States That Could Be Hurt the Most by a Trade War with China - ValuePenguin

President Donald Trump recently proclaimed a tariff adjustment, imposing a 10% duty on aluminum imports and a 25% duty on steel imports. The recent tariff adjustment provoked a retaliation from China in the form of their own tariffs on hundreds of products imported from the United States. With tariffs from both the U.S. and China fueling market fears of an escalating trade war, we decided to take a look at the top exports to China by state from last year in order to help pinpoint which states and industries stand to lose the most. Our study shows the top ten exported commodities to China from every state, highlighting the amount, percent share, and top products within each commodity category according to data retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Key Takeaways

Leading U.S. exports to China include civilian aircrafts, engines and parts, motor cars and vehicles, and soybeans. As reported elsewhere, China’s tariffs have already targeted these major exports as well as many others
The top three states with leading percent shares of the total export value are Washington, California, and Texas.
Six of the top ten states who stand to be hurt the most by a trade war voted for Trump.

Which States Provided the Highest Percent of Export Value to China in 2017?

heatmap of the US showing percent of total export value

State Rankings by Export Value

Rank	State	$ Value (Billions)	Percent (%)
1	Washington	18.28	14.19
2	California	16.43	12.75
3	Texas	16.28	12.63
4	Louisiana	7.97	6.19
5	South Carolina	6.22	4.83
6	Illinois	5.29	4.11
7	Oregon	3.93	3.05
8	Ohio	3.89	3.02
9	Michigan	3.68	2.85
10	Alabama	3.62	2.81
11	New York	3.17	2.46
12	Georgia	2.84	2.2
13	Kentucky	2.81	2.18
14	Pennsylvania	2.55	1.98
15	Tennessee	2.5	1.94
16	North Carolina	2.36	1.83
17	Massachusetts	2.31	1.79
18	Indiana	2.09	1.62
19	Minnesota	1.99	1.54
20	Florida	1.87	1.45
21	Virginia	1.72	1.34
22	Wisconsin	1.73	1.34
23	New Jersey	1.59	1.24
24	Alaska	1.32	1.03
25	Arizona	1.19	0.92
26	New Mexico	1.01	0.78
27	Missouri	0.93	0.72
28	Connecticut	0.8	0.62
29	Nevada	0.8	0.62
30	Mississippi	0.78	0.61
31	Utah	0.73	0.57
32	Kansas	0.7	0.55
33	Maryland	0.6	0.47
34	Colorado	0.59	0.45
35	Iowa	0.56	0.43
36	West Virginia	0.53	0.41
37	Nebraska	0.48	0.38
38	New Hampshire	0.42	0.33
39	Arkansas	0.36	0.28
40	Delaware	0.35	0.27
41	Idaho	0.35	0.27
42	Maine	0.24	0.19
43	Oklahoma	0.22	0.17
44	Vermont	0.2	0.16
45	Rhode Island	0.17	0.13
46	Hawaii	0.12	0.1
47	Montana	0.13	0.1
48	South Dakota	0.06	0.05
49	North Dakota	0.05	0.04
50	Wyoming	0.04	0.03

Alabama

In 2017, Alabama provided 2.81% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 10th among states with an amount of $3.62 billion.

The top three products included:

cars
chemical wood pulp
soybeans

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Motor Cars and Vehicles	2,257,602,772
2	Polyethers, Epoxides and Polyesters	201,309,039
3	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	194,130,119
4	Soybeans	169,033,126
5	Binders for Molds and Chemical Products	98,944,488
6	Reaction Initiators, Accelerators and Catalysts	87,215,023
7	Compounded Rubber	54,823,006
8	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	43,546,589
9	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	42,055,277
10	Artificial Staple Fibers	41,390,001

Alaska

In 2017, Alaska provided 1.03% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 24th among states with an amount of $1.32 billion.

The top three products included:

pacific salmon, frozen
cod, frozen
flat fish, frozen

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Frozen Fish	724,806,698
2	Lead Ores and Concentrates	224,481,655
3	Precious Metal Ores and Concentrates	131,193,190
4	Flour, Meal of Meat for Animals	64,564,795
5	Crude Oil from Petroleum and Bituminous Minerals	48,964,034
6	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	48,003,862
7	Fish Fillets and Other Fish Meat	45,078,085
8	Crustaceans	25,127,519
9	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	2,591,112
10	Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers	976,795

Arizona

In 2017, Arizona provided 0.92% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 25th among states with an amount of $1.19 billion.

