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.

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Top 50 U.S. ports by tonnage

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Top 50 ports by tonnage

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) issues an annual report, the US ports and states data, pursuant to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (section 6018 of the "FAST" Act), of the top 25 ports in the United States. Since 2015, as recommended by the BTS director, is produced by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) through the Institute for Water Resources, in conjunction with the United States Department of Transportation"s (USDOT or DOT) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Maritime Administration.

Other ports on the Corps of Engineers list include the Port of Houston in the number one spot. South Louisiana is second, then Corpus Christi; New York/New Jersey; Long Beach, California; New Orleans; Beaumont and Baton Rouge.

As of May 2024 the Port of Lake Charles surged to the number 10 on the list below. [2]

Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2023 , short tons [3]
Rank
(by total trade)
Port nameStateTotal tradeDomestic totalForeign totalForeign importsForeign exports
1 Port of Houston Texas 275,940,28979,177,826196,762,46356,970,738139,791,725
2 Port of South Louisiana Louisiana 225,086,697112,372,057112,714,64030,423,98482,290,656
3 Port of Corpus Christi Texas 150,755,48525,056,307125,699,17817,606,086108,093,092
4 Port of New York and New Jersey
Port Newark
New Jersey
New York
123,697,43840,087,79783,609,64168,357,07815,252,563
5 Port of New Orleans Louisiana 81,067,44843,220,21737,847,23115,324,11822,523,113
6 Port of Long Beach California 79,178,08713,490,35365,687,73446,552,10419,135,630
7 Port of Greater Baton Rouge Louisiana 71,686,87243,420,45828,266,4145,662,82722,603,587
8 Port of Beaumont Texas 70,567,38624,785,76145,781,62516,170,96029,610,665
9 Port of Los Angeles California 59,452,1394,501,36554,950,77438,658,36516,292,409
10 Port of Hampton Roads Virginia 58,048,7854,956,36953,092,41612,362,77340,729,643
11 Port of Mobile Alabama 53,206,56118,794,08334,412,47817,859,99916,552,479
12 Plaquemines Port Louisiana 46,750,79925,879,97120,870,8284,555,96916,314,859
13 Port of Savannah Georgia 43,453,0441,135,77742,317,26724,505,36617,811,901
14 Port of Lake Charles Louisiana 43,053,65820,333,50422,720,1545,026,40617,693,748
15 Port of Port Arthur Texas 41,222,20017,297,10823,925,0927,316,83516,608,257
16 Port Freeport Texas 38,748,6624,171,92534,576,7376,560,37728,016,360
17 Mid-Ohio Valley Port Ohio
West Virginia
35,939,47435,939,474000
18 Port of Baltimore Maryland 35,202,0274,211,84730,990,18012,937,13818,053,042
19 Ports of Cincinnati-Northern KY Ohio
Kentucky
34,476,34034,476,340000
20 Port of Texas City Texas 33,721,31212,540,97121,180,3417,601,30913,579,032
21 Port of St. Louis and East St. Louis Missouri
Illinois
30,487,79630,487,796000
22 Port of Huntington Tri-State West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
29,699,65729,699,657000
23 Port of Philadelphia Pennsylvania 28,517,76011,589,63416,928,1269,833,6807,094,446
24 Port Tampa Bay Florida 28,511,76015,913,14812,598,6128,250,5234,348,089
25 Valdez Alaska 25,113,23123,019,7462,093,48502,093,485
26 Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior Minnesota
Wisconsin
25,071,11019,363,2385,707,872692,7765,015,096
27 Port of Charleston South Carolina 24,947,4821,822,97323,124,50914,996,0998,128,410
28 Northern Indiana Maritime District Indiana 24,684,06024,128,574555,486512,75942,727
29 Pascagoula Mississippi 23,096,7788,311,64514,785,1337,450,7887,334,345
30 Port of Seattle Washington 22,964,5464,814,77218,149,7749,098,1349,051,640
31 Port of Tacoma Washington 21,575,0594,186,84417,388,2155,794,81111,593,404
32 Port of Richmond California 21,050,7416,277,53814,773,20311,494,5543,278,649
33 Port of Portland Oregon 20,706,3456,391,34414,315,0012,218,43112,096,570
34 Port Everglades Florida 20,440,57311,177,7689,262,8056,498,5512,764,254
35 South Jersey New Jersey 20,254,3258,383,22911,871,09611,271,285599,811
36 Port of Oakland California 19,439,7621,313,83518,125,9278,520,1429,605,785
37 Kalama Washington 18,140,8861,393,41616,747,470328,88816,418,582
38 Port of Jacksonville Florida 16,701,3707,892,9868,808,3847,379,7151,428,669
39 Port of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15,536,05115,536,051000
40 New Bourbon Port Authority Missouri 15,506,75415,506,754000
41 Mid-America Port Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
14,952,34314,952,343000
42 Illinois Waterway Ports Illinois 14,946,03414,946,034000
43 Two Harbors Minnesota 13,499,84711,746,0911,753,75601,753,756
44 Port of Boston Massachusetts 13,322,5823,399,7789,922,8048,310,1011,612,703
45 Port of Honolulu Hawaii 12,261,50611,424,582836,924619,948216,976
46 Port of Galveston Texas 11,945,1825,242,6796,702,5031,525,0325,177,471
47 Port of Longview Washington 11,071,2851,145,3339,925,952338,1729,587,780
48 Port of Vancouver USA Washington 10,198,6022,557,9387,640,6641,128,6026,512,062
49 Port of Cleveland Ohio 9,442,7397,655,8271,786,9121,359,394427,518
50 Port of San Juan Puerto Rico 9,337,1634,611,7874,725,3764,285,535439,841

