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List of ports in the United States

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This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage.{{cite web | url=http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/Copy%20of%202013%20U%20S%20%20PORT%20RANKINGS%20BY%20CARGO%20TONNAGE%5F1427222227746%5F1.xlsx | title=Port Industry Statistics | publisher=American Association of Port Authorities | accessdate=October 9, 2015}} 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

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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.{{cite web |last=Jay|first=Tim| url=https://www.globaltrademag.com/port-of-lake-charles-surges-into-top-10-us-ports-for-cargo-handling/ | title=Port of Lake Charles Surges into Top 10 US Ports for Cargo Handling | publisher=Global Trade | date=May 5, 2024 |accessdate=September 21, 2024}}

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|+ Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2023

, short tons{{cite web | url=https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16021coll2/id/7447 | title=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 | publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | year=2020 | accessdate=March 14, 2023}}

Rank
(by total trade)

! Port name

! State

! Total trade

! Domestic total

! Foreign total

! Foreign imports

! Foreign exports

align=center | 1

| Port of Houston

| Texas

| 275,940,289

| 79,177,826

| 196,762,463

| 56,970,738

| 139,791,725

align=center | 2

| Port of South Louisiana

| Louisiana

| 225,086,697

| 112,372,057

| 112,714,640

| 30,423,984

| 82,290,656

align=center | 3

| Port of Corpus Christi

| Texas

| 150,755,485

| 25,056,307

| 125,699,178

| 17,606,086

| 108,093,092

align=center | 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

align=center | 5

| Port of New Orleans

| Louisiana

| 81,067,448

| 43,220,217

| 37,847,231

| 15,324,118

| 22,523,113

align=center | 6

| Port of Long Beach

| California

| 79,178,087

| 13,490,353

| 65,687,734

| 46,552,104

| 19,135,630

align=center | 7

| Port of Greater Baton Rouge

| Louisiana

| 71,686,872

| 43,420,458

| 28,266,414

| 5,662,827

| 22,603,587

align=center | 8

| Port of Beaumont

| Texas

| 70,567,386

| 24,785,761

| 45,781,625

| 16,170,960

| 29,610,665

align=center | 9

| Port of Los Angeles

| California

| 59,452,139

| 4,501,365

| 54,950,774

| 38,658,365

| 16,292,409

align=center | 10

| Port of Hampton Roads

| Virginia

| 58,048,785

| 4,956,369

| 53,092,416

| 12,362,773

| 40,729,643

align=center | 11

| Port of Mobile

| Alabama

| 53,206,561

| 18,794,083

| 34,412,478

| 17,859,999

| 16,552,479

align=center | 12

| Plaquemines Port

| Louisiana

| 46,750,799

| 25,879,971

| 20,870,828

| 4,555,969

| 16,314,859

align=center | 13

| Port of Savannah

| Georgia

| 43,453,044

| 1,135,777

| 42,317,267

| 24,505,366

| 17,811,901

align=center | 14

| Port of Lake Charles

| Louisiana

| 43,053,658

| 20,333,504

| 22,720,154

| 5,026,406

| 17,693,748

align=center | 15

| Port of Port Arthur

| Texas

| 41,222,200

| 17,297,108

| 23,925,092

| 7,316,835

| 16,608,257

align=center | 16

| Port Freeport

| Texas

| 38,748,662

| 4,171,925

| 34,576,737

| 6,560,377

| 28,016,360

align=center | 17

| Mid-Ohio Valley Port

| Ohio
West Virginia

| 35,939,474

| 35,939,474

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 18

| Port of Baltimore

| Maryland

| 35,202,027

| 4,211,847

| 30,990,180

| 12,937,138

| 18,053,042

align=center | 19

| Ports of Cincinnati-Northern KY

| Ohio
Kentucky

| 34,476,340

| 34,476,340

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 20

| Port of Texas City

| Texas

| 33,721,312

| 12,540,971

| 21,180,341

