Production, transportation and material moving: U.S. states ranked
Measure: Production, transportation and material moving. All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Employment by occupation group by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 12.3 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 3.7 to 10.5 %
- Group 2: 10.5 to 11.6 %
- Group 3: 11.6 to 13.1 %
- Group 4: 13.1 to 14.2 %
- Highest: 14.2 to 18.1 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Indiana | 18.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kentucky | 17 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 16.6 |
| 4 | Alabama | 16.3 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 16.1 |
| 6 | Ohio | 15.7 |
| 7 | Iowa | 15.6 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 15.2 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 15.2 |
| 10 | Michigan | 15 |
| 11 | Georgia | 14.2 |
| 11 | Illinois | 14.2 |
| 13 | Missouri | 14.1 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 14 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 13.7 |
| 16 | Kansas | 13.6 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 13.6 |
| 18 | Nevada | 13.4 |
| 19 | Nebraska | 13.3 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 13.1 |
| 20 | South Dakota | 13.1 |
| 22 | Alaska | 12.9 |
| 23 | Louisiana | 12.8 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 12.8 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 12.7 |
| 25 | North Dakota | 12.7 |
| 25 | Utah | 12.7 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 12.6 |
| 29 | Texas | 12.5 |
| 30 | Idaho | 11.9 |
| 31 | Oregon | 11.6 |
| 31 | Washington | 11.6 |
| 33 | Maine | 11.4 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | 11.4 |
| 35 | California | 11.2 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | 11.1 |
| 37 | New Jersey | 10.8 |
| 38 | Arizona | 10.7 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 10.7 |
| 40 | Vermont | 10.6 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 10.5 |
| 42 | Delaware | 10.3 |
| 43 | Florida | 10.1 |
| 44 | Virginia | 9.9 |
| 45 | Montana | 9.3 |
| 46 | Colorado | 9.2 |
| 47 | Massachusetts | 9.1 |
| 48 | New York | 9 |
| 49 | Maryland | 8.4 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 8.3 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 3.7 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by production, transportation and material moving (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP03; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-production-transportation-and-material-moving/