Which U.S. States Increased Goods Exports the Most in 2025?
Economy / Foreign Trade · Goods export changes · 2025
Which states made the largest gains in goods exports in 2025?
New York led 2025 goods-export growth in the U.S. Census data: +$61.84 billion (+67.8%), from $91.24B in 2024 to $153.09B. Arizona was second by dollar gain (+$12.20B). Texas exported the most goods ($450.27B), although its value fell $4.76B.
Metric: 2025 minus 2024 goods exports, highest dollar increase first; nominal US$ millions. Scope: 50 states; percentage change uses 2024 as its denominator. Source: U.S. Census Bureau December 2024/2025 Origin of Movement annual exhibits. Status: 100 official published inputs, 50 calculated changes; no forecasts. Retrieved: October 28, 2026.
New York, +67.8% year over year.
Oregon, −17.8% year over year.
22 states declined in nominal dollar value.
Of $143.33B in gains across growing states; not a share of U.S. exports.
Overview: the biggest exporter was not the fastest-growing
Texas ranked first in 2025 goods export value at $450.27 billion but 49th in the dollar-change ranking (−$4.76 billion). Arizona was only 14th by export value ($44.43 billion), yet second by dollar gain (+$12.20 billion). For a ranking by export size rather than year-over-year change, see StatRanker's Top 50 U.S. States by Goods Exports (Value), which uses the 2024 Census annual data.
Percentage growth leaders: a different order
New York (+67.8%), North Dakota (+56.3%) and Arizona (+37.9%) had the three largest percentage increases. North Dakota was 12th by dollar gain (+$3.11 billion), because its starting value was $5.53 billion. Use the table's percentage sort to compare all 50 states.
Across the 28 growing states, positive changes added up to $143.33 billion. Declines across the other 22 states totaled −$31.78 billion, leaving a +$111.54 billion net change across the 50 states. This state-only sum is not the Census national total, which includes other geographic and reporting categories.
Where New York's $61.84 billion increase came from
Census divides goods exports into manufactured commodities, nonmanufactured commodities and re-exports. Comparing those components in the same two annual releases shows that re-exports increased $38.42 billion, equivalent to 62.1% of New York's net goods-export gain. This is an accounting breakdown of the reported increase, not proof of its underlying economic causes.
| Component | 2024 ($M) | 2025 ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufactured | $45,329.7 | $71,566.5 | +$26,236.8 |
| Nonmanufactured | $14,907.4 | $12,090.5 | −$2,816.9 |
| Re-exports | $31,006.4 | $69,428.1 | +$38,421.7 |
| Total | $91,243.5 | $153,085.1 | +$61,841.6 |
Census Exhibit 2, New York row, December 2024 and December 2025 annual columns. Component change = 2025 component minus 2024 component. Re-export contribution = $38,421.7M ÷ $61,841.6M × 100 = 62.1%; the denominator is New York's net increase, not total exports.
Top 10 states by annual dollar increase
Dollar gains and growth rates use the same 2024 and 2025 Census annual totals. A larger positive dollar change ranks higher, regardless of export size.
| Rank | State | Change ($M) | YoY | Region / note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | +$61,841.6M | +67.8% | Northeast; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 2 | Arizona | +$12,201.9M | +37.9% | West; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 3 | Indiana | +$8,972.0M | +15.0% | Midwest; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 4 | Washington | +$7,473.5M | +12.9% | West; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 5 | Georgia | +$7,144.5M | +13.4% | South; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 6 | Florida | +$6,707.7M | +9.3% | South; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 7 | Louisiana | +$6,440.8M | +7.4% | South; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 8 | California | +$5,060.7M | +2.8% | West; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 9 | Utah | +$4,177.6M | +22.9% | West; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
| 10 | Massachusetts | +$3,939.3M | +11.3% | Northeast; Census OM 2024–2025; Calc. |
Census OM = Census Origin of Movement; Calc. = calculated_value from the two published annual figures. Inputs are reported to $0.1 million. This table ranks the difference before rounding the percentage for display.
Chart: 20 largest dollar gains in 2025
New York's +$61.84 billion gain was more than five times Arizona's +$12.20 billion gain. Bar lengths are proportional to each state's dollar change, with New York set to 100% of chart width.
The chart includes positive changes only. All 22 declining states remain in the 50-state ranking below.
Methodology
Metric, unit and ranking
Each state is ranked in descending order of 2025 goods-export value − 2024 goods-export value, measured in current US$ millions. A decline is negative. Growth rate (%) = (change ÷ 2024 export value) × 100. For all states, the 2024 denominator is a positive reported value.
