Shipments from America’s top 20 export states were worth a total US$1.631 trillion in 2024. From a national perspective, that dollar metric translates to nearly four-fifths (79.4%) of overall exports from the United States of America ($2.062 trillion).

The dollar amount for the leading 20 export states reflects a 16.9% increase since 2021 and a slower 1.4% gain from 2023 to 2024.

To give some perspective, America’s total revenues from exporting products rose a slightly faster 17.3% from 2021 to 2024. Overall US export sales advanced 2% year over year.

America’s top 4 export states–Texas, California, New York state and Louisiana–collected 39.7% of all American export sales in 2024.

In addition to showcasing the major 20 export states, presented below are the 10 most valuable exports from each of the 4 main export states.

Please also remember to scroll down to the section entitled Biggest Export by Major American Exporting State for a snapshot of the biggest export for each of the 20 top US exporting states.

America’s Top 20 Export States

Below are the top 20 American states that exported the highest dollar value worth of products during 2024. Combined, these export-leading states represent over four-fifths of the nation’s total exports.

1. Texas: US$454.4 billion (22% of America’s total)
2. California: $183.9 billion (8.9%)
3. New York state: $94 billion (4.6%)
4. Louisiana: $86.6 billion (4.2%)
5. Illinois: $81.8 billion (4%)
6. Florida: $72.4 billion (3.5%)
7. Michigan: $62.6 billion (3%)
8. Indiana: $60.2 billion (2.9%)
9. Washington: $57.8 billion (2.8%)
10. Ohio: $57.4 billion (2.8%)
11. Pennsylvania: $53.5 billion (2.6%)
12. Georgia: $53.4 billion (2.6%)
13. Kentucky: $47.9 billion (2.3%)
14. New Jersey: $43.1 billion (2.1%)
15. North Carolina: $43 billion (2.1%)
16. Tennessee: $39.4 billion (1.9%)
17. South Carolina: $38 billion (1.8%)
18. Massachusetts: $35 billion (1.7%)
19. Oregon: $33.9 billion (1.6%)
20. Arizona: $32.4 billion (1.6%)

Among America’s 20 major export states, double-digit percentage increases belong to Oregon (up 22.3% from 2023), Kentucky (up 19.1%), Arizona (up 12.3%) and Indiana (up 11%).

The biggest year-over-year losers among the top 20 US export states were Louisiana (down -12.6% from 2023), New York state (down -6%), Washington (down -5.2%), then Michigan (down 3.8%).

Please also peruse the Most Valuable Exported Product by State section further down this article.

Top 10 Exports from Texas

Below are the top 10 exports from Texas during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage of each export category compared to the total value of all Texan exports.

1. Crude petroleum oils: US$110.9 billion (24.4% of total Texan exports)
2. Refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: $35.2 billion (7.7%)
3. Light petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: $34.3 billion (7.5%)
4. Liquified propane: $20.3 billion (4.5%)
5. Civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts: $12.2 billion (2.7%)
6. Integrated circuits (processors/controllers): $11.1 billion (2.4%)
7. Natural gas (liquid): $8.74 billion (1.9%)
8. Computer parts and accessories: $8.71 billion (1.9%)
9. Saturated acyclic hydrocarbons: $6 billion (1.3%)
10. Machinery for making semi-conductor devices: $5275.8 million (1.2%)

The top 10 export product categories from Texas accounted for over half (55.5%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Computer parts and accessories represent the fastest grower among the top 10 Texan export categories by dollar value, up by 43.8% from 2023 to 2024.

Also posting double-digit gains were saturated acyclic hydrocarbons (up 33.4% from 2023), civilian aircraft or aircraft engines and other parts (up 22%), then liquified propane (up 12.6%).

The severest year-over-year reduction among Texas’ top 10 export products belongs to machinery for making semi-conductor devices which recorded a -10% retreat year over year.

Top 10 Exports from California

Below are the top 10 exports from California during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage of each export category compared to the total value of all Californian exports.

1. Civilian aircraft including engines, parts: US$6.5 billion (3.5% of Florida’s total exports)
2. Computer parts and accessories: $6.1 billion (3.3%)
3. Modems, similar reception/transmission devices: $5.3 billion (2.9%)
4. Electronic integrated circuits: $3.9 billion (2.1%)
5. Refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: $3.7 billion (2%)
6. Machinery parts, accessories for making semi-conductor devices: $3.6 billion (2%)
7. Shelled almonds: $3.5 billion (1.9%)
8. Miscellaneous digit processing units: $2.9 billion (1.6%)
9. Diagnostic or laboratory reagents: $2.8 billion (1.5%)
10. Medical, dental or veterinarian appliances: $2.6 billion (1.4%)

California’s top 10 export product categories represent over three-quarters (77.9%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Computer parts and accessories represent the fastest grower among California’s top 10 export categories, up by 113.8% from 2023 to 2024.

In second place for improving export sales were miscellaneous digit processing units thanks to a 105.8% acceleration.

