The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture

APPENDIX D

Detailed Commodity 

Production and Flow 

Data by State

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D-2 Appendix D: Detailed Commodity Production and Flow Data by State The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture

Table 1 shows the volume of agricultural production of the focus commodities1 by commodity group for each State, as 

determined by 2017 Census of Agriculture variables. The top ten producing States for each commodity group are bolded.

1	 Table 3 in the full report defines these focus commodities and the top 10 producing States.

Table 1: Volume of Agricultural Production of Focus Commodities by Commodity Group by State, in 2017

State Heads of Livestock 

(cattle, hogs)

Heads of Poultry 

(chickens, turkeys)

Harvested Acres of Fruits 

and Vegetables (selected 

commodities)2

2 Selected fruits and vegetables include apples, strawberries, oranges, watermelons, lettuce, dry onions, and potatoes other than sweet.

Harvested Acres of Grains 

(corns, soybeans, wheat) Heads of Dairy Cows

AL 3,134,902 206,170,135 3,508 683,282 3,646 

AK 8,525 2,421 624 - 61 

AZ 1,908,363 6,285 5,909 134,656 188,168 

AR 4,248,947 200,913,329 924 4,208,362 4,365 

CA 11,333,218 32,705,260 529,862 305,290 1,731,200 

CO 7,171,093 22,505 24,081 3,384,837 157,891 

CT 109,301 26,614 2,238 6,484 19,855 

DE 32,051 52,484,914 4,184 414,878 4,560 

DC - - - - - 

FL 4,039,226 12,768,989 384,336 50,213 110,517 

GA 2,456,712 241,621,704 28,446 451,607 59,577 

HI 301,242 1,539 606 4,899 29 

ID 5,445,254 15,834 307,137 1,311,407 599,791 

IL 7,699,938 750,162 1,259 22,161,432 87,865 

IN 5,687,601 13,549,698 10,374 11,620,979 154,333 

IA 32,960,356 7,098,306 1,025 22,925,434 189,938 

KS 15,934,800 215,757 424 17,355,184 109,238 

KY 5,340,337 49,419,479 1,651 3,479,310 55,299 

LA 1,999,015 28,122,686 757 1,732,329 11,296 

ME 172,892 29,768 52,278 6,698 29,447 

MD 435,657 59,382,732 5,834 1,113,491 47,979 

MA 84,137 38,306 7,684 2,622 11,992 

MI 3,814,326 3,364,683 71,528 5,139,288 437,000 

MN 14,029,883 27,140,505 31,915 17,120,542 405,570 

MO 12,579,088 56,126,308 3,010 9,782,170 76,314 
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(continued) Table 1: Volume of Agricultural Production of Focus Commodities by Commodity Group by State, in 2017

State Heads of Livestock

(cattle, hogs)

Heads of Poultry 

(chickens, turkeys)

Harvested Acres of Fruits 

and Vegetables (selected 

commodities)3

3 Selected fruits and vegetables include apples, strawberries, oranges, watermelons, lettuce, dry onions, and potatoes other than sweet.

Harvested Acres of Grains 

(corns, soybeans, wheat) Heads of Dairy Cows

MS 2,575,142 136,348,017 2,137 2,682,077 6,694 

MT 6,334,724 51,960 9,586 4,762,100 10,476 

NE 19,779,068 443,075 4,054 16,176,830 40,120 

NV 1,172,465 1,566 65 9,514 13,257 

NH 78,261 29,351 1,277 - 12,493

NJ 71,065 12,302 4,754 195,391 6,118 

NM 3,407,022 6,730 9,126 163,660 326,746 

NY 3,128,752 88,883 64,380 919,868 628,223 

NC 10,316,035 174,941,598 14,897 2,954,355 39,645 

ND 4,550,288 182,077 45,633 16,746,689 7,952 

OH 5,376,419 18,671,351 4,805 8,838,832 261,368 

OK 13,485,250 35,555,070 516 3,969,614 22,268 

OR 3,057,413 2,287,999 80,042 900,721 126,542 

PA 4,796,870 36,852,933 26,602 1,750,420 527,338 

RI 12,829 1,210 834 121 577 

SC 933,256 55,966,175 4,754 808,557 13,327 

SD 11,195,760 1,283,850 11 12,156,348 102,400 

TN 4,607,133 28,065,654 1,041 2,666,696 38,819 

TX 30,514,458 113,628,404 37,190 4,846,296 483,689 

UT 1,844,650 3,058,060 2,967 176,509 96,073 

VT 530,512 17,938 2,035 13,154 128,742 

VA 3,640,702 49,336,570 10,759 1,120,138 81,039 

WA 2,553,869 2,775,217 353,592 2,325,646 275,300 

WV 946,386 14,002,791 2,737 64,008 6,904 

WI 7,837,442 10,571,713 62,932 5,485,975 1,269,455 

WY 3,232,912 4,761 4 182,153 929

Source: 2017 Census of Agriculture (USDA, 2019)
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Table 2 shows the domestic volume of focus commodities4 moved by truck on the High-Volume Domestic Agriculture Highways (HDAH) 

by commodity group by State. The top ten States for domestic volume of commodities moved for each commodity group are bolded. Note 

that Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia are not listed in this table, because they have no HDAH. Section 5 of the full report and 

Appendix C include more information on how the HDAH are defined.

