# List of ports in the United States

This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. 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

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.
Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2023 , short tons :
| Rank (by total trade) | Port name | 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 |

## Non-continental islands

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Ports of non-continental islands :
| Port | State or territory | GNIS feature ID # and reference Link | Coordinates | Elevation |
| 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)) | |