Cargo volume at U.S. ports, 2013, short tons.[2] Rank (by total trade) Port name State Total trade Foreign imports Foreign exports Foreign total Domestic total 1 Port of South Louisiana Louisiana 238,585,604 38,247,047 73,487,319 111,734,366 126,851,238 2 Port of Houston Texas 229,246,833 76,448,532 83,102,459 159,550,991 69,695,842 3 Port of New York and New Jersey Port Newark New Jersey New York 123,322,644 56,144,985 20,461,245 76,606,230 46,716,414 4 Port of Beaumont Texas 94,403,631 48,544,096 12,488,386 61,032,482 33,371,149 5 Port of Long Beach California 84,492,739 46,019,573 27,652,598 73,672,171 10,820,568 6 Port of Hampton Roads Virginia 78,664,496 9,671,323 61,673,749 71,345,072 7,319,424 7 Port of New Orleans Louisiana 77,159,081 15,413,666 18,588,978 34,002,644 43,156,437 8 Port of Corpus Christi Texas 76,157,693 28,469,897 15,776,788 44,246,685 31,911,008 9 Port of Greater Baton Rouge Louisiana 63,875,439 14,429,910 10,713,197 25,143,107 38,732,332 10 Port of Los Angeles California 57,928,594 31,506,185 20,499,092 52,005,277 5,923,317 11 Plaquemines Port Louisiana 58,280,348 1,668,182 22,974,084 24,642,266 33,638,082 12 Port of Lake Charles Louisiana 56,577,328 22,124,549 8,960,143 31,084,692 25,492,636 13 Port of Mobile Alabama 53,992,615 12,493,015 18,178,382 30,671,397 23,321,218 14 Port of Texas City Texas 49,674,036 18,977,066 11,415,009 30,392,075 19,281,961 15 Port of Huntington-Tristate West Virginia 46,831,097 46,831,097 16 Port of Baltimore Maryland 36,578,828 10,645,458 19,347,371 29,992,829 6,585,999 17 Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior Minnesota Wisconsin 36,477,257 659,886 7,087,895 7,747,781 28,729,476 18 Port of Port Arthur Texas 34,699,150 9,652,814 15,506,956 25,159,770 9,539,380 19 Port of St. Louis and East St. Louis Missouri Illinois 33,574,650 33,574,650 20 Port of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 32,746,315 32,746,315 21 Pascagoula Mississippi 32,427,863 16,445,106 7,660,249 24,105,355 8,322,508 22 Port of Tampa Bay Florida 32,406,550 5,764,600 4,940,136 10,704,736 21,701,814 23 Port of Savannah Georgia 31,990,023 13,340,970 16,892,830 30,233,800 1,756,223 24 Valdez Alaska 28,165,948 2,626 2,626 28,163,322 25 Port of Philadelphia Pennsylvania 26,046,318 13,969,775 888,169 14,857,944 11,188,374 26 Port of Richmond California 23,544,415 11,239,776 2,865,906 14,105,682 9,438,733 27 Port of Portland Oregon 23,427,235 3,545,488 11,490,879 15,036,367 8,390,868 28 Port of Tacoma Washington 22,905,704 7,272,236 11,121,702 18,393,938 4,511,766 29 Port Everglades Florida 21,702,940 8,329,969 3,520,011 11,849,980 9,852,960 30 Port of Seattle Washington 20,563,501 7,230,803 7,593,548 14,824,351 5,739,150 31 Port of Freeport Texas 19,716,053 10,511,562 1,973,680 12,485,242 7,230,811 32 Port of Oakland California 19,333,479 6,324,189 10,215,970 16,540,159 2,793,320 33 Port of Paulsboro New Jersey 19,122,088 9,599,779 2,422,011 12,021,790 7,100,298 34 Port of Charleston South Carolina 18,525,276 9,580,355 6,913,836 16,494,191 2,031,085 35 Port of Boston Massachusetts 17,087,802 9,982,605 1,442,311 11,424,916 5,662,886 36 Two Harbors Minnesota 16,709,479 129,978 129,978 16,579,501 37 Port of Jacksonville Florida 16,471,608 7,309,991 2,416,943 9,726,934 6,744,674 38 Port of Chicago Illinois 15,428,892 1,475,235 90,790 1,566,025 13,862,867 39 Port of Honolulu Hawaii 14,274,405 1,181,665 189,717 1,371,382 12,903,023 40 Port of Memphis Tennessee 14,243,251 14,243,251 41 Port of Longview Washington 13,712,139 986,463 10,260,448 11,246,911 2,465,228 42 Port of Detroit Michigan 12,981,468 2,222,427 103,008 2,325,435 10,656,033 43 Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor Indiana 12,354,161 303,902 