Shipments from America’s top 20 export states were worth a total US$1.73 trillion in 2025. From a national perspective, that dollar metric translates to nearly four-fifths (79.4%) of overall exports from the United States of America ($2.178 trillion).

The dollar amount for the leading 20 export states reflects a 3.9% increase since 2022 and a faster 6.1% gain from 2024 to 2025.

To give some perspective, America’s total revenues from exporting products dropped by -8.3% from 2022 to 2025. Overall US export sales also slowed -0.9% year over year.

America’s top 4 export states–Texas, California, New York state and Louisiana–collected 40.6% of all American export sales in 2025. That percentage surpasses the 39.7% one year earlier.

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

Please also 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 2025. Combined, these export-leading states represent over four-fifths of the nation’s total exports.

1. Texas: US$450.3 billion (20.7% of America’s total)
2. California: $188.4 billion (8.6%)
3. New York: $153.1 billion (7%)
4. Louisiana: $93.4 billion (4.3%)
5. Illinois: $80 billion (3.7%)
6. Florida: $78.9 billion (3.6%)
7. Indiana: $68.8 billion (3.2%)
8. Washington: $65.2 billion (3%)
9. Georgia: $60.3 billion (2.8%)
10. Michigan: $58.3 billion (2.7%)
11. Ohio: $55.9 billion (2.6%)
12. Pennsylvania: $52.2 billion (2.4%)
13. Kentucky: $50.6 billion (2.3%)
14. Arizona: $44.4 billion (2%)
15. New Jersey: $44.2 billion (2%)
16. North Carolina: $43.8 billion (2%)
17. Massachusetts: $38.8 billion (1.8%)
18. South Carolina: $38.5 billion (1.8%)
19. Tennessee: $37.7 billion (1.7%)
20. Oregon: $28 billion (1.3%)

Among America’s 20 major export states, double-digit percentage increases were posted by shippers in New York state (up 62.8% from 2024), Arizona (up 37.1%), Indiana (up 14.4%), Washington state (up 12.8%), Georgia (also up 12.8%) and Massachusetts (up 10.8%).

The biggest year-over-year losers among the top 20 US export states were Oregon (down -17.3% from 2024), Michigan (down -7%), Tennessee (down -4.2%), then Ohio (down -2.6%).

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

Top 10 Exports from California

The following export products represent the highest dollar value in California global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from California.

Figures are shown at the more granular six-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level, for more precise product identification.

1. Computer parts, accessories: US$11.4 billion (6% of California’s total exports)
2. Civilian aircraft, full or engines or other parts: $7.2 billion (3.8%)
3. Voice, image and data machines: $5.4 billion (2.9%)
4. Digital computer systems: $4.5 billion (2.4%)
5. Shelled almonds: $4.4 billion (2.3%)
6. Miscellaneous digital computer processing units: $4 billion (2.1%)
7. Refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel: $3.3 billion (1.7%)
8. Diagnostic or laboratory reagents: $2.8 billion (1.5%)
9. Machinery parts, accessories for making semi-conductors: $2.54 billion (1.3%)
10. Medical, dental or veterinarian appliances: $2.51 billion (1.3%)

California’s top 10 export product categories represent over one-quarter (25.5%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Digital computer systems represent the fastest grower among California’s top 10 export categories, up by 102.2% from 2024 to 2025.

In second place for improving export sales were computer parts and accessories, thanks to a 85.3% acceleration.

Shipments of miscellaneous digit processing units posted the third-fastest improvement via a 38.5% increase in value compared to 2024.

The severest decliners among California’s top 10 export products were parts or accessories for machinery for making semi-conductors (down -29.8% from 2024) and refined petroleum oils excluding biodiesel (down -5.4%).

Top 10 Exports from New York

The following export products represent the highest dollar value in New York global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from New York state.

Figures are shown at the more granular six-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level, for more precise product identification.

1. Gold (unwrought): US$49.9 billion (32.6% of total New Yorker exports)
2. Jewelry made with precious metals: $17.3 billion (11.3%)
3. Gold (semi-manufactured): $8.1 billion (5.3%)
4. Jewelry made with miscellaneous precious metals: $7.5 billion (4.9%)
5. Diamonds (unmounted): $6.6 billion (4.3%)
6. Silver (unwrought): $5 billion (3.2%)
7. Hand-drawn paintings, drawings under 101 years old: $3.9 billion (2.6%)
8. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds: $2.1 billion (1.4%)
9. Civilian aircraft fully assembled or aircraft engines or parts: $1.23 billion (0.8%)
10. Hand-drawn paintings, drawings over 100 years old: $1.17 billion (0.8%)

New York’s top 10 export product categories represent over two-thirds (67.1%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

The fastest-growing exports from New York in 2025 was jewelry made with precious metals propelled by a formidable 4,361% gain from 2024.

