Talk:List of ports in the United States/2008-ranking

May 2010

Created this subpage to house the table for the port rankings based on the 2008 pdf I discuss on the talk page. Northumbrian (talk) 23:43, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Draft 2008 table

Update progress

19 May 2010: Updated ports numbered 1 through 20 in total tonnage. 20 May 2010: Updated ports numbered 21 through 30 in total tonnage.

Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2008, short tons.

Rank (by total trade)	Port name	Total trade	Foreign imports	Foreign exports	Foreign total	Domestic total
1	Port of South Louisiana	223,987,363	47,269,743	64,167,561	111,437,304	112,550,059
2	Port of Houston, Texas	212,207,921	92,018,956	54,380,670	146,399,626	65,808,295
3	Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, New Jersey	153,480,226	71,460,174	19,641,195	91,101,369	62,378,857
4	Port of Long Beach, California	80,205,281	45,186,084	22,084,935	67,271,019	12,934,262
5	Port of Corpus Christi, Texas	76,786,173	43,373,738	11,981,473	55,355,211	21,430,962
6	Port of New Orleans, Louisiana	73,011,136	19,582,528	16,898,804	36,481,332	36,529,804
7	Port of Beaumont, Texas	69,483,539	41,167,853	5,627,771	46,795,624	22,687,915
8	Huntington, West Virginia	69,334,669	-	-	-	69,334,669
9	Port of Mobile, Alabama	67,635,501	23,806,279	14,305,141	38,111,420	29,524,081
10	Hampton Roads, Virginia	67,195,766	10,148,305	45,376,371	55,524,676	11,671,090
11	Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana	63,744,333	8,149,817	19,781,610	27,931,427	35,812,609
12	Port of Los Angeles, California	59,788,339	35,732,756	20,180,533	52,913,289	12,934,262
13	Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana	53,778,140	26,008,901	5,757,477	31,766,378	22,011,762
14	Port of Texas City, Texas	52,606,030	33,926,630	4,783,805	38,710,435	13,895,595
15	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	51,809,486	10,885,160	5,015,665	15,900,825	35,908,661
16	Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin	45,341,808	485,952	14,523,331	15,009,283	30,332,525
17	Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, Maryland	43,412,662	16,613,101	14,345,498	30,958,599	12,454,063
18	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	41,837,440	-	-	-	41,837,440
19	Port of Tampa, Florida	39,343,105	7,677,324	5,702,392	13,373,716	26,296,389
20	Paulsboro, New Jersey	36,351,709	22,304,498	1,565,279	23,869,777	12,481,932
21	Valdez, Alaska	35,966,984	-	-	-	35,966,984
22	Port of Savannah, Georgia	35,393,680	19,584,370	13,970,583	33,554,953	1,838,727
23	Pascagoula, Mississippi	33,589,817	19,062,768	5,074,535	24,137,303	9,452,514
24	Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	32,282,853	19,656,961	665,926	20,332,887	11,959,966
25	Port of Port Arthur, Texas	31,752,742	14,834,711	6,913,510	21,748,221	10,004,521
26	Port of Freeport, Texas	29,842,295	22,971,011	2,736,193	25,707,204	4,135,091
27	St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois	29,511,843	-	-	-	29,511,843
28	Port of Tacoma, Washington	27,165,629	6,103,651	14,175,819	20,279,470	6,886,159
29	Port of Portland, Oregon	26,668,489	4,115,179	13,808,082	17,923,261	8,745,228
30	Port of Richmond, California	26,357,184	13,044,242	2,898,576	15,942,818	10,414,366
31	Port of Boston, Massachusetts	25,796,721	16,826,384	979,480	17,805,864	7,990,857
32	Port Everglades, Florida	24,899,825	11,091,312	2,296,202	13,387,514	11,512,311
33	Port of Richmond, California	24,743,520	11,440,037	1,453,367	12,893,404	11,850,116
34	Charleston, South Carolina	24,739,212	14,643,483	6,172,873	20,816,356	3,922,856
35	Port of Chicago, Illinois	24,602,157	2,550,116	1,277,990	3,828,106	20,774,051
36	Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania	24,568,697	14,116,535	-	14,116,535	10,452,162
