The Visual Capitalist website has an interesting map and feature, entitled Mapped: The Top Import Partner of Every U.S. State .
Based on 2025 data, it has a map showing the top “import partner” of each U.S. state. By “import partner”, it means import source. In other words, for that state, what is the #1 foreign country it receives imports from?
For 22 states, Canada was the #1 import source. For 8 states it was Mexico.
The 8 states having Mexico as the largest import source were Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia and Michigan.
Then there’s Delaware. In Delaware, Canada and Mexico tied for first place, each importing $988 million.
For five states it was Taiwan and for four states it was China. Germany was the largest import source for two states.
Some foreign countries are top import sources of just one state apiece: Costa Rica (Rhode Island), India (New Jersey), Ireland (Indiana), Japan (Oregon), Malaysia (Idaho), South Korea (Hawaii), Switzerland (New York), Thailand (Nebraska),
Australia was the top import country of Washington, D.C.
It’s interesting. You can check out your state and see what its biggest import source is.
As Visual Capitalist explains, “The share of imports coming from a state’s top trade partner varies dramatically. New Jersey has the lowest concentration in a single top partner. India is its largest source of imports, but its $11.5 billion in goods represents just 7.8% of New Jersey’s $147.8 billion in total imports. At the other extreme, Montana imports 91.4% of its [imported] goods from Canada. This concentration could leave the state more exposed to tariffs, trade disputes, or changes in the price and availability of goods.”
Here’s the map:
