Data from the\u00a0U.S. Census Bureau USA Trade platform shows\u00a0Texas is by far the top state for global exports in the United States, California is second.<\/p>\n
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The Lone Star State exports large amounts of\u00a0oil and petroleum products, as well as\u00a0computer parts, aircraft parts and integrated circuits, collecting a total of over US$315 billion dollars worth of exports.\u00a0According to\u00a0World’s Top Exports,<\/a>\u00a0given the population of 28.702 million Texans as of July 2018, the total $315.4 billion in 2018 Texan exports translates to roughly $11,000 for every resident in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n Based on statistics from the US Department of Commerce\u2019s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Texas\u2019 exported products represent 17.8% of the state\u2019s total economic output or real Gross Domestic Product for 2018. The latter real dollar values were expressed in 2009 chained dollars, according to the BEA.\u00a0The value of Texas\u2019 exports equals 19.6% of United States\u2019 overall exported products for 2018.<\/p>\n California comes in second place with\u00a0\u00a0$178.4 billion with large exports in\u00a0aircraft parts, integrated circuits, semi-conductor machinery, and diamonds. New York, Washington and Louisiana complete the\u00a0five leading export states of the U.S.<\/p>\n Washington exports rely on Boeing\u2019s output of airplanes and airplane parts for half of the state\u2019s exports, Louisiana’s strong suits are petroleum products, corn and soy.<\/p>\nRight behind y’all<\/strong><\/h1>\n