37	Port of Seattle, Washington	23,501,372	9,133,712	8,478,390	17,612,102	5,889,270
38	Port of Jacksonville, Florida	21,451,389	10,198,474	1,230,999	11,429,473	10,021,916
39	Port of Honolulu, Hawaii	19,085,470	5,315,638	568,511	5,884,149	13,201,321
40	Indiana Harbor, Indiana	18,228,291	818,487	71,829	890,316	17,337,975
41	Memphis, Tennessee	17,520,436	-	-	-	17,520,436
42	Detroit, Michigan	16,858,179	4,020,693	260,870	4,281,563	12,576,616
43	Anacortes, Washington	16,304,725	1,076,109	1,169,590	2,245,699	14,059,026
44	Port of Cleveland, Ohio	15,774,611	3,567,866	351,463	3,919,329	11,855,282
45	Port of Oakland, California	15,541,066	5,747,563	6,976,939	12,724,502	2,816,564
46	Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico	14,179,070	5,745,944	461,003	6,206,947	7,972,123
47	Cincinnati, Ohio	13,898,494	-	-	-	13,898,494
48	Two Harbors, Minnesota	1,3472,759	-	108,879	108,879	13,363,880
49	Port of Port Lavaca - Point Comfort, Texas	12,523,705	7,401,194	1,506,828	8,908,022	3,615,683
50	Ashtabula, Ohio	10,938,476	450,251	4,926,664	5,376,915	5,561,561
51	New Haven, Connecticut	10,855,934	2,703,512	363,263	3,066,775	77,89,159
52	Presque Isle, Michigan	10,134,332	-	2,070,672	2,070,672	8,063,660
53	Kalama, Washington	10,116,131	435,144	8,636,541	9,071,685	1,044,446
54	Toledo, Ohio	9,861,562	4,226,229	3,171,676	7,397,905	2,463,657
55	Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana	9,801,740	1,407,268	446,510	1,853,778	7,947,962
56	Port of Miami-Dade, Florida	9,754,577	5,200,899	3,131,001	8,331,900	1,422,677
57	Providence, Rhode Island	9,558,978	4,537,200	287,502	4,824,702	4,734,276
58	Calcite, Michigan	8,949,167	88,028	856,189	944,217	8,004,950
59	Port of Gary, Indiana	8,531,123	309,775	259,179	568,954	7,962,169
60	New Castle, Delaware	8,169,975	2,206,613	139,786	2,346,399	5,823,576
61	Port of Galveston, Texas	8,113,263	537,928	2,834,086	3,372,014	4,741,249
62	Conneaut, Ohio	8,026,733	257,611	2,952,019	3,209,630	4,817,103
63	Wilmington, North Carolina	7,888,305	3,488,260	858,973	4,347,233	3,541,072
64	Louisville, Kentucky	7,799,081	-	-	-	7,799,081
65	Stoneport, Michigan	7,753,812	-	76,090	76,090	7,677,722
66	Port of Albany-Rensselaer, New York	7,540,535	916,383	251,773	1,168,156	6,372,379
67	Nikishka, Alaska	7,505,227	395,837	3,033,720	3,429,557	4,075,670
68	Camden-Gloucester City, New Jersey	7,189,253	4,435,818	314,181	4,749,999	2,439,254
69	Vancouver, Washington	6,972,583	860,195	4,350,345	5,210,540	1,762,043
70	Escanaba, Michigan	6,620,080	64,612	57,871	122,483	6,497,597
71	Barbers Point, Hawaii	6,086,026	2,394,951	234,219	2,629,170	3,456,856
72	Silver Bay, Minnesota	5,950,821	-	-	-	5,950,821
73	Mount Vernon, Indiana	5,767,885	-	-	-	5,767,885
74	Bridgeport, Connecticut	5,671,230	1,698,246	-	1,698,246	3,972,984
75	Port Inland, Michigan	5,573,908	-	341,288	341,288	5,232,620
76	St. Clair, Michigan	5,280,623	33,402	-	33,402	5,247,221
77	Saint Paul, Minnesota	5,125,803	-	-	-	5,125,803
78	Wilmington, Delaware	4,998,686	3,454,349	530,857	3,985,206	1,013,480
79	Longview, Washington	4,800,359	688,123	3,317,452	4,005,575	794,784
80	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	4,794,942	3,613,062	303,307	3,916,369	878,573
81	Port Canaveral, Florida	4,629,857	3,127,139	211,110	3,338,249	1,291,608
82	Port Manatee, Florida	4,428,490	3,200,748	600,518	3,801,266	627,224
83	Port of Brownsville, Texas	4,170,932	1,981,156	236,098	2,217,254	1,953,678
84	Port of Palm Beach, Florida	4,146,604	781,802	1,195,483	1,977,285	2,169,319
85	Marine City, Michigan	4,077,289	232,258	-	232,258	3,845,031
86	Nashville, Tennessee	3,941,279	-	-	-	3,941,279
87	Vicksburg, Mississippi	3,922,029	-	-	-	3,922,029
88	Kahului, Hawaii	3,900,523	67,036	-	67,036	3,833,487
89	Marblehead, Ohio	3,826,771	4,653	639,065	643,718	3,183,053
90	Port of Victoria, Texas	3,712,024	-	-	-	3,712,024
91	Kansas City, Missouri	3,663,345	-	-	-	3,663,345
