🇺🇸 The U.S. States Where Exports to China Support Thousands of Jobs

What We’re Showing:

This map shows the number of American jobs supported by U.S. exports to China by U.S. state.

Estimates are made for the year 2022 by the The US-China Business Council in a report published 2024.

ℹ️ This data includes service exports.

Key Takeaways

California and Texas are the two states with the most number of jobs supported by U.S. exports to China.

In Texas, most of these are concentrated in oil & gas, while California’s export-oriented employment is both in goods (agriculture) and services (education).

However it is jobs in the American heartland—Illinois, Iowa, Kansas—which are most exposed if or when new Trump Tariffs hit China, which could trigger retaliation.

The reason being oilseeds and grains are the largest category of U.S. exports to China; a key part to many Midwestern state economies.