Published data versus calculations
The official numeric inputs are the Annual Total values in the Census December 2024 and December 2025 Exhibit 2 releases. These provide 100 official annual values across 50 states. All 50 changes, percentages, ranks, regional totals and concentration figures are calculated_values, not independently published Census rankings or forecasts.
Coverage and missing values
All 50 states have values in both selected years, so there are no missing or stale rows. Excluded from the 50-state ranking are the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and separate unreported, other, estimated, national and Foreign Trade Zone reference lines. Allocated Foreign Trade Zone shipments are already included in the states' totals.
Source vintage and conflicts
Both numeric files are fixed, archived Census publication vintages. They come from one official publishing organization. Other government pages can differ: separate USTR New York profiles currently report $153.1B and $158.6B for 2025. Neither is substituted or averaged into this series. The Census figures and both comparison pages are linked in Sources.
Method notes and assumptions
Source values are reported to $0.1M; dollar differences use those published figures, and percentages are rounded to one decimal only for display. “Calc.” in the table means calculated_value using the two row-level annual inputs. Regions follow Census Northeast, Midwest, South and West classifications. The New York component analysis uses the same exhibits and divides the re-export increase by its total net increase.
Limits of interpretation
Origin of Movement is the reported state where the export journey begins, which may differ from the production location. The series covers goods, including re-exports, but not services. Nominal-dollar changes do not establish physical export-volume growth, a change in state output, trade balance or employment. Prices, product composition and shipment routing can affect the figures, but are not quantified here.
Retrieval date: October 28, 2026. Source roles: Census annual exhibits = numeric_source; Census trade guidance and Census geography definitions = methodology_source; USTR pages = validation_source only. No modeled projections or official forecasts are included.
Main ranking: all 50 U.S. states
Use the controls to compare absolute gains, percentage growth or 2025 export value. The numbered rank always follows dollar change; selecting another sort does not redefine that rank.
50 of 50 state rows shown.
| Rank | State | Change ($M) | YoY | Region / Census annual inputs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | +$61,841.6M | +67.8% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $91,243.5M → 2025 $153,085.1M; Calc. |
| 2 | Arizona | +$12,201.9M | +37.9% | West; Census OM: 2024 $32,223.1M → 2025 $44,425.0M; Calc. |
| 3 | Indiana | +$8,972.0M | +15.0% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $59,867.7M → 2025 $68,839.7M; Calc. |
| 4 | Washington | +$7,473.5M | +12.9% | West; Census OM: 2024 $57,776.3M → 2025 $65,249.8M; Calc. |
| 5 | Georgia | +$7,144.5M | +13.4% | South; Census OM: 2024 $53,132.7M → 2025 $60,277.2M; Calc. |
| 6 | Florida | +$6,707.7M | +9.3% | South; Census OM: 2024 $72,167.9M → 2025 $78,875.6M; Calc. |
| 7 | Louisiana | +$6,440.8M | +7.4% | South; Census OM: 2024 $86,950.7M → 2025 $93,391.5M; Calc. |
| 8 | California | +$5,060.7M | +2.8% | West; Census OM: 2024 $183,343.0M → 2025 $188,403.7M; Calc. |
| 9 | Utah | +$4,177.6M | +22.9% | West; Census OM: 2024 $18,213.0M → 2025 $22,390.6M; Calc. |
| 10 | Massachusetts | +$3,939.3M | +11.3% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $34,863.5M → 2025 $38,802.8M; Calc. |
| 11 | New Mexico | +$3,292.2M | +27.4% | West; Census OM: 2024 $12,002.3M → 2025 $15,294.5M; Calc. |
| 12 | North Dakota | +$3,112.9M | +56.3% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $5,531.5M → 2025 $8,644.4M; Calc. |
| 13 | Kentucky | +$2,856.1M | +6.0% | South; Census OM: 2024 $47,773.8M → 2025 $50,629.9M; Calc. |
| 14 | Nevada | +$2,313.4M | +22.3% | West; Census OM: 2024 $10,360.7M → 2025 $12,674.1M; Calc. |
