Top 25 water ports by tonnage

This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage.[1] See the articles on individual ports for more information, including geography, ownership, and link to official website.

Top 50 U.S. Ports by Tonnage

Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2020, short tons.[2]
Rank
(by total trade)		 Port name Image State Total trade Domestic total Foreign total Foreign imports Foreign exports
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

Not ranked

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″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))
Hilo Hawaii 19°43′43″N 155°4′32.88″W / 19.72861°N 155.0758000°W / 19.72861; -155.0758000 (Hilo (Hawaii))
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))
Kahului Hawaii 20°53′55″N 156°28′22.08″W / 20.89861°N 156.4728000°W / 20.89861; -156.4728000 (Kahului (Hawaii))
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))
Kalaeloa Hawaii 21°17′50.03″N 158°6′32.04″W / 21.2972306°N 158.1089000°W / 21.2972306; -158.1089000 (Kalaeloa (Hawaii))
Nawiliwili Hawaii 21°57′40″N 159°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″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)
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)
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))

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Port Industry Statistics". American Association of Port Authorities. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "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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