| 7,601,309

| 13,579,032

align=center | 21

| Port of St. Louis and East St. Louis

| Missouri
Illinois

| 30,487,796

| 30,487,796

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 22

| Port of Huntington Tri-State

| West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio

| 29,699,657

| 29,699,657

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 23

| Port of Philadelphia

| Pennsylvania

| 28,517,760

| 11,589,634

| 16,928,126

| 9,833,680

| 7,094,446

align=center | 24

| Port of Tampa Bay

| Florida

| 28,511,760

| 15,913,148

| 12,598,612

| 8,250,523

| 4,348,089

align=center | 25

| Valdez

| Alaska

| 25,113,231

| 23,019,746

| 2,093,485

| 0

| 2,093,485

align=center | 26

| Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior

| Minnesota
Wisconsin

| 25,071,110

| 19,363,238

| 5,707,872

| 692,776

| 5,015,096

align=center | 27

| Port of Charleston

| South Carolina

| 24,947,482

| 1,822,973

| 23,124,509

| 14,996,099

| 8,128,410

align=center | 28

| Northern Indiana Maritime District

| Indiana

| 24,684,060

| 24,128,574

| 555,486

| 512,759

| 42,727

align=center | 29

| Pascagoula

| Mississippi

| 23,096,778

| 8,311,645

| 14,785,133

| 7,450,788

| 7,334,345

align=center | 30

| Port of Seattle

| Washington

| 22,964,546

| 4,814,772

| 18,149,774

| 9,098,134

| 9,051,640

align=center | 31

| Port of Tacoma

| Washington

| 21,575,059

| 4,186,844

| 17,388,215

| 5,794,811

| 11,593,404

align=center | 32

| Port of Richmond

| California

| 21,050,741

| 6,277,538

| 14,773,203

| 11,494,554

| 3,278,649

align=center | 33

| Port of Portland

| Oregon

| 20,706,345

| 6,391,344

| 14,315,001

| 2,218,431

| 12,096,570

align=center | 34

| Port Everglades

| Florida

| 20,440,573

| 11,177,768

| 9,262,805

| 6,498,551

| 2,764,254

align=center | 35

| South Jersey

| New Jersey

| 20,254,325

| 8,383,229

| 11,871,096

| 11,271,285

| 599,811

align=center | 36

| Port of Oakland

| California

| 19,439,762

| 1,313,835

| 18,125,927

| 8,520,142

| 9,605,785

align=center | 37

| Kalama

| Washington

| 18,140,886

| 1,393,416

| 16,747,470

| 328,888

| 16,418,582

align=center | 38

| Port of Jacksonville

| Florida

| 16,701,370

| 7,892,986

| 8,808,384

| 7,379,715

| 1,428,669

align=center | 39

| Port of Pittsburgh

| Pennsylvania

| 15,536,051

| 15,536,051

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 40

| New Bourbon Port Authority

| Missouri

| 15,506,754

| 15,506,754

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 41

| Mid-America Port

| Iowa
Illinois
Missouri

| 14,952,343

| 14,952,343

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 42

| Illinois Waterway Ports

| Illinois

| 14,946,034

| 14,946,034

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center | 43

| Two Harbors

| Minnesota

| 13,499,847

| 11,746,091

| 1,753,756

| 0

| 1,753,756

align=center | 44

| Port of Boston

| Massachusetts

| 13,322,582

| 3,399,778

| 9,922,804

| 8,310,101

| 1,612,703

align=center | 45

| Port of Honolulu

| Hawaii

| 12,261,506

| 11,424,582

| 836,924

| 619,948

| 216,976

align=center | 46

| Port of Galveston

| Texas

| 11,945,182

| 5,242,679

| 6,702,503

| 1,525,032

| 5,177,471

align=center | 47

| Port of Longview

| Washington

| 11,071,285

| 1,145,333

| 9,925,952

| 338,172

| 9,587,780

align=center | 48

| Port of Vancouver USA

| Washington

| 10,198,602

| 2,557,938

| 7,640,664

| 1,128,602

| 6,512,062

align=center | 49

| Port of Cleveland

| Ohio

| 9,442,739

| 7,655,827

| 1,786,912

| 1,359,394

| 427,518

align=center | 50

| Port of San Juan

| Puerto Rico

| 9,337,163

| 4,611,787

| 4,725,376

| 4,285,535

| 439,841

Non-continental islands

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|+ |Ports of non-continental islands

