Nothing is drawing more focus in the global economy than trade patterns and supply chains.
What is the U.S. importing, where is it coming from, and how are Trump Administration tariffs affecting or moving cross-border supply chains? There are all key questions in the news cycle.
To add context to this discussion, we mapped the top import for each U.S. state in 2024 with data from the Census Bureau.
However, each state imports a variety of things, particularly the more populous ones, and this map should be used more as a reference point for major import categories.
Cars and auto equipment are the highest value import in 14 states. This category includes fully finished cars, as well as those half-assembled cars, auto parts, and airplane parts.
Noted automaker state Michigan—home of the Big Three—leads the country in the dollar value ($108 billion) of these imports.
In second place, computers and electronics are the top import in another 9 states.
This category includes computers, TVs, smartphones, as well as chips for electronics. California leads the rest of the country by the import value ($153 billion) in this category.
Together, these two groups—targets of on-again, off-again tariffs—are the top import in about half of all states.
Connecticut CT Cars & Auto Parts $4.1B
Illinois IL Computers & Electronics $52.8B
Iowa IA Industrial Machinery $3.2B
Pennsylvania PA Chemicals & Medicines $40.9B
Michigan MI Cars & Auto Parts $107.8B
Minnesota MN Energy $9.2B
Wisconsin WI Industrial Machinery $7.3B
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-every-u-s-states-top-import-in-2024/
looks like Pete's going to have to pay more for racecaR parts
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