The top three products included:

processors and controllers, electronic integrated circuits
electronic integrated circuits
civilian aircraft, engines and parts

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	446,930,174
2	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	104,581,977
3	Semiconductor Devices, Light-emitting Diodes	51,950,511
4	Raw Hides and Skins of Bovine or Equine Animals	30,838,857
5	Cotton	29,852,330
6	Electric Apparatus and Parts for Line Telephony	24,878,399
7	Machines and Appliances for Manufacturing Semiconducting Boules and Parts	24,789,364
8	Electrical Apparatus for Switching	22,810,596
9	Insulated Cables and Wires; Optical Fiber Cables	21,798,553
10	Taps, Cocks and Valves for Pipes and Tanks	19,654,764

Arkansas

In 2017, Arkansas provided 0.28% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 39th among states with an amount of $0.36 billion.

The top three products included:

civilian aircraft, engines and parts
chemical wood pulp
cotton

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	106,075,189
2	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	39,291,573
3	Polymers of Styrene	22,930,956
4	Polymers of Vinyl Chloride	16,454,497
5	Electrical Apparatus for Switching	16,111,900
6	Plastic Plates, Sheets and Films	14,725,037
7	Phenol or Phenol-alcohol Derivatives	12,433,801
8	Cotton	11,971,404
9	Taps, Cocks and Valves for Pipes and Tanks	8,914,690
10	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	7,557,707

California

In 2017, California provided 12.75% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 2nd among states with an amount of $16.43 billion.

The top three products included:

electric cars
machines and parts for manufacturing semiconductor devices
mobile phones

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Motor Cars and Vehicles	2,667,765,229
2	Machines and Appliances for Manufacturing Semiconducting Boules and Parts	1,145,751,838
3	Paper and Paperboard Waste and Scrap	935,381,243
4	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	890,876,106
5	Electric Apparatus and Parts for Line Telephony	866,137,182
6	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	541,445,915
7	Physical and Analytical Microtome	409,322,040
8	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	379,599,704
9	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	328,612,633
10	Typewriter and Other Office Machine Parts	309,031,202

Colorado

In 2017, Colorado provided 0.45% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 34th among states with an amount of $0.59 billion.

The top three products included:

medical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments
copper waste and scrap
optical instruments

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Raw Hides and Skins of Bovine or Equine Animals	100,925,646
2	Photo Film in Rolls Sensitized, Unexposed	41,772,754
3	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	37,157,519
4	Physical and Analytical Microtome	33,743,026
5	Printing Machines	30,369,110
6	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	28,710,367
7	Copper Waste and Scrap	21,675,297
8	Photographic Paper and Textiles	18,743,248
9	Instruments to Measure or Check Flow, Level	17,346,874
10	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	11,724,237

Connecticut

In 2017, Connecticut provided 0.62% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 29th among states with an amount of $0.8 billion.

The top three products included:

civilian aircraft, engines and parts
physical chemistry instruments
oak wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	139,528,529
2	Refined Copper and Alloys, Unwrought	69,632,895
3	Physical and Analytical Microtome	53,393,090
4	Exports of Repaired Imports; Imports of Returned Exports	34,934,532
5	Engine Parts	30,187,016
6	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	24,994,856
7	Insulated Cables and Wires; Optical Fiber Cables	21,180,235
8	Taps, Cocks and Valves for Pipes and Tanks	19,077,104
9	Machinery for Working Rubber and Plastic	14,886,286
10	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	14,862,314

Delaware

In 2017, Delaware provided 0.27% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 41st among states with an amount of $0.35 billion.

The top three products included:

physical chemistry instruments
medicaments
instruments for physical and chemical analysis

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Physical and Analytical Microtome	115,253,833
2	Medicaments	55,780,333
3	Centrifuges	35,887,182
4	Polymers of Vinyl Chloride	13,405,593
5	Cellulose and Chemical Derivatives	11,384,020
6	Plastic Plates, Sheets and Films	11,172,840
7	Lubricating Products, Antirust and Treating Textiles	8,766,153
8	Synthetic Staple Fibers	7,907,644
9	Machine Tool Parts	7,339,749
10	Machines Having Individual Functions (NESOI)	6,632,957

Florida

In 2017, Florida provided 1.45% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 20th among states with an amount of $1.87 billion.

The top three products included:

civilian aircraft, engines and parts
copper waste and scrap
chemical wood pulp

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Gold (Includes Platinum Plated)	533,235,456
2	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	190,393,277
3	Copper Waste and Scrap	130,252,085
4	Paper and Paperboard Waste and Scrap	77,689,868
5	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	71,655,666
6	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	53,155,530
7	Taps, Cocks and Valves for Pipes and Tanks	44,724,120
8	Polyamides	42,669,711
9	Chemical Wood Pulp	35,240,821
10	Air or Vacuum Pumps, Compressors and Fans	32,534,669

Georgia

In 2017, Georgia provided 2.2% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 12th among states with an amount of $2.84 billion.