Table 2: Domestic Volume (in thousands of tons) of Focus Commodities Moved by Truck on HDAH by Commodity Group by State

State Fruit & Vegetables5

5 Selected fruits and vegetables include apples, strawberries, oranges, watermelons, lettuce, dry onions, and potatoes other than sweet.

Milk (milk & dairy 

products)

Meat (fresh and frozen 

meat and poultry)

Grains (corns, 

soybeans, wheat)

Livestock (cattle, 

hogs)

Poultry (chickens, 

turkeys)

AL 361 1,203 2,405 1,822 222 2,418

AR 545 2,681 3,587 15,540 254 3,187

AZ 1,151 2,045 1,231 702 36 7

CA 10,418 21,927 3,865 9,987 1,110 120

CO 1,938 5,179 1,993 12,709 1,295 6

CT 714 1,930 929 852 24 71

DE 623 1,315 1,351 4,149 68 1,036

FL 2,559 2,098 1,385 602 84 137

GA 2,440 3,229 5,567 3,680 407 4,350

IA 2,843 9,944 5,780 150,208 11,980 412

ID 8,405 8,791 746 8,014 865 4

IL 5,232 16,207 7,331 123,804 3,912 277

IN 3,916 13,509 5,700 63,449 2,462 825

KS 839 4,024 2,651 36,108 3,602 16

KY 1,341 4,348 3,131 21,778 962 1,491

LA 409 870 1,475 3,349 59 660

MA 665 2,946 597 1,592 28 26

MD 1,222 5,785 3,281 7,082 307 1,996

MI 1,210 5,746 1,005 17,284 740 96

MN 2,673 9,970 2,219 69,406 4,737 670

MO 2,073 8,601 4,997 45,586 2,279 1,346

MS 611 1,528 3,255 11,227 145 2,244

4	 Table 5 in the main report defines these focus commodities, the total volume of each commodity moved on the HDAH, and the top 10 States for commodity

tonnage flows on the HDAH.
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(continued) Table 2: Domestic Volume (in thousands of tons) of Focus Commodities Moved by Truck on HDAH by Commodity Group 

by State

State Fruit & Vegetables6

6 Selected fruits and vegetables include apples, strawberries, oranges, watermelons, lettuce, dry onions, and potatoes other than sweet.

Milk (milk & dairy 

products)

Meat (fresh and frozen 

meat and poultry)

Grains (corns, 

soybeans, wheat)

Livestock (cattle, 

hogs)

Poultry (chickens, 

turkeys)

MT 1,897 725 435 2,699 574 3

NC 1,199 2,283 3,773 4,390 1,124 2,630

ND 1,916 1,005 303 22,470 558 22

NE 2,398 4,440 4,124 68,722 5,920 49

NJ 1,303 5,073 2,518 7,217 183 481

NM 1,613 4,403 1,475 1,851 313 7

NV 1,425 2,998 625 164 67 1

NY 1,936 12,389 2,082 11,713 250 185

OH 2,727 14,113 4,398 35,790 1,573 512

OK 1,369 6,941 3,580 11,488 2,914 227

OR 5,728 6,281 802 5,722 424 3

PA 2,957 17,755 4,579 19,357 787 815

RI 25 32 35 95 1 2

SC 1,095 1,657 2,787 2,164 426 1,810

SD 563 2,891 1,307 38,842 2,640 106

TN 1,580 4,985 4,923 17,016 734 1,802

TX 2,009 9,925 4,661 9,117 3,199 250

UT 3,379 6,771 1,930 3,162 394 44

VA 1,537 5,928 4,612 8,221 733 2,677

WA 8,069 4,305 784 9,314 503 4

WI 3,090 20,268 1,654 37,010 1,740 91

WV 815 4,775 2,677 2,497 216 420

WY 2,984 2,560 1,602 1,496 300 6

Source: Volpe Center analysis of 2018 IHS Markit Transearch data
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Table 3 shows the market value of focus commodities7 moved by truck on the HDAH by commodity group by State. The top ten States for 

domestic volume of commodities moved for each commodity group are bolded. Note that Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia are 

not listed in this table, because they have no HDAH. Section 5 of the full report and Appendix C include more information on how the HDAH 

are defined.

Table 3: Market Value (in Millions of U.S. Dollars) of Focus Commodities Moved by Truck on HDAH by Commodity Group by State

State Fruit & Vegetables8

8 Selected fruits and vegetables include apples, strawberries, oranges, watermelons, lettuce, dry onions, and potatoes other than sweet.