! |Port

! |State or territory

! |GNIS
feature
ID #
and
reference
Link

! |Coordinates

! |Elevation

! |External
link

|San Juan

| |Puerto Rico

| |

| |{{Coord|18|40|0.01|N|66|10|0.01|W|region:US-PR_type:isle|name=San Juan (Puerto Rico)}}

| |

| |

|Marina Puerto Chico, Fajardo

| |Puerto Rico

| |{{GNIS4|1613388}}

| |{{Coord|18|20|54|N|65|38|6|W|region:US-PR_type:isle_source:GNIS|name=Fajardo (Puerto Rico)}}

| |{{Convert|20|ft|m}}

| |

|Port of Ponce

| |Puerto Rico

| |

| |{{Coord|18|0|4.54|N|66|43|0.01|W|region:US-PR_type:isle|name=Port of Ponce (Puerto Rico)}}

| |

| |

|Christiansted, St Croix, Virgin Islands Port Authority

| |US Virgin Islands

| |

| |{{Coord|17|45|9.76|N|64|43|56.71|W|type:isle|name=Christiansted, St. Croix (Virgin Islands)}}

| |

| |[http://www.viport.com]

|Hilo

| |Hawaii

| |

| |{{Coord|19|43|43|N|155|4|32.88|W|region:US-HI_type:isle|name=Hilo (Hawaii)}}

| |

| |[http://www.hawaii.gov/dot]

|Kawaihae Harbor

| |Hawaii

| |

| |{{Coord|20|2|16.01|N|155|49|59.88|W|region:US-HI_type:isle|name=Kawaihae Harbor (Hawaii)}}

| |

| |[http://www.hawaii.gov/dot]

|Kahului

| |Hawaii

| |

| |{{Coord|20|53|55|N|156|28|22.08|W|region:US-HI_type:isle|name=Kahului (Hawaii)}}

| |

| |[http://www.hawaii.gov/dot]

|Port of Honolulu

| |Hawaii

| |

| |{{Coord|21|18|40|N|157|52|18.12|W|region:US-HI_type:isle|name=Port of Honolulu (Hawaii)}}

| |

| |[http://www.hawaii.gov/dot]

|Kalaeloa

| |Hawaii

| |

| |{{Coord|21|17|50.03|N|158|6|32.04|W|region:US-HI_type:isle|name=Kalaeloa (Hawaii)}}

| |

| |[http://www.hawaii.gov/dot]

|Nawiliwili

| |Hawaii

| |

| |{{Coord|21|57|40|N|159|21|11.16|W|region:US-HI_type:isle|name=Nawiliwili (Hawaii)}})

| |

| |[http://www.hawaii.gov/dot]

|Middle Ground harbor, Port of Guam

| |Guam

| |{{GNIS4|1389888}}

| |{{Coord|13|27|17|N|144|38|20|E|region:US-GU_type:isle_source:GNIS|name=Middle Ground harbor, Port of Guam (Guam)}}

| |{{Convert|0|ft|m}}

| |[http://www.portofguam.com/]

|Agat harbor, Port of Guam

| |Guam

| |{{GNIS4|1934126}}

| |{{Coord|13|22|0|N|144|38|53|E|region:US-GU_type:isle_source:GNIS|name=Agat Harbor, Port of Guam (Guam)}}

| |{{Convert|0|ft|m}}

| |[http://www.portofguam.com/]

|Ports of Saipan-Commonwealth Ports Authority of CNMI

| |Northern Mariana Islands

| |

| |{{Coord|15|13|33|N|145|44|03|E|type:isle|name=Port of Saipan (MP)}}

| |

| |[http://www.cpa.gov.mp]

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

= General references =

{{Refbegin}}

  • {{Cite web

| title=USGS GNIS query

| publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

| url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/

}}

{{Refend}}

External links

  • Seaport Governance {{cite web |date= |title=Seaport Governance in the United States and Canada |url=http://www.aapa-ports.org/files/PDFs/governance_uscan.pdf |accessdate=2013-08-31 |publisher=American Association of Port Authorities}}
  • Marine Terminal Operators {{cite web |title=Marine Terminal Operators |url=https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC1Users/scripts/ExtReports.asp?tariffClass=mto |accessdate=2013-08-30 |publisher=Federal Maritime Commission}}

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