The top three products included:

civilian aircraft, engines and parts
chemical wood pulp
medical needles, catheters and parts

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	482,899,090
2	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	339,230,053
3	Chemical Wood Pulp	206,901,395
4	Kraft Paper and Paperboard	146,863,589
5	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	143,886,898
6	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	124,227,581
7	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	96,903,696
8	Kaolin and Other Kaolinic Clays	70,463,345
9	Glass in Balls, Rods or Tubes	69,476,785
10	Copper Waste and Scrap	66,831,016

Hawaii

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Non-crude Oil from Petroleum and Bituminous Minerals	39,818,506
2	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	28,157,870
3	Oils from High Temperature Coal Tar	22,973,070
4	Nuts	9,398,929
5	Copper Waste and Scrap	7,317,284
6	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	6,271,774
7	Paper and Paperboard Waste and Scrap	3,168,354
8	Crustaceans	2,386,735
9	Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers	1,312,095
10	Sulfur and Colloidal Sulfur	746,840

In 2017, Hawaii provided 0.1% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 47th among states with an amount of $0.12 billion.

The top three products included:

petroleum oil from bituminous minerals
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
light oils from petroleum and bituminous minerals

Idaho

In 2017, Idaho provided 0.27% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 40th among states with an amount of $0.35 billion.

The top three products included:

memories, electronic integrated circuits
digital adp units
civilian aircraft, engines and parts

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	143,608,120
2	Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers	65,521,060
3	Whey and Milk Products	37,716,692
4	Sowing Seeds, Fruit and Spores	9,612,473
5	Photographic Plates and Still Film	8,919,890
6	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	8,352,515
7	Typewriter and Other Office Machine Parts	8,056,327
8	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	6,286,549
9	Medicaments	5,776,165
10	Provitamins, Vitamins and Derivatives	5,096,073

Illinois

In 2017, Illinois provided 4.11% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 6th among states with an amount of $5.29 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
cars
grain sorghum

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Soybeans	1,296,769,474
2	Motor Cars and Vehicles	492,698,858
3	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	148,639,822
4	Parts and Access for Motor Vehicles	143,515,304
5	Grain Sorghum	132,841,055
6	Copper Waste and Scrap	120,099,768
7	X-ray Apparatus and Parts	100,929,249
8	Paper and Paperboard Waste and Scrap	98,873,553
9	Pumps for Liquids; Liquid Elevators; Parts Thereof	96,133,108
10	Electric Apparatus and Parts for Line Telephony	84,624,219

Indiana

In 2017, Indiana provided 1.62% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 18th among states with an amount of $2.09 billion.

The top three products included:

medicaments
immunological products
gear boxes for cars

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Medicaments	456,323,741
2	Human Blood, Animal Blood, Antisera and Vaccines	157,179,574
3	Parts and Access for Motor Vehicles	152,231,588
4	Polyethers, Epoxides and Polyesters	99,793,694
5	Orthopedic Appliances; Artificial Body Parts; Hearing Aids	94,991,009
6	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	76,311,549
7	Composite Diagnostic/lab Reagents, Pharmaceuticals	69,442,001
8	Engine Parts	69,226,214
9	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	68,227,323
10	Exports of Repaired Imports; Imports of Returned Exports	29,717,150

Iowa

In 2017, Iowa provided 0.43% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 35th among states with an amount of $0.56 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
copper waste and scrap
civilian aircraft, engines and parts

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Edible Offal, Bovine, Swine, Sheep, Goat and Horse	33,056,902
2	Soybeans	30,784,437
3	Preparations Used in Animal Feeding	28,955,546
4	Copper Waste and Scrap	23,798,391
5	Harvest Machines	22,303,294
6	Physical and Analytical Microtome	20,192,715
7	Composite Diagnostic/lab Reagents, Pharmaceuticals	18,362,416
8	Parts and Access for Motor Vehicles	18,081,929
9	Molybdenum Ores and Concentrates	16,785,372
10	Bovine or Equine Leather	16,674,337

Kansas

In 2017, Kansas provided 0.55% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 32nd among states with an amount of $0.7 billion.

The top three products included:

grain sorghum
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
soybeans

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Raw Hides and Skins of Bovine or Equine Animals	118,694,320
2	Exports of Repaired Imports; Imports of Returned Exports	116,193,290
3	Grain Sorghum	53,537,506
4	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	46,535,359
5	Soybeans	46,505,670
6	Bovine or Equine Leather	43,129,920
7	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	20,876,990
8	Edible Offal, Bovine, Swine, Sheep, Goat and Horse	17,650,944
9	Pork	15,116,428
10	Ferrous Waste and Scrap	14,684,085

Kentucky

In 2017, Kentucky provided 2.18% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 13th among states with an amount of $2.81 billion.