Shipments of shelled almonds posted the third-fastest improvement via a 21.1% increase in value compared to 2023.

The decliners among California’s top 10 export products were worked medical, dental or veterinarian appliances (down -9% from 2023), refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel (down -6.9%) then the capital-intensive civilian aircraft fully built or engines or parts (down -3%).

Top 10 Exports from New York

Below are the top 10 exports from New York state during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage of each export category compared to the total value of all exports from New York.

1. Gold (unwrought): US$12 billion (13.2% of total New Yorker exports)
2. Diamonds (unmounted): $9.9 billion (10.9%)
3. Jewelry made with precious metals: $7.4 billion (8.2%)
4. Hand-drawn paintings, drawings under 101 years old: $4.3 billion (4.8%)
5. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds: $2.3 billion (2.5%)
6. Civilian aircraft including engines, parts: $1.18 billion (1.3%)
7. Hand-drawn paintings, drawings over 100 years old: $1.12 billion (1.2%)
8. Original sculptures, statues: $872.3 million (1%)
9. Mid-sized automobiles (piston engine): $842.4 million (0.9%)
10. Integrated circuits (processors, controllers): $789.7 million (0.9%)

New York’s top 10 export product categories represent 44.8% of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

The fastest-growing exports from New York in 2024 were precious gems including rubies, sapphires and emeralds propelled by a modest 2.6% gain from 2023.

The other gainer was exports of civilian aircraft or aircraft engines and other parts (up 1.8% from 2023).

The severest decliners among New York’s top 10 export products were unmounted diamonds (down -25.7% from 2023), electronic integrated circuits processors and controllers (down -23.1%), hand-drawn paintings and drawings over 100 years old (down -18.8%), then newer hand-drawn paintings and drawings (down -14.3%).

Top 10 Exports from Louisiana

Below are the top 10 exports from Louisiana during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage of each export category compared to the total value of all exports from Louisiana.

1. Processed petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: US$18.2 billion (21.1% of total Louisianian exports)
2. Natural gas (liquid): $17.4 billion (20.1%)
3. Soya beans: $11.5 billion (13.3%)
4. Crude petroleum oils: $6.5 billion (7.5%)
5. Corn: $5.2 billion (6%)
6. Light petroleum oils: $2.7 billion (3.1%)
7. Solid residues including soya bean oil-cake: $2.6 billion (3%)
8. Non-agglomerated bituminous coal: $1.1 billion (1.2%)
9. Wheat (excluding durum): $1 billion (1.2%)
10. Organo-phosphorous derivatives (non-halogenated): $806.1 million (0.9%)

Louisiana’s top 10 exports approached four-fifths (77.3%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Non-agglomerated bituminous coal represents the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 17% from 2023 to 2024.

The other commodities recording higher export sales were processed petroleum oils excluding biodiesel (up 13.1%) and wheat excluding the durum variety (up 7.3%).

The severest year-over-year declines among Louisiana’s top 10 export product categories were for exports of crude petroleum oils (down -40.9% from 2023), light petroleum oils (down -23.6%), Solid residues including soya bean oil-cake (down -22.7%), soya beans (down -19.1%), and liquefied natural gas (down -18.6%).
 

Most Valuable Exported Product by Major American Export State

The following list showcases the biggest export product for each of America’s top 20 export states. The list itself is sorted in descending order starting with the states that exported the highest value in overall goods during 2024.

1. Texas: crude petroleum oils
2. California: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts
3. New York state: unwrought gold
4. Louisiana: processed petroleum oils (not biodiesel)
5. Illinois: miscellaneous medications
6. Florida: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts
7. Michigan: trucks powered by piston engine
8. Indiana: polypeptide proteins, glycoprotein hormones
9. Washington: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts
10. Ohio: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts
11. Pennsylvania: liquefied propane
12. Georgia: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts
13. Kentucky: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts
14. New Jersey: processed petroleum oils (not biodiesel)
15. North Carolina: immunological products for retail sale
16. Tennessee: medical/dental/veterinarian instruments
17. South Carolina: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts
18. Massachusetts: unwrought gold
19. Oregon: electronic integrated circuits (processors, controllers)
20. Arizona: civilian aircraft, engines, other aircraft parts

 
Historically, the most lucrative exported commodity for the above major exporting states is civilian aircraft either fully assembled or engines and other aircraft parts. Eight of the above-listed American states have aircraft including engines and other parts as their most valuable export.

Unwrought gold was the most valuable exported product for 2 top states, as was the case for processed petroleum oils excluding biodiesel.

See also Florida’s Top 10 Exports, Michigan’s Top 10 Exports, Alabama’s Top 10 Exports, Utah’s Top 10 Exports and Hawaii’s Top 10 Exports

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles. Accessed on August 16, 2025

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 16, 2025

USA Trade Online, Official Source of Trade Statistics. Accessed on August 16, 2025