′0.01″W / 18.6666694°N 66.1666694°W / 18.6666694; -66.1666694 (San Juan (Puerto Rico)) | |||
Marina Puerto Chico, Fajardo | Puerto Rico | 1613388 | 18°20′54″N 65°38′6″W / 18.34833°N 65.63500°W / 18.34833; -65.63500 (Fajardo (Puerto Rico)) | 20 feet (6.1 m) | |
Port of Ponce | Puerto Rico | 18°0′4.54″N 66°43′0.01″W / 18.0012611°N 66.7166694°W / 18.0012611; -66.7166694 (Port of Ponce (Puerto Rico)) | |||
Christiansted, St Croix, Virgin Islands Port Authority | US Virgin Islands | 17°45′9.76″N 64°43′56.71″W / 17.7527111°N 64.7324194°W / 17.7527111; -64.7324194 (Christiansted, St. Croix (Virgin Islands)) | [1] | ||
Hilo | Hawaii | 19°43′43″N 155°4′32.88″W / 19.72861°N 155.0758000°W / 19.72861; -155.0758000 (Hilo (Hawaii)) | [2] | ||
Kawaihae Harbor | Hawaii | 20°2′16.01″N 155°49′59.88″W / 20.0377806°N 155.8333000°W / 20.0377806; -155.8333000 (Kawaihae Harbor (Hawaii)) | [3] | ||
Kahului | Hawaii | 20°53′55″N 156°28′22.08″W / 20.89861°N 156.4728000°W / 20.89861; -156.4728000 (Kahului (Hawaii)) | [4] | ||
Port of Honolulu | Hawaii | 21°18′40″N 157°52′18.12″W / 21.31111°N 157.8717000°W / 21.31111; -157.8717000 (Port of Honolulu (Hawaii)) | [5] | ||
Kalaeloa | Hawaii | 21°17′50.03″N 158°6′32.04″W / 21.2972306°N 158.1089000°W / 21.2972306; -158.1089000 (Kalaeloa (Hawaii)) | [6] | ||
Nawiliwili | Hawaii | 21°57′40″N 159°21′11.16″W / 21.96111°N 159.3531000°W / 21.96111; -159.3531000 (Nawiliwili (Hawaii))) | [7] | ||
Middle Ground harbor, Port of Guam | Guam | 1389888 | 13°27′17″N 144°38′20″E / 13.45472°N 144.63889°E / 13.45472; 144.63889 (Middle Ground harbor, Port of Guam (Guam)) | 0 feet (0 m) | [8] |
Agat harbor, Port of Guam | Guam | 1934126 | 13°22′0″N 144°38′53″E / 13.36667°N 144.64806°E / 13.36667; 144.64806 (Agat Harbor, Port of Guam (Guam)) | 0 feet (0 m) | [9] |
Ports of Saipan-Commonwealth Ports Authority of CNMI | Northern Mariana Islands | 15°13′33″N 145°44′03″E / 15.22583°N 145.73417°E / 15.22583; 145.73417 (Port of Saipan (MP)) | [10] |
See also
- List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean
- List of ports and harbors of the Pacific Ocean
- List of ports and harbors of the Arctic Ocean
- Inland port § North America
- Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal
- Dubai Ports World controversy
- United States container ports
References
- ^ "Port Industry Statistics". American Association of Port Authorities. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Waterborne tonnage for principal U.S. ports and all 50 states and U.S. territories; Waterborne tonnages for domestic, foreign, imports, exports and intra-state waterborne traffic". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
General references
External links
- Seaport Governance "Seaport Governance in the United States and Canada" (PDF). American Association of Port Authorities. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- Marine Terminal Operators "Marine Terminal Operators". Federal Maritime Commission. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
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