The top three products included:

cars
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
antisera and other blood fractions

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Motor Cars and Vehicles	892,818,569
2	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	870,864,303
3	Human Blood, Animal Blood, Antisera and Vaccines	182,700,272
4	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	90,338,512
5	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	67,255,870
6	Composite Diagnostic/lab Reagents, Pharmaceuticals	47,980,650
7	Synthetic Rubber and Factice	44,798,751
8	Spark-Ignition or Rotary Internal Combustion Piston Engines	40,790,312
9	Parts and Access for Motor Vehicles	37,262,943
10	Centrifuges	23,960,361

Louisiana

In 2017, Louisiana provided 6.19% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 4th among states with an amount of $7.97 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals
natural gas, liquefied

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Soybeans	5,648,660,422
2	Crude Oil from Petroleum and Bituminous Minerals	808,836,014
3	Cyclic Hydrocarbons	215,631,791
4	Petroleum Gases and Other Gaseous Hydrocarbons	213,008,256
5	Non-crude Oil from Petroleum and Bituminous Minerals	116,394,633
6	Synthetic Rubber and Factice	98,508,395
7	Polymers of Vinyl Chloride	91,666,892
8	Polymers of Ethylene	77,744,706
9	Corn	45,167,980
10	Halogenated Derivatives of Hydrocarbons	43,242,427

Maine

In 2017, Maine provided 0.19% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 42nd among states with an amount of $0.24 billion.

The top three products included:

chemical wood pulp
oak wood
civilian aircraft, engines and parts

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	107,881,678
2	Crustaceans	57,291,924
3	Vegetable Saps and Extracts	10,901,550
4	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	6,046,920
5	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	5,907,963
6	Composite Diagnostic/lab Reagents, Pharmaceuticals	5,238,593
7	Pumps for Liquids; Liquid Elevators; Parts Thereof	3,845,447
8	Turbojets, Turbopropellers and Gas Turbines	3,815,195
9	Petroleum Coke, Petroleum Bitumen and Other Residues	3,500,000
10	Machinery for Making Pulp and Paper	3,430,279

Maryland

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Paper and Paperboard Waste and Scrap	60,844,761
2	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	39,348,312
3	Composite Diagnostic/lab Reagents, Pharmaceuticals	32,971,490
4	Copper Waste and Scrap	30,597,689
5	Physical and Analytical Microtome	27,038,930
6	Ferrous Waste and Scrap	23,149,184
7	Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil and Strip, Plastics	22,793,450
8	Zinc	19,296,223
9	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	15,298,992
10	Zinc Ores and Concentrates	14,860,309

In 2017, Maryland provided 0.47% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 33rd among states with an amount of $0.6 billion.

The top three products included:

paper and paperboard waste and scrap
copper waste and scrap
recycled paper and paperboard

Massachusetts

In 2017, Massachusetts provided 1.79% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 17th among states with an amount of $2.31 billion.

The top three products included:

machines and parts for manufacturing semiconductor devices
medical needles, catheters and parts
medical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	230,613,786
2	Machines and Appliances for Manufacturing Semiconducting Boules and Parts	225,515,953
3	Liquid Crystal Devices, Lasers, Optical Appliances	178,589,034
4	Physical and Analytical Microtome	117,023,861
5	Centrifuges	80,294,196
6	Plates, Sheets, Film, Foil and Strip, Plastics	66,270,166
7	X-ray Apparatus and Parts	51,401,328
8	Paper and Paperboard Waste and Scrap	48,848,677
9	Electric Transformers, Static Converters and Inductors, Adaptive Power Supplies	47,740,762
10	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	44,289,738

Michigan

In 2017, Michigan provided 2.85% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 9th among states with an amount of $3.68 billion.

The top three products included:

car parts and accessories
cars
gear boxes for cars

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Parts and Access for Motor Vehicles	1,112,001,610
2	Motor Cars and Vehicles	506,031,561
3	Silicones	95,162,997
4	Glass Mirrors	79,516,582
5	Profile Project Machines	55,664,315
6	Iron or Steel Screws, Bolts, Nuts and Washers	54,618,835
7	Engine Parts	41,824,838
8	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	39,833,220
9	Glaziers Putty, Resin Cements and Caulking Compounds	37,837,055
10	Radar Apparatus	36,115,288

Minnesota

In 2017, Minnesota provided 1.54% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 19th among states with an amount of $1.99 billion.

The top three products included:

medical needles, catheters and parts
antisera and other blood fractions
adhesives based on rubber

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Centrifuges	137,044,877
2	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	128,877,916
3	Self-adhesive Plates, Sheets, Films of Plastics	108,903,699
4	Optical Fibers and Unmounted Optical Elements	104,313,836
5	Human Blood, Animal Blood, Antisera and Vaccines	71,916,653
6	Instruments to Measure or Check Flow, Level	61,128,994
7	Machines for Testing Mechanical Properties of Materials	61,028,241
8	Profile Project Machines	60,968,833
9	Physical and Analytical Microtome	60,155,385
10	Prepared Glues and Adhesives	55,167,450

Mississippi

In 2017, Mississippi provided 0.61% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 30th among states with an amount of $0.78 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
cotton
chemical wood pulp

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Soybeans	109,695,163
2	Cotton	107,052,820
3	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	98,364,658
4	Taps, Cocks and Valves for Pipes and Tanks	94,528,337
5	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	93,795,343
6	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	38,817,794
7	Coloring Matter	29,905,692
8	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	29,191,899
9	Semiconductor Devices, Light-emitting Diodes	17,984,174
10	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	16,859,161

Missouri

In 2017, Missouri provided 0.72% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 27th among states with an amount of $0.93 billion.