| 15 | New Jersey | +$1,243.7M | +2.9% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $42,931.9M → 2025 $44,175.6M; Calc. |
| 16 | Rhode Island | +$1,121.1M | +36.5% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $3,074.5M → 2025 $4,195.6M; Calc. |
| 17 | North Carolina | +$966.4M | +2.3% | South; Census OM: 2024 $42,823.9M → 2025 $43,790.3M; Calc. |
| 18 | Alaska | +$769.5M | +13.0% | West; Census OM: 2024 $5,932.5M → 2025 $6,702.0M; Calc. |
| 19 | Delaware | +$762.6M | +16.2% | South; Census OM: 2024 $4,706.4M → 2025 $5,469.0M; Calc. |
| 20 | Mississippi | +$531.8M | +3.9% | South; Census OM: 2024 $13,690.0M → 2025 $14,221.8M; Calc. |
| 21 | Colorado | +$524.9M | +5.0% | West; Census OM: 2024 $10,504.1M → 2025 $11,029.0M; Calc. |
| 22 | South Carolina | +$505.0M | +1.3% | South; Census OM: 2024 $38,027.4M → 2025 $38,532.4M; Calc. |
| 23 | Connecticut | +$360.7M | +2.1% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $17,382.1M → 2025 $17,742.8M; Calc. |
| 24 | Idaho | +$354.6M | +8.3% | West; Census OM: 2024 $4,248.8M → 2025 $4,603.4M; Calc. |
| 25 | Kansas | +$276.9M | +1.9% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $14,365.5M → 2025 $14,642.4M; Calc. |
| 26 | Vermont | +$190.9M | +10.2% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $1,865.2M → 2025 $2,056.1M; Calc. |
| 27 | Maine | +$123.3M | +4.0% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $3,062.2M → 2025 $3,185.5M; Calc. |
| 28 | New Hampshire | +$60.5M | +0.8% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $7,122.8M → 2025 $7,183.3M; Calc. |
| 29 | Hawaii | −$65.3M | −14.2% | West; Census OM: 2024 $460.7M → 2025 $395.4M; Calc. |
| 30 | Wyoming | −$68.3M | −3.3% | West; Census OM: 2024 $2,067.8M → 2025 $1,999.5M; Calc. |
| 31 | West Virginia | −$229.3M | −4.7% | South; Census OM: 2024 $4,857.0M → 2025 $4,627.7M; Calc. |
| 32 | Oklahoma | −$239.2M | −3.1% | South; Census OM: 2024 $7,745.7M → 2025 $7,506.5M; Calc. |
| 33 | Arkansas | −$248.6M | −3.6% | South; Census OM: 2024 $6,893.5M → 2025 $6,644.9M; Calc. |
| 34 | Montana | −$251.3M | −10.6% | West; Census OM: 2024 $2,371.2M → 2025 $2,119.9M; Calc. |
| 35 | South Dakota | −$262.3M | −12.4% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $2,112.6M → 2025 $1,850.3M; Calc. |
| 36 | Nebraska | −$372.7M | −4.6% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $8,160.6M → 2025 $7,787.9M; Calc. |
| 37 | Wisconsin | −$390.0M | −1.4% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $27,513.6M → 2025 $27,123.6M; Calc. |
| 38 | Ohio | −$704.2M | −1.2% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $56,579.1M → 2025 $55,874.9M; Calc. |
| 39 | Missouri | −$713.7M | −3.7% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $19,389.5M → 2025 $18,675.8M; Calc. |
| 40 | Iowa | −$782.3M | −4.6% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $16,974.5M → 2025 $16,192.2M; Calc. |
| 41 | Illinois | −$861.1M | −1.1% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $80,816.5M → 2025 $79,955.4M; Calc. |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | −$966.3M | −1.8% | Northeast; Census OM: 2024 $53,187.1M → 2025 $52,220.8M; Calc. |
| 43 | Tennessee | −$1,212.1M | −3.1% | South; Census OM: 2024 $38,947.6M → 2025 $37,735.5M; Calc. |
| 44 | Maryland | −$1,347.8M | −7.5% | South; Census OM: 2024 $17,855.0M → 2025 $16,507.2M; Calc. |
| 45 | Virginia | −$2,733.3M | −12.5% | South; Census OM: 2024 $21,780.0M → 2025 $19,046.7M; Calc. |
| 46 | Minnesota | −$3,054.8M | −11.5% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $26,560.7M → 2025 $23,505.9M; Calc. |
| 47 | Alabama | −$3,165.8M | −11.8% | South; Census OM: 2024 $26,835.3M → 2025 $23,669.5M; Calc. |
| 48 | Michigan | −$3,284.4M | −5.3% | Midwest; Census OM: 2024 $61,562.8M → 2025 $58,278.4M; Calc. |
| 49 | Texas | −$4,757.9M | −1.0% | South; Census OM: 2024 $455,031.4M → 2025 $450,273.5M; Calc. |
| 50 | Oregon | −$6,074.1M | −17.8% | West; Census OM: 2024 $34,062.0M → 2025 $27,987.9M; Calc. |
Every row links its 2024 and 2025 official inputs to the calculated change. Calc. denotes calculated_value (change = 2025 − 2024; YoY% = change ÷ 2024 × 100). The absolute source URLs appear below in Sources.
