List of ports in the United States explained

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

Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2020, short tons^[2]

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

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

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
  • Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal
• Dubai Ports World controversy
• United States container ports

References

General references

• Web site: USGS GNIS query. United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

External links

• Seaport Governance Web site: Seaport Governance in the United States and Canada . 2013-08-31 . American Association of Port Authorities.
• Marine Terminal Operators Web site: Marine Terminal Operators . 2013-08-30 . Federal Maritime Commission.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Port Industry Statistics . . October 9, 2015.
2. Web site: 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 . . 2020 . March 14, 2023.