The top three products included:

vaccines for veterinary medicine
non-coniferous wood
copper waste and scrap

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Lead Ores and Concentrates	87,439,017
2	Human Blood, Animal Blood, Antisera and Vaccines	66,515,373
3	Pork	47,883,640
4	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	45,215,904
5	Edible Offal, Bovine, Swine, Sheep, Goat and Horse	45,053,576
6	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	38,521,326
7	Bovine or Equine Leather	36,551,889
8	Copper Waste and Scrap	36,321,175
9	Air or Vacuum Pumps, Compressors and Fans	25,724,638
10	Semiconductor Devices, Light-emitting Diodes	25,314,918

Montana

In 2017, Montana provided 0.1% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 46th among states with an amount of $0.13 billion.

The top three products included:

machines and parts for manufacturing semiconductor devices
physical chemistry instruments
optical instruments

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Hydrogen, Rare Gases and Other Nonmetals	25,623,145
2	Hydrazine, Metal Oxides	24,262,750
3	Hydrides, Nitrides, Azides, Silicides and Borides	19,309,978
4	Automatic Regulating or Control Instruments	9,500,991
5	Leguminous Vegetables	9,366,392
6	Machines and Appliances for Manufacturing Semiconducting Boules and Parts	9,252,557
7	Coal	5,472,565
8	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	4,450,901
9	Natural Steatite or Soapstone	3,595,048
10	Physical and Analytical Microtome	3,515,022

Nebraska

In 2017, Nebraska provided 0.38% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 37th among states with an amount of $0.48 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
vaccines for veterinary medicine
syringes

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Raw Hides and Skins of Bovine or Equine Animals	174,976,698
2	Bovine or Equine Leather	43,952,675
3	Salt	42,505,643
4	Electrical Apparatus for Switching	31,772,151
5	Soybeans	25,926,056
6	Frozen Meat of Bovine Animals	14,758,453
7	Electrical Apparatus Parts	13,594,466
8	Polyethers, Epoxides and Polyesters	12,392,252
9	Edible Offal, Bovine, Swine, Sheep, Goat and Horse	11,899,302
10	Machines Having Individual Functions (NESOI)	11,799,467

Nevada

In 2017, Nevada provided 0.62% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 28th among states with an amount of $0.8 billion.

The top three products included:

antisera and other blood fractions
electronic integrated circuits
processors and controllers, electronic integrated circuits

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Copper Ores and Concentrates	246,444,463
2	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	185,781,646
3	Human Blood, Animal Blood, Antisera and Vaccines	97,971,385
4	Profile Project Machines	27,447,372
5	Electric Apparatus and Parts for Line Telephony	23,259,466
6	Semiconductor Devices, Light-emitting Diodes	20,734,933
7	Milk and Cream	17,543,321
8	Typewriter and Other Office Machine Parts	13,115,137
9	Coffee	11,690,360
10	Pumps for Liquids; Liquid Elevators; Parts Thereof	11,002,267

New Hampshire

In 2017, New Hampshire provided 0.33% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 38th among states with an amount of $0.42 billion.

The top three products included:

oak wood
spectrometers and spectrophotometers
non-coniferous wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Printing Machines	93,009,646
2	Insulated Cables and Wires; Optical Fiber Cables	48,734,548
3	Electrical Machinery with Individual Functions	26,956,768
4	Machine Tool Parts	23,510,972
5	Machine Tools for Material Removal by Laser	16,493,201
6	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	15,248,727
7	Crustaceans	14,445,107
8	Electrical Apparatus for Switching	13,565,480
9	Transmission Shafts, Bearings and Gears	12,904,480
10	Electric Filament or Discharge Lamps	12,385,025

New Jersey

In 2017, New Jersey provided 1.24% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 23rd among states with an amount of $1.59 billion.

The top three products included:

copper waste and scrap
digital adp units
paper and paperboard waste and scrap

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Typewriter and Other Office Machine Parts	98,153,864
2	Unwrought Platinum	86,190,751
3	Articles of Jewelry	70,403,900
4	Beauty, Make-up and Skin-care Products	66,706,489
5	Copper Waste and Scrap	52,767,584
6	Books, Brochures and Similar Printed Matter	50,254,663
7	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	44,891,130
8	Physical and Analytical Microtome	40,398,130
9	Machines and Appliances for Manufacturing Semiconducting Boules and Parts	37,686,021
10	Orthopedic Appliances; Artificial Body Parts; Hearing Aids	36,232,705

New Mexico

In 2017, New Mexico provided 0.78% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 26th among states with an amount of $1.01 billion.