Four findings from the 2025 change ranking
Key Insight: New York produced 43.1% of all positive gains
New York's +$61,841.6M represents 43.1% of the $143,326.1M sum of increases across 28 growing states. Its dollar gain exceeded Arizona's by $49,639.7M. This is a share of positive state changes, not a share of national exports.
Notable Pattern: North Dakota rises by rate, not dollars
North Dakota ranked #12 by dollar gain (+$3,112.9M), but #2 by percentage growth (+56.3%). Arizona was #2 by dollars (+$12,201.9M) and #3 by rate (+37.9%).
Regional Concentration: Northeast grew across eight states
8 of 9 Northeast states increased exports and the region's summed change was +$67,914.8M. Only 3 of 12 Midwest states increased exports; their region's net change was +$1,936.3M.
Outlier: Oregon fell $6.07 billion
Oregon ranked #50 by dollar change (−$6,074.1M, −17.8%), though it ranked #20 by 2025 export value ($27,987.9M). A large export base does not guarantee a positive annual change.
How to use this ranking
Choose the measure that fits the question: dollar gain shows where reported exports added the most value; percentage gain highlights relative change from a state's own starting point; 2025 export value shows market size. For example, Texas led in size while New York led in gain, and North Dakota rose sharply in percentage terms from a much smaller base.
The New York component breakdown warrants special care: re-exports accounted for 62.1% of the measured net gain, but the dataset alone does not identify the underlying causes or the goods' place of manufacture. Use Origin of Movement to compare recorded export shipments, not to estimate state industrial production or inflation-adjusted growth.
FAQ
Which state increased goods exports the most in 2025?
New York ranked first by dollar gain, increasing $61,841.6 million (+67.8%), from $91,243.5 million in the December 2024 Census report to $153,085.1 million in the December 2025 report.
Which state had the fastest percentage growth?
New York also led by percentage (+67.8%), followed by North Dakota (+56.3%) and Arizona (+37.9%). The rate is calculated using each state's 2024 reported export value.
Does this measure export growth or total export value?
The rank measures the change between 2024 and 2025, not the size of 2025 exports. Texas led by 2025 goods-export value ($450,273.5 million), despite falling 1.0% from the 2024 release.
Are these official Census growth figures?
The annual values are official Census figures. The dollar changes and percentages were independently calculated from those values, using a fixed formula. They are observed changes, not official forecasts or modeled projections.
What does the 62.1% re-export contribution for New York mean?
New York's re-exports increased by $38,421.7 million while its total exports increased by $61,841.6 million. Dividing the former by the latter gives 62.1%. It is the share of the net change attributable to the re-export component, not a share of total U.S. trade or a causal estimate.
Does Origin of Movement identify the state where goods were manufactured?
Not necessarily. Census attributes shipments to the reported origin of their export movement, which can differ from a factory, farm or mine location. The distinction is especially relevant when goods pass through ports and distribution centers.
Why can other 2025 New York export totals differ?
Data publication vintages and reporting pages can differ. Two current USTR pages report $153.1B and $158.6B for 2025. To keep this comparison reproducible, all 50 rows use the December 2024 and December 2025 Census exhibits only.
Are the figures inflation-adjusted, and do they include services?
No. They are nominal-dollar goods exports, including re-exports, and exclude services. Price movements may affect the annual changes; the ranking does not measure real trade volume.
Sources
U.S. Census Bureau — December 2025, Exhibit 2
numeric_source · 2025 official annual inputs
The Annual Total and component columns are used for 2025 state values and New York's breakdown.
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/origin_movement/exh2s_2512.pdfU.S. Census Bureau — December 2024, Exhibit 2
numeric_source · 2024 official annual inputs
Provides the comparison baseline for every state and each New York export component.
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/origin_movement/exh2s_2412.pdfU.S. Census — Origin of Movement archive
methodology_source · source vintages
Lists original monthly exports-by-state exhibits and explains the fixed publication values.
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/origin_movement/index.htmlU.S. Census — Foreign Trade Statistical Program guide
methodology_source · definition and scope
Defines U.S. goods export coverage, origin-of-movement attribution and the distinction from production location.
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/guide/sec2.htmlU.S. Census — Geographic levels
methodology_source · regions
Background for the Census Northeast, Midwest, South and West regional classifications.
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/guidance-geographies/levels.htmlU.S. Trade Representative — New York profiles
validation_source · differing published profiles
One profile lists $153.1B and another $158.6B in New York goods exports for 2025. They are cited for the publication-value difference only and are not merged with the Census inputs.
https://ustr.gov/map/state-benefits/nyhttps://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions/united-states-trade-data/new-york