0 303,902 12,050,259 44 Port of Portland Maine 12,039,600 11,039,596 69,819 11,109,415 930,185 45 Marcus Hook Pennsylvania 11,925,449 5,307,394 291,828 5,599,222 6,326,227 46 Cincinnati Ohio 11,682,473 11,682,473 47 Port of Cleveland Ohio 11,454,092 1,459,648 68,657 1,528,305 9,925,787 48 Port of Galveston Texas 11,406,750 1,620,851 2,665,026 4,285,877 7,120,873 49 Port of Albany–Rensselaer New York 11,021,185 585,778 429,535 1,015,313 10,005,872 50 Port of Port Lavaca – Point Comfort Texas 10,888,384 5,223,082 2,501,123 7,724,205 3,164,179 51 Port of San Juan Puerto Rico 10,451,925 5,880,262 345,443 6,225,705 4,226,220 52 Anacortes Washington 9,889,028 526,383 2,370,881 2,897,264 6,991,764 53 Kalama Washington 9,785,826 486,470 8,116,710 8,603,180 1,182,646 54 Port of Toledo Ohio 8,836,985 3,041,967 1,716,974 4,758,941 4,078,044 55 Barbers Point Hawaii 8,669,252 6,575,240 235,404 6,810,644 1,860,312 56 Buffington Harbor Indiana 8,878,052 147,323 147,323 8,521,929 57 New Haven Harbor Connecticut 8,350,899 2,232,138 341,112 2,573,250 5,777,649 58 Burns Waterway Harbor Indiana 7,969,513 449,212 21,170 470,382 7,499,131 59 Presque Isle Michigan 7,833,659 2,076,024 2,076,024 5,757,635 60 Providence Rhode Island 7,749,519 4,236,172 681,179 4,917,351 2,832,168 61 St. Clair Michigan 7,221,316 7,221,316 62 Port of Miami Florida 7,125,341 3,624,913 3,365,470 6,990,383 134,958 63 New Castle Delaware 6,918,896 1,435,452 476,292 1,911,744 5,007,152 64 Wilmington North Carolina 6,146,097 4,109,342 1,827,360 5,936,702 841,781 65 Port Fourchon Louisiana 6,626,240 1,600 1,600 6,624,640 66 Louisville Kentucky 6,402,755 6,402,755 67 Stoneport Michigan 6,315,862 27,464 836,579 864,043 5,451,819 68 Port of Wilmington Delaware 6,146,097 3,434,502 1,118,879 4,553,381 1,592,716 69 Mount Vernon Indiana 6,140,964 6,140,964 70 Port of Calcite Michigan 5,867,959 20,658 220,339 240,997 5,626,962 71 Port of Camden-Gloucester New Jersey 5,536,807 2,503,858 509,120 3,012,978 2,523,829 72 Port of Brownsville Texas 5,533,332 2,075,436 340,303 2,415,739 3,117,593 73 Port of Victoria Texas 5,519,511 5,519,511 74 Port of Vancouver USA Washington 5,363,607 621,054 4,227,716 4,848,770 514,837 75 Kaskaskia Illinois 5,208,066 5,208,066 76 Silver Bay Minnesota 5,163,975 925,757 925,757 4,238,218 77 Ashtabula Ohio 4,954,419 443,130 1,199,930 1,643,060 3,311,359 78 Conneaut Ohio 4,771,754 143,081 69,392 212,473 4,559,281 79 Saint Paul Minnesota 4,625,377 4,625,377 80 Nikiski Alaska 4,484,225 45,390 287,856 333,246 4,150,979 81 Port Inland Michigan 4,022,918 401,254 401,254 3,621,664 82 Escanaba, Michigan Michigan 3,756,984 195,149 195,149 3,561,835 83 Kahului Hawaii 3,668,583 11,778 11,539 23,317 3,645,266 84 Marblehead Ohio 3,579,746 72,294 1,287,318 1,359,612 2,220,134 85 Greenville Mississippi 3,474,197 3,474,197 86 Port of Stockton California 3,452,033 1,836,709 1,534,501 3,371,210 80,823 87 Morehead City North Carolina 3,425,659 690,717 1,051,004 1,741,721 1,683,938 88 Port of Terrebonne Louisiana 3,425,604 3,425,604 89 Port Canaveral Florida 3,337,439 2,671,156 143,944 2,815,100 522,339 90 Brunswick Georgia 3,227,650 1,158,954 1,969,693 3,128,647 99,003 91 Port of Milwaukee Wisconsin 3,129,354 1,572,159 1,572,159 1,557,195 92 Port Dolomite Michigan 3,087,556 464,368 464,368 2,623,188 93 Sandusky Ohio 2,987,807 100,804 1,978,338 2,079,142 908,665 94 Port of Anchorage Alaska 2,949,456 354,142 150,474 504,616 2,444,840 95 Port Manatee Florida 2,735,813 1,430,285 1,282,837 2,713,122 22,691 96 Tulsa Port of Catoosa Oklahoma 2,679,152 2,679,152 97 Portsmouth New Hampshire 2,679,152 2,003,852 157,827 2,161,679 2,094,956 98 Nashville Tennessee 2,632,700 2,632,700 99 Caruthersville Missouri 2,599,496 2,599,496