The top three products included:

processors and controllers, electronic integrated circuits
medical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments
copper waste and scrap

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	697,675,716
2	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	143,460,674
3	Copper Waste and Scrap	24,646,738
4	Doped Discs and Wafers Used in Electronics	22,670,547
5	Electric Apparatus and Parts for Line Telephony	18,077,880
6	Albumins Including Whey Proteins and Derivatives	13,810,103
7	Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers	11,417,183
8	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	9,154,906
9	Preparations Used in Animal Feeding	6,530,916
10	Whey and Milk Products	5,716,268

New York

In 2017, New York provided 2.46% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 11th among states with an amount of $3.17 billion.

The top three products included:

copper waste and scrap
paper and paperboard waste and scrap
oak wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	174,697,278
2	Machines for Assembling Electric Tubes	169,317,087
3	Paper and Paperboard Waste and Scrap	161,722,715
4	Ferrous Waste and Scrap	145,046,276
5	Copper Waste and Scrap	144,366,253
6	Compression-ignition Internal Combustion Piston Engines	102,555,173
7	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	92,550,015
8	Polyethers, Epoxides and Polyesters	71,210,227
9	Physical and Analytical Microtome	66,547,549
10	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	60,423,651

North Carolina

In 2017, North Carolina provided 1.83% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 16th among states with an amount of $2.36 billion.

The top three products included:

chemical wood pulp
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
oak wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	258,921,380
2	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	163,815,446
3	Tobacco and Tobacco Refuse	156,303,066
4	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	89,530,063
5	Edible Offal, Bovine, Swine, Sheep, Goat and Horse	81,237,172
6	Electrical Apparatus for Switching	68,172,531
7	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	63,258,798
8	Natural Sands	57,953,264
9	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	57,441,535
10	Pork	56,143,412

North Dakota

In 2017, North Dakota provided 0.04% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 49th among states with an amount of $0.05 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
phone parts

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Soybeans	28,229,977
2	Self-propelled Bulldozers, Graders, Scrapers	4,601,678
3	Machine Parts	3,532,956
4	Lifting, Handling, Loading and Unloading Machines	2,270,934
5	Parts for Television, Radio and Radar Apparatus	2,179,876
6	Leguminous Vegetables	1,627,837
7	Flaxseed	911,249
8	Vegetables	803,409
9	Machinery for Sorting and Screening Minerals	788,200
10	Exports of Repaired Imports; Imports of Returned Exports	610,360

Ohio

In 2017, Ohio provided 3.02% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 8th among states with an amount of $3.89 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
gear boxes for cars

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Soybeans	691,309,688
2	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	323,374,076
3	Parts and Access for Motor Vehicles	269,086,839
4	Plastic Plates, Sheets and Films	239,872,584
5	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	87,978,325
6	X-ray Apparatus and Parts	78,925,232
7	Engine Parts	68,885,028
8	Petroleum Resins and Polysulfides	63,844,386
9	Turbojets, Turbopropellers and Gas Turbines	52,840,572
10	Taps, Cocks and Valves for Pipes and Tanks	51,921,365

Oklahoma

In 2017, Oklahoma provided 0.17% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 43rd among states with an amount of $0.22 billion.

The top three products included:

cotton
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
digital adp storage units

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Pork	29,187,047
2	Cotton	24,749,229
3	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	20,323,948
4	Artificial & Prepared Waxes	19,030,822
5	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	12,499,884
6	Unrecorded Media for Sound	7,332,006
7	Copper Waste and Scrap	6,767,930
8	Electromagnets and Permanent Magnets	6,206,081
9	Machines Having Individual Functions (NESOI)	6,076,928
10	Air or Vacuum Pumps, Compressors and Fans	5,743,176

Oregon

In 2017, Oregon provided 3.05% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 7th among states with an amount of $3.93 billion.

The top three products included:

processors and controllers, electronic integrated circuits
machines and parts for manufacturing semiconductor devices
cars

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	1,730,470,346
2	Machines and Appliances for Manufacturing Semiconducting Boules and Parts	318,780,308
3	Photo Film in Rolls Sensitized, Unexposed	262,532,115
4	Motor Cars and Vehicles	196,593,201
5	Semiconductor Devices, Light-emitting Diodes	145,250,026
6	Wheat and Meslin	95,714,308
7	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	90,564,595
8	Profile Project Machines	75,124,288
9	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	67,716,204
10	Sowing Seeds, Fruit and Spores	66,196,158

Pennsylvania

In 2017, Pennsylvania provided 1.98% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 14th among states with an amount of $2.55 billion.