Milk (milk & dairy 

products)

Meat (fresh and frozen 

meat and poultry)

Grains (corns, 

soybeans, wheat)

Livestock (cattle, 

hogs)

Poultry (chickens, 

turkeys)

AL 377.9 786.2 8,238.2 314.8 488.9 6,724.3

AR 584.6 1,577.6 12,362.6 3,801.7 559.9 8,855.3

AZ 1,389.8 978.4 4,507.9 73.0 79.6 19.3

CA 10,701.4 9,607.0 14,285.1 1,033.2 2,438.7 333.4

CO 1,414.2 2,455.7 7,657.2 1,388.4 2,864.4 16.6

CT 568.3 1,288.3 3,475.1 92.3 51.3 198.3

DE 517.8 935.0 4,892.0 665.0 149.8 2,881.5

FL 1,666.2 1,398.7 5,064.7 63.0 185.7 381.8

GA 1,861.4 2,135.8 18,759.8 514.9 895.0 12,096.8

IA 2,243.8 4,663.2 22,413.9 20,822.7 26,343.6 1,142.4

ID 5,886.8 3,590.0 2,794.7 950.2 1,893.1 13.4

IL 4,172.0 7,426.0 28,340.7 20,731.6 8,562.4 774.8

IN 3,256.5 6,344.9 22,001.7 10,107.8 5,357.7 2,297.5

KS 649.3 1,755.4 10,198.0 5,070.0 7,920.7 40.5

KY 932.9 2,600.9 11,554.0 3,812.3 2,086.4 4,149.9

LA 363.5 474.7 5,071.8 744.4 130.0 1,835.1

MA 500.5 1,798.8 2,228.9 162.0 61.7 73.8

MD 994.7 3,820.0 11,681.6 1,104.9 668.1 5,553.6

MI 829.5 2,478.3 3,926.8 2,267.4 1,555.0 268.4

MN 1,805.0 4,361.3 8,163.6 10,210.8 10,319.6 1,855.9

MO 1,912.8 4,336.5 18,552.3 8,610.1 5,008.4 3,749.5

MS 558.9 926.4 11,238.8 2,604.6 318.4 6,241.4

7	 Table 5 in the main report defines these focus commodities and the total value of each commodity moved on the HDAH.
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(continued) Table 3: Market Value (in Millions of U.S. Dollars) of Focus Commodities Moved by Truck on HDAH by Commodity Group 

by State

State Fruit & Vegetables9

9 Selected fruits and vegetables include apples, strawberries, oranges, watermelons, lettuce, dry onions, and potatoes other than sweet.

Milk (milk & dairy 

products)

Meat (fresh and frozen 

meat and poultry)

Grains (corns, 

soybeans, wheat)

Livestock (cattle, 

hogs)

Poultry (chickens, 

turkeys)

MT 1,345.5 379.2 1,613.3 357.5 1,247.9 9.5

NC 950.4 1,514.4 13,245.6 687.6 2,465.7 7,315.6

ND 1,291.8 543.3 1,106.6 3,717.5 1,193.7 54.9

NE 1,942.9 2,036.6 16,122.7 9,352.6 13,024.7 131.3

NJ 1,124.1 3,475.2 9,332.1 1,051.7 399.7 1,336.3

NM 1,729.3 1,812.4 5,223.0 199.9 685.7 19.9

NV 1,323.0 1,500.4 2,363.6 17.9 147.3 3.3

NY 1,545.1 6,711.1 7,647.1 1,324.4 513.9 520.4

OH 2,308.3 7,381.2 16,715.6 5,559.5 3,422.5 1,423.8

OK 1,540.3 3,189.1 12,861.7 1,790.7 6,405.2 622.5

OR 4,637.2 2,899.3 3,026.2 762.8 918.0 9.1

PA 2,513.9 9,864.8 17,312.7 2,308.4 1,680.8 2,268.2

RI 19.3 27.7 129.8 9.7 1.1 5.7

SC 834.7 1,180.1 9,417.8 316.6 936.3 5,034.7

SD 390.1 1,232.8 4,973.4 5,773.7 5,845.1 295.9

TN 1,249.9 3,072.0 17,665.8 3,431.6 1,593.7 5,010.6

TX 2,159.5 4,226.7 16,678.4 1,069.3 7,040.9 683.2

UT 2,799.2 2,929.8 7,332.1 361.7 861.6 123.7

VA 1,210.7 3,824.8 16,264.8 1,338.8 1,599.9 7,446.3

WA 5,757.3 1,981.0 2,970.3 1,226.8 1,089.9 10.2

WI 2,015.0 7,847.5 6,366.2 4,350.6 3,741.8 251.9

WV 745.0 2,820.4 9,882.8 313.1 472.0 1,168.8

WY 2,387.5 1,196.3 6,101.2 172.4 674.3 18.5

Source: Volpe Center analysis of 2018 IHS Markit Transearch data
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