
To get an idea of how economically dependent the United States is on fossil fuels and motor vehicles, consider that in 16 states, including Massachusetts, Illinois, and Connecticut, crude oil or petroleum are the largest imports. In seven states, including Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, the top imports are motor vehicles or auto parts.
About 152 million Americans live in states where products related to fossil fuels or motor vehicles are the largest import categories, with a total import value of more than $170 billion. About a third of the value of all imports to Maryland are motor vehicles, while more than 43% of the value of all imports to Oklahoma is crude oil.
To determine the top import by state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on imports from the U.S. Census Bureau’s USA Trade Online platform. Products, as identified by the Harmonized System categorization method, were ranked based on their total import value, measured by state of destination, in 2021. (The Harmonized System comprises more than 5,000 commodity groups, each identified by a six digit code. We chose the 4-digit level of detail.)
The so-called repaired imports is the top import category for Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina, and North Dakota. This category includes goods like industrial equipment or other products that are shipped to a manufacturer for repair and return. Pharmaceuticals (noted as medicaments) are the top imports in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and three other states. (See also: Industries that will shrink the most over the next decade.)
The top import in Kentucky and Wisconsin is blood and plasma. In New York, it is diamonds. The value of the top import in 17 states represents less than 10% of the total value of imports, while in four states, the top import makes up at least 40% of the total value of imports, led by Montana’s imports of crude oil. (These are countries most dependent on the oil trade.)
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Alabama
> Top import: Motor vehicle parts > Value of top import, 2021: $4.1 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 13.1% > Other major imports: Crude oil, aircraft parts, insulated wire

Alaska
> Top import: Petroleum > Value of top import, 2021: $1.3 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 33.9% > Other major imports: Office machine parts, unrecorded sound media, oscilloscopes

Arizona
> Top import: Repaired imports > Value of top import, 2021: $2.6 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 9.3% > Other major imports: Electronic integrated circuits, insulated wire, semiconductors


Arkansas
> Top import: Spacecraft > Value of top import, 2021: $758.4 million > Top import as share of all imports: 7.7% > Other major imports: Repaired imports, toys, footwear

California
> Top import: Automatic data processing machines > Value of top import, 2021: $38.7 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 8.2% > Other major imports: Motor vehicles, phone sets, crude oil

Colorado
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $2.9 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 17.7% > Other major imports: Electronic integrated circuits, automatic data processing machines, spacecraft

Connecticut
> Top import: Petroleum > Value of top import, 2021: $2.1 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 9.9% > Other major imports: Silver, spacecraft, repaired imports

Delaware
> Top import: Medicaments > Value of top import, 2021: $2.6 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 23.2% > Other major imports: Crude oil, nucleic acids, petroleum


Florida
> Top import: Motor vehicles > Value of top import, 2021: $5.1 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 5.5% > Other major imports: Repaired imports, phone sets, nucleic acids

Georgia
> Top import: Motor vehicles > Value of top import, 2021: $10.2 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 8.3% > Other major imports: Prepared foods, blood, motor vehicle parts

Hawaii
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $963.8 million > Top import as share of all imports: 37.7% > Other major imports: Petroleum, motor vehicles, petroleum gases

Idaho
> Top import: Office machine parts > Value of top import, 2021: $1.9 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 30.0% > Other major imports: Electronic integrated circuits, unrecorded sound media, repaired imports

Illinois
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $30.4 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 15.0% > Other major imports: Phone sets, automatic data processing machines, repaired imports


Indiana
> Top import: Medicaments > Value of top import, 2021: $11.1 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 14.3% > Other major imports: Blood, hormones, motor vehicle parts

Iowa
> Top import: Tractors > Value of top import, 2021: $700.3 million > Top import as share of all imports: 6.1% > Other major imports: Aluminum, motor vehicle parts, machine parts

Kansas
> Top import: Repaired imports > Value of top import, 2021: $1.2 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 9.8% > Other major imports: Turbines, aircraft parts, self-propelled bulldozers

Kentucky
> Top import: Blood > Value of top import, 2021: $11.0 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 16.2% > Other major imports: Medicaments, repaired imports, electronic integrated circuits

Louisiana
> Top import: Petroleum > Value of top import, 2021: $6.2 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 20.0% > Other major imports: Crude oil, nitrogen fertilizers, other chemical fertilizers

Maine
> Top import: Petroleum > Value of top import, 2021: $2.3 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 35.5% > Other major imports: Repaired imports, wood, electric energy