Non-continental islands

Ports of non-continental islands
Port
State or territory GNIS
feature
ID #
and
reference
Link
Coordinates
Elevation
External
link
San Juan Puerto Rico 18°40′0.01″N66°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″N65°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″N66°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″N64°43′56.71″W / 17.7527111°N 64.7324194°W / 17.7527111; -64.7324194 (Christiansted, St. Croix (Virgin Islands))
Hilo Hawaii 19°43′43″N155°4′32.88″W / 19.72861°N 155.0758000°W / 19.72861; -155.0758000 (Hilo (Hawaii))
Kawaihae Harbor Hawaii 20°2′16.01″N155°49′59.88″W / 20.0377806°N 155.8333000°W / 20.0377806; -155.8333000 (Kawaihae Harbor (Hawaii))
Kahului Hawaii 20°53′55″N156°28′22.08″W / 20.89861°N 156.4728000°W / 20.89861; -156.4728000 (Kahului (Hawaii))
Port of Honolulu Hawaii 21°18′40″N157°52′18.12″W / 21.31111°N 157.8717000°W / 21.31111; -157.8717000 (Port of Honolulu (Hawaii))
Kalaeloa Hawaii 21°17′50.03″N158°6′32.04″W / 21.2972306°N 158.1089000°W / 21.2972306; -158.1089000 (Kalaeloa (Hawaii))
Nawiliwili Hawaii 21°57′40″N159°21′11.16″W / 21.96111°N 159.3531000°W / 21.96111; -159.3531000 (Nawiliwili (Hawaii)) )
Middle Ground harbor, Port of Guam Guam 1389888 13°27′17″N144°38′20″E / 13.45472°N 144.63889°E / 13.45472; 144.63889 (Middle Ground harbor, Port of Guam (Guam)) 0 feet (0 m)
Agat harbor, Port of Guam Guam 1934126 13°22′0″N144°38′53″E / 13.36667°N 144.64806°E / 13.36667; 144.64806 (Agat Harbor, Port of Guam (Guam)) 0 feet (0 m)
Ports of Saipan-Commonwealth Ports Authority of CNMI Northern Mariana Islands 15°13′33″N145°44′03″E / 15.22583°N 145.73417°E / 15.22583; 145.73417 (Port of Saipan (MP))

See also

References

  1. "Port Industry Statistics". American Association of Port Authorities . Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  2. Jay, Tim (May 5, 2024). "Port of Lake Charles Surges into Top 10 US Ports for Cargo Handling". Global Trade. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. "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.

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General references

  1. "Busiest and Biggest Ports in the United States in 2025". Pangea Network. Retrieved January 17, 2024.