Other accelerating exports from New York was unwrought silver (up 3,018% from 2024), semi-manufactured gold (up 2,831%) and unwrought gold (up 315.5%).

The decliners among New York’s top 10 export products were unmounted diamonds (down -33.4% from 2024), hand-drawn paintings and drawings under 101 years old (down -9.8%), then rubies, sapphires and emeralds (down -8.3%).

Top 10 Exports from Louisiana

The following export products represent the highest dollar value in Louisianian global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Louisiana.

Figures are shown at the more granular six-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level, for more precise product identification.

Louisiana’s biggest edible export is a soya beans, one of America’s most valuable exported food products.

1. Natural gas (liquid): US$29 billion (31.1% of total Oregonian exports)
2. Processed petroleum oils not biodiesel: $16.7 billion (17.9%)
3. Soya beans: $8.8 billion (9.4%)
4. Corn: $7.6 billion (8.2%)
5. Crude petroleum oils: $3.45 billion (3.7%)
6. Light petroleum oils: $3.42 billion (3.7%)
7. Solid residues including soya bean oilcake: $2.49 billion (2.7%)
8. Wheat, meslin (excluding durum) $959.2 million (1%)
9. Methanol (methyl alcohol): $915.6 million (1%)
10. Organo-phosphorous derivatives (non-halogenated): $788 million (0.8%)

Louisiana’s top 10 exports approached four-fifths (79.3%) of the overall value of the state’s global shipments.

Liquefied natural gas represents the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 66.8% from 2024 to 2025.

The other commodities recording higher export sales were methanol (up 58.3%), corn excluding seed corn (up 46.9%) and light petroleum oils (up 27.9%).

The severest year-over-year declines among Louisiana’s top 10 export product categories were for exports of crude petroleum oils (down -46.8% from 2024) and soya beans (down -23.8%).

Top 10 Exports from Florida

The following export products represent the highest dollar value in Florida global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Florida.

Figures are shown at the more granular six-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level, for more precise product identification.

1. Civilian aircraft, full or engines or other parts: US$12.8 billion (16.2% of Florida’s total exports)
2. Smartphones: $3.5 billion (4.5%)
3. Medications in doses packaged for retail sale: $3.4 billion (4.3%)
4. Electronic integrated circuits (processors, controllers): $1.7 billion (2.1%)
5. Medium-size cars: $1.4 billion (1.8%)
6. Gas turbine parts: $1.3 billion (1.6%)
7. Small portable computers: $1.1 billion (1.4%)
8. High-thrust turbojets: $947.0 million (1.2%)
9. Voice, image and data machines: $944.3 million (1.2%)
10. Unwrought gold: $935.0 million (1.2%)

Florida’s top 10 export product categories exceeded one-third (35.5%) of the overall value of the Sunshine State’s global shipments.

Year over year, the fastest sales gainers among Florida’s top 10 export categories were gas turbine parts (up 48.1% from 2024), medications in doses packaged for retail sale (up 45.4%) then high-thrust turbojets (up 42.2%).

Decliners among the listed product categories were Florida’s exports of voice, image and data processing machines (down -11.9%) and small portable computers (down -4.1%).
 

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 2025.

1. Texas: crude petroleum oils
2. California: computer parts, accessories
3. New York state: gold
4. Louisiana: liquefied natural gas
5. Illinois: voice, image and other data processing machinery
6. Florida: civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts
7. Indiana: polypeptide proteins, glycoprotein hormones
8. Washington: civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts
9. Georgia: civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts
10. Michigan: trucks powered by piston engine
11. Ohio: civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts
12. Pennsylvania: vaccines for human use
13. Kentucky: civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts
14. Arizona: civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts
15. New Jersey: Non-silver precious metal jewelry, parts
16. North Carolina: immunological products for retail sale
17. Massachusetts: gold
18. South Carolina: civilian aircraft, aircraft engines, other parts
19. Tennessee: medical, dental or veterinarian instruments
20. Oregon: electronic integrated circuits (processors, controllers)

 
Historically, the most lucrative exported commodity for the above major exporting states is civilian aircraft either fully assembled or engines and other aircraft parts. Seven 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, New York and Massachusetts.

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 April 8, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on April 8, 2026

USA Trade Online, Official Source of Trade Statistics. Accessed on April 8, 2026