Maryland
> Top import: Motor vehicles > Value of top import, 2021: $12.6 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 32.7% > Other major imports: Phone sets, tin, aluminum

Massachusetts
> Top import: Petroleum > Value of top import, 2021: $3.5 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 8.0% > Other major imports: Medical instruments, electronic integrated circuits, crustaceans

Michigan
> Top import: Motor vehicles > Value of top import, 2021: $26.3 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 20.0% > Other major imports: Trucks, motor vehicle parts, repaired imports

Minnesota
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $6.0 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 18.6% > Other major imports: Orthopedic apparel, medical instruments, petroleum gases

Mississippi
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $1.5 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 8.1% > Other major imports: Petroleum, electronic integrated circuits, motor vehicle parts

Missouri
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $3.1 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 12.5% > Other major imports: Electric motors, spacecraft, motor vehicle parts

Montana
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $4.3 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 65.4% > Other major imports: Repaired imports, scrap metal, wood

Nebraska
> Top import: Nucleic acids > Value of top import, 2021: $452.7 million > Top import as share of all imports: 9.7% > Other major imports: Heterocyclic compounds, medicaments, harvest machines

Nevada
> Top import: Phone sets > Value of top import, 2021: $1.3 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 7.9% > Other major imports: Electronic integrated circuits, batteries, spacecraft

New Hampshire
> Top import: Turbines > Value of top import, 2021: $2.0 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 24.6% > Other major imports: Petroleum, repaired imports, footwear

New Jersey
> Top import: Medicaments > Value of top import, 2021: $17.2 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 10.9% > Other major imports: Petroleum, motor vehicles, crude oil

New Mexico
> Top import: Office machine parts > Value of top import, 2021: $1.4 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 22.6% > Other major imports: Medical instruments, phone sets, repaired imports

New York
> Top import: Diamonds > Value of top import, 2021: $18.8 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 12.2% > Other major imports: Repaired imports, precious metals, jewelry

North Carolina
> Top import: Repaired imports > Value of top import, 2021: $8.5 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 11.5% > Other major imports: Blood, automatic data processing machines, medicaments

North Dakota
> Top import: Repaired imports > Value of top import, 2021: $322.7 million > Top import as share of all imports: 9.6% > Other major imports: Scrap metal, rapeseeds, motor vehicle parts

Ohio
> Top import: Medicaments > Value of top import, 2021: $5.0 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 6.6% > Other major imports: Motor vehicle parts, repaired imports, medical instruments

Oklahoma
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $7.0 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 43.4% > Other major imports: Repaired imports, turbines, liquid pumps

Oregon
> Top import: Electronic integrated circuits > Value of top import, 2021: $2.5 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 11.2% > Other major imports: Motor vehicles, semiconductors, repaired imports

Pennsylvania
> Top import: Medicaments > Value of top import, 2021: $11.2 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 11.4% > Other major imports: Blood, phone sets, crude oil

Rhode Island
> Top import: Motor vehicles > Value of top import, 2021: $3.8 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 40.6% > Other major imports: Petroleum, medical instruments, spectacles

South Carolina
> Top import: Motor vehicle parts > Value of top import, 2021: $5.2 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 10.3% > Other major imports: Hand tools, rubber tires, radioactive elements

South Dakota
> Top import: Prepared meat > Value of top import, 2021: $293.2 million > Top import as share of all imports: 17.0% > Other major imports: Wood, engine parts, automatic data processing machines

Tennessee
> Top import: Automatic data processing machines > Value of top import, 2021: $11.0 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 11.7% > Other major imports: Medicaments, motor vehicles, blood

Texas
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $24.1 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 7.7% > Other major imports: Phone sets, motor vehicles, automatic data processing machines

Utah
> Top import: Gold > Value of top import, 2021: $3.1 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 17.0% > Other major imports: Repaired imports, phone sets, motor vehicle parts

Vermont
> Top import: Electric energy > Value of top import, 2021: $489.7 million > Top import as share of all imports: 14.7% > Other major imports: Petroleum, chocolate, electronic integrated circuits

Virginia
> Top import: Printing machines > Value of top import, 2021: $3.0 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 8.7% > Other major imports: Automatic data processing machines, aircraft parts, furniture parts

Washington
> Top import: Crude oil > Value of top import, 2021: $6.6 billion > Top import as share of all imports: 10.6% > Other major imports: Motor vehicles, petroleum gases, repaired imports
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