Table 3-2: Hazardous Material Shipments by Selected State of Origin: 2002
Table 3-2: Hazardous Material Shipments by Selected State of Origin: 2002
(Ranked by tons)
| State | Value ($ millions) | Tons (thousands) | Ton-miles (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 127,188 | 467,196 | 72,291 |
| Louisiana | 53,408 | 222,696 | 61,920 |
| California | 67,693 | 198,490 | 15,689 |
| Illinois | 40,893 | 121,087 | 17,402 |
| New Jersey | 22,161 | 92,133 | 11,131 |
| Ohio | 27,971 | 81,342 | 8,482 |
| Indiana | 16,005 | 62,895 | 5,476 |
| Michigan | 23,835 | 61,040 | 4,992 |
| Florida | 17,919 | 56,647 | 3,170 |
| Tennessee | 18,492 | 53,674 | 7,057 |
| Washington | 15,471 | 52,179 | 6,274 |
| Pennsylvania | 24,885 | 51,191 | 5,633 |
| New York | 15,292 | 46,215 | 11,134 |
| Georgia | 17,011 | 46,213 | 4,148 |
| Utah | 10,120 | 42,874 | 10,538 |
| Kentucky | 11,718 | 40,932 | 4,213 |
| Mississippi | 8,761 | 36,542 | 16,540 |
| Alabama | 8,691 | 30,545 | 3,087 |
| North Carolina | 12,932 | 28,611 | 3,011 |
| West Virginia | 2,930 | S | S |
| All other states | 116,803 | 371,305 | 51,832 |
| United States, total | 660,181 | 2,191,519 | 326,727 |
KEY: S = withheld due to high sampling variability or poor response quality.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey: United States, Washington, DC: December 2004.