92	Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico	3,565,300	3,214,147	319,475	3,533,622	31,678
93	Port Dolomite, Michigan	3,505,309	20,745	630,704	651,449	2,853,860
94	Morehead City, North Carolina	3,407,127	1,106,345	963,172	2,069,517	1,337,610
95	Sandusky, Ohio	3,404,447	62,977	2,067,311	2,130,288	1,274,159
96	Alpena, Michigan	3,274,896	143,650	116,886	260,536	3,014,360
97	Fall River, Massachusetts	3,161,210	2,225,579	48,099	2,273,678	887,532
98	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	3,155,896	1,075,511	253,881	1,329,392	1,826,504
99	Port of San Diego, California	3,107,232	2,534,863	142,131	2,676,994	430,238
100	Port of Anchorage, Alaska	3,085,753	284,347	478,317	762,664	2,323,089
101	Greenville, Mississippi	3,045,875	-	-	-	3,045,875
102	Everett, Washington	3,020,768	163,349	375,002	538,351	2,482,417
103	Lorain, Ohio	3,007,249	298,383	-	298,383	2,708,866
104	Kivilina, Alaska	2,931,914	-	1,513,751	1,513,751	1,418,163
105	Penn Manor, Pennsylvania	2,853,210	2,667,052	93,722	2,760,774	92,436
106	Port of Stockton, California	2,803,015	2,225,750	485,938	2,711,688	91,327
107	Fairport Harbor, Ohio	2,771,713	136,065	373,928	509,993	2,261,720
108	Panama City, Florida	2,751,560	649,627	244,597	894,224	1,857,336
109	Chattanooga, Tennessee	2,747,792	-	-	-	2,747,792
110	Muskegon, Michigan	2,683,861	282,132	-	282,132	2,401,729
111	Biloxi, Mississippi	2,670,232	-	-	-	2,670,232
112	Port of San Francisco, California	2,654,714	1,834,855	255,444	2,090,299	564,415
113	Port Jefferson, New York	2,398,908	-	-	-	2,398,908
114	Gulfport, Mississippi	2,374,761	1,269,453	999,692	2,269,145	105,616
115	Green Bay, Wisconsin	2,361,481	454,516	-	454,516	1,906,965
116	Kawaihae, Hawai'i	2,277,132	-	-	-	2,277,132
117	Brunswick, Georgia	2,255,489	1,373,529	790,736	2,164,265	91,224
118	Tulsa, Port of Catoosa, Oklahoma	2,159,957	-	-	-	2,159,957
119	Port of Coos Bay, Oregon	1,987,407	326,756	1,228,664	1,555,420	431,987
120	Guntersville, Alabama	1,877,943	-	-	-	1,877,943
121	Hilo, Hawaii	1,850,018	73,918	4,366	78,284	1,771,734
122	Searsport, Maine	1,832,471	1,493,675	-	1,493,675	338,796
123	Nawiliwili, Hawaii	1,756,981	-	-	-	1,756,981
124	Grand Haven, Michigan	1,756,619	656,848	-	656,848	1,099,771
125	Drummond Island, Michigan	1,715,826	-	257,940	257,940	1,457,886
126	Olympia, Washington	1,701,388	101,975	155,445	257,420	1,443,968
127	Grays Harbor, Washington	1,639,862	227,950	701,805	929,755	710,107
128	Buffalo, New York	1,592,178	322,400	68,275	390,675	1,201,503
129	Port Angeles, Washington	1,577,053	124,389	49,325	173,714	1,403,339
130	Chester, Pennsylvania	1,567,455	884,120	352,008	1,236,128	331,327
131	Marquette, Michigan	1,537,556	179,733	-	179,733	1,357,823
132	Charlevoix, Michigan	1,462,735	183,839	138,588	322,427	1,140,308
133	Buffington, Indiana	1,449,395	24,993	-	24,993	1,424,402
134	Port of Richmond, Virginia	1,448,291	289,784	174,790	464,574	983,717
135	Helena, Arkansas	1,429,127	-	-	-	1,429,127
136	Port of Redwood City, California	1,422,694	999,216	379,423	1,378,639	44,055
137	Marysville, Michigan	1,361,797	586,109	5,800	591,909	769,888
138	Port of Hueneme, California	1,313,822	1,150,215	130,407	1,280,622	33,200
139	Minneapolis, Minnesota	1,311,311	-	-	-	1,311,311
140	Town of Hempstead, New York	1,266,423	-	-	-	1,266,423
141	Taconite, Minnesota	1,209,362	-	-	-	1,209,362
142	Erie, Pennsylvania	1,099,897	11,491	-	11,491	1,088,406
143	Stamford, Connecticut	1,021,449	-	-	-	1,021,449
144	Fajardo, Puerto Rico	1,014,055	36,239	829,030	865,269	148,786
145	Port of Humboldt Bay, California	1,009,725	194,225	196,975	391,200	618,525
146	Weedon Island, Florida	999,612	-	-	-	999,612
147	Hopewell, Virginia	986,826	4,963	353,215	358,178	628,648
148	Georgetown, South Carolina	967,625	676,502	113,232	789,734	177,891
149	Monroe, Michigan	948,293	91,475	-	91,475	856,818