The top three products included:

digital adp units
oak wood
civilian aircraft, engines and parts

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Coal	280,466,532
2	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	245,783,717
3	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	128,993,314
4	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	106,989,982
5	Unwrought Platinum	86,514,085
6	Pumps for Liquids; Liquid Elevators; Parts Thereof	83,864,200
7	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	76,312,965
8	Electrical Apparatus for Switching	44,241,924
9	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	42,707,549
10	Machine Parts	39,952,962

Rhode Island

In 2017, Rhode Island provided 0.13% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 45th among states with an amount of $0.17 billion.

The top three products included:

electronic integrated circuits
copper waste and scrap
processors and controllers, electronic integrated circuits

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Colloidal Metal	16,077,296
2	Electrical Machinery with Individual Functions	13,752,089
3	Mollusks	11,776,562
4	Base Metals Silver, Gold, Platinum	11,572,594
5	Taps, Cocks and Valves for Pipes and Tanks	10,638,879
6	Machines Having Individual Functions (NESOI)	9,886,088
7	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	7,234,894
8	Unwrought Platinum	6,973,834
9	Machinery for Working Rubber and Plastic	6,593,854
10	Ethyl Alcohol and Denatured Alcohol	5,937,855

South Carolina

In 2017, South Carolina provided 4.83% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 5th among states with an amount of $6.22 billion.

The top three products included:

cars
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
gear boxes for cars

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Motor Cars and Vehicles	2,362,982,776
2	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	2,003,591,637
3	Nuclear Reactors and Fuel, Machines for Isotopic Separation	169,728,279
4	Parts and Access for Motor Vehicles	121,438,909
5	Chemical Wood Pulp, Soda or Sulfate	81,765,408
6	Photographic Plates and Film	65,579,006
7	Copper Waste and Scrap	58,056,346
8	Physical and Analytical Microtome	56,201,424
9	Turbojets, Turbopropellers and Gas Turbines	55,300,883
10	Pumps for Liquids; Liquid Elevators; Parts Thereof	54,380,490

South Dakota

In 2017, South Dakota provided 0.05% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 48th among states with an amount of $0.06 billion.

The top three products included:

digital adp units
radiators for cars
copper waste and scrap

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Lifting, Handling, Loading and Unloading Machines	18,881,451
2	Whey and Milk Products	6,674,408
3	Clays, Andalusite, Kyanite, Mullite	6,330,960
4	Animal Guts, Bladders, Stomachs and Other Parts	4,320,000
5	Plastic Plates, Sheets and Films	4,304,570
6	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	3,006,645
7	Air or Vacuum Pumps, Compressors and Fans	2,072,282
8	Self-propelled Bulldozers, Graders, Scrapers	2,063,188
9	Electric Transformers, Static Converters and Inductors, Adaptive Power Supplies	2,003,830
10	Soap	1,625,973

Tennessee

In 2017, Tennessee provided 1.94% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 15th among states with an amount of $2.5 billion.

The top three products included:

hybrid cars
medical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments
digital adp units

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Motor Cars and Vehicles	208,873,923
2	Cellulose and Chemical Derivatives	165,750,863
3	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	159,303,572
4	Orthopedic Appliances; Artificial Body Parts; Hearing Aids	141,495,576
5	Automatic Data Processing Machines; Magnetic Readers	118,170,176
6	Polyethers, Epoxides and Polyesters	110,421,343
7	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	107,015,144
8	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	90,028,575
9	Spark-Ignition or Rotary Internal Combustion Piston Engines	82,826,385
10	Physical and Analytical Microtome	80,344,939

Texas

In 2017, Texas provided 12.63% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 3rd among states with an amount of $16.28 billion.

The top three products included:

crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals
propane, liquefied
machines and parts for manufacturing semiconductor devices

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Crude Oil from Petroleum and Bituminous Minerals	3,551,564,712
2	Petroleum Gases and Other Gaseous Hydrocarbons	2,173,187,594
3	Machines and Appliances for Manufacturing Semiconducting Boules and Parts	688,703,697
4	Polymers of Ethylene	663,351,508
5	Non-crude Oil from Petroleum and Bituminous Minerals	540,998,085
6	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	517,785,605
7	Grain Sorghum	495,118,957
8	Cotton	475,789,729
9	Cyclic Hydrocarbons	383,612,690
10	Electric Apparatus and Parts for Line Telephony	349,429,604

Utah

In 2017, Utah provided 0.57% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 31st among states with an amount of $0.73 billion.

The top three products included:

memories, electronic integrated circuits
medical needles, catheters and parts
safety airbags with inflator systems for cars

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	153,360,169
2	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	50,114,663
3	Rutabagas, Hay, Clover and Other Forage Products	49,882,379
4	X-ray Apparatus and Parts	47,726,522
5	Gold (Includes Platinum Plated)	39,529,181
6	Raw Hides and Skins of Bovine or Equine Animals	28,932,113
7	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	23,487,026
8	Oscilloscopes and Spectrum Analyzers	19,319,669
9	Articles of Pearl, Precious Stones	18,294,314
10	Personal Toilet, Shaving and Bath Products	13,451,121

Vermont

In 2017, Vermont provided 0.16% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 44th among states with an amount of $0.2 billion.

