Mapped: Which U.S. States Import the Most From Canada and Mexico?

Niccolo Conte
2025-03-14 08:12:00
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Which U.S. States Import the Most From Canada and Mexico?

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Following Donald Trump’s imposition of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as retaliatory tariffs from Canada, trade across North America’s borders has suddenly become much more expensive.

This map shows how much different U.S. states’ trade is impacted by these tariffs, by visualizing each state’s combined share of imports from Mexico and Canada in 2024. The visualization uses data from the U.S. International Trade Administration.

Canada and Mexican Trade Partners

Canada and Mexico made up 28% of U.S. goods imports overall in 2024, but some states have a much higher or lower share of their imports coming from the country’s northern and southern neighbors.

In the table below is the data for each U.S. state’s combined share of imports from Canada and Mexico, which has the state of Montana leading the pack at 93%.

State	Combined share of imports from Canada and Mexico (2024)
Montana	93%
Maine	72%
North Dakota	71%
Vermont	71%
Michigan	69%
Wyoming	57%
Oklahoma	56%
Texas	49%
Iowa	48%
West Virginia	45%
South Dakota	44%
Minnesota	44%
Utah	43%
Connecticut	41%
Colorado	38%
Illinois	38%
Nebraska	38%
Missouri	37%
Massachusetts	37%
Ohio	35%
New Mexico	34%
Arizona	34%
Wisconsin	31%
Arkansas	31%
Washington, DC	31%
Rhode Island	30%
Alaska	29%
Alabama	28%
New Hampshire	25%
Louisiana	25%
Kansas	24%
Delaware	21%
Mississippi	21%
Washington	20%
Idaho	20%
North Carolina	19%
Maryland	18%
Georgia	17%
Virginia	17%
Tennessee	17%
Kentucky	17%
Oregon	17%
Pennsylvania	16%
California	16%
Nevada	16%
Indiana	16%
South Carolina	16%
New York	15%
Florida	14%
New Jersey	11%
Hawaii	6%

Following Montana in terms of import dependence on Canada and Mexico are Maine (72%), Vermont (71%), and North Dakota (71%), all states which share their northern border with Canada.

Montana’s high import dependence is almost entirely on Canada, which alone makes up 92% of the state’s imports. The Treasure State’s shared border with the province of Alberta and its three oil refineries makes it a perfect importer for Canadian crude oil. 76% of Montana’s imports from Canada were oil and gas.

Looking at southern states dependent on Canadian and Mexican trade, Texas (49%) and Oklahoma (56%) stand out. Despite being much closer to the southern border, Oklahoma is a similar case to Montana, with 50% of the state’s imports coming only from Canada and 79% of those imports being oil and gas.

Texas (the second-largest state economy in the U.S.) is instead much more dependent on imports from Mexico, which make up 40% of the state’s imports overall. The top goods Texas imported from Mexico in 2024 were motor vehicles and their parts at 23%, followed by computer equipment at 22%.

Learn More on the Voronoi App

To learn more about the effects of Trump’s tariffs on his North American neighbors, check out this graphic on the areas in Canada that have the highest exposure to U.S. tariffs.

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