The top three products included:

electronic integrated circuits
spectrometers and spectrophotometers
oak wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	88,439,392
2	Physical and Analytical Microtome	14,405,018
3	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	13,394,107
4	Whey and Milk Products	11,452,543
5	Fitness Equipment, Pools	9,471,495
6	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	7,653,164
7	Converters, Ladles, Ingot Molds and Casting Machines	7,245,406
8	Albumins Including Whey Proteins and Derivatives	5,708,201
9	Synthetic Monofil	5,224,749
10	Survey and Meteorology Instruments	4,504,149

Virginia

In 2017, Virginia provided 1.34% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 22nd among states with an amount of $1.72 billion.

The top three products included:

soybeans
antibiotics
oak wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Soybeans	360,700,661
2	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	126,680,590
3	Paper and Paperboard	107,358,393
4	Coal	105,248,364
5	Medicaments	98,575,211
6	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	53,816,595
7	Copper Waste and Scrap	50,400,238
8	Aluminum Waste and Scrap	42,326,532
9	Self-adhesive Plates, Sheets, Films of Plastics	39,989,361
10	Electronic Integrated Circuit and Micro-Assembly Parts	35,361,146

Washington

In 2017, Washington provided 14.19% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 1st among states with an amount of $18.28 billion.

The top three products included:

civilian aircraft, engines and parts
soybeans
cars

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	10,436,562,112
2	Soybeans	3,719,184,594
3	Motor Cars and Vehicles	932,753,313
4	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	362,708,432
5	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	303,647,775
6	Wheat and Meslin	248,570,969
7	Copper Ores and Concentrates	138,953,623
8	Chemical Wood Pulp	119,221,796
9	Apricots, Cherries, Peaches, Plums and Sloes	105,140,265
10	Rutabagas, Hay, Clover and Other Forage Products	103,656,524

West Virginia

In 2017, West Virginia provided 0.41% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 36th among states with an amount of $0.53 billion.

The top three products included:

oak wood
polymers of ethylene
non-coniferous wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	104,440,225
2	Polyethers, Epoxides and Polyesters	60,699,493
3	Polymers of Propylene or Other Olefins	46,346,384
4	Reaction Initiators, Accelerators and Catalysts	43,473,238
5	Polyamides	32,036,630
6	Wood in the Rough, Stripped or not of Sapwood	30,972,260
7	Nickel Plates, Sheets, Strip and Foil	23,906,916
8	Polymers of Ethylene	23,806,487
9	Physical and Analytical Microtome	17,652,481
10	Polymers of Vinyl Chloride	15,221,777

Wisconsin

In 2017, Wisconsin provided 1.34% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 21st among states with an amount of $1.73 billion.

The top three products included:

civilian aircraft, engines and parts
electro-diagnostic apparatus
oak wood

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts	185,787,077
2	X-ray Apparatus and Parts	169,003,764
3	Medical, Surgical, Dental and Vet Instruments (Non-electric)	118,761,872
4	Special Purpose Motor Vehicles	72,666,183
5	Sliced Wood, Sawn or Chipped Length	64,114,829
6	Raw Hides and Skins of Bovine or Equine Animals	47,828,062
7	Whey and Milk Products	46,805,289
8	Physical and Analytical Microtome	41,966,570
9	Electric Transformers, Static Converters and Inductors, Adaptive Power Supplies	37,722,314
10	Machines Having Individual Functions (NESOI)	35,875,760

Wyoming

In 2017, Wyoming provided 0.03% of the total value of U.S. commodities exported to China, ranking 50th among states with an amount of $0.04 billion.

The top three products included:

phone parts
civilian aircraft, engines and parts
spectrometers and spectrophotometers

Rank	Commodity	$ Value
1	Hydrogen, Rare Gases and Other Nonmetals	18,323,317
2	Carbonates, Peroxocarbonates, Commercial Ammonium Carbonate	15,179,067
3	Machines for Testing Mechanical Properties of Materials	817,460
4	Clays, Andalusite, Kyanite, Mullite	439,940
5	Electric Apparatus and Parts for Line Telephony	367,874
6	Natural Bitumen	179,964
7	Residues of Starch or Sugar	168,167
8	Articles of Stone or Other Mineral Substances	156,367
9	Binders for Molds and Chemical Products	152,183
10	Acrylic Polymers	103,274

David Ascienzo, Ph.D., is a Data Scientist at ValuePenguin. He previously was a Doctoral Researcher in Physics at the City University of New York (CUNY). He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the CUNY Graduate Center.

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