By the Numbers: Corridor Strengths

The Ports-to-Plains Corridor serves regions that are national leaders in energy, agriculture, and renewable production:

Energy & Renewals

Top States by Natural Gas Production Share (2023)

Three of the Seven Top States

Rank	State	Share of U.S. Natural Gas Production (%)
1	Texas	28.05%
2	Pennsylvania	18.62%
3	Louisiana	10.0%
4	West Virginia	7.75%
5	New Mexico	7.65%
6	Oklahoma	6.7%
7	Ohio	4.74%

Top States by Oil Production Share (2023)

Five of the Top Six U.S. States

Rank	State	Share of U.S. Oil Production (%)
1	Texas	42.0%
2	New Mexico	12.73%
3	North Dakota	8.82%
4	Colorado	3.56%
5	Alaska	3.38%
6	Oklahoma	3.03%

Top U.S. Natural Gas–Producing States

Three of Six Top U.S. States

Rank	State	% of U.S. Marketed Dry Gas Production
1	Texas	28%
2	Pennsylvania	18-19%
3	Louisiana	~10%
4	West Virginia	~8%
5	New Mexico	~8%
6	Oklahoma	6.7%

Source: EIA and Reuters Data

Top U.S. States Installed Wind Energy Capacity (2024)

Five of Top Ten States

Rank	State	Cumulative MW at end of 2024
1	Texas	42,747
2	Oklahoma	13,135
3	Iowa	13,009
4	Kansas	9,097
5	Illinois	7,972
6	California	6,314
7	Colorado	5,394
8	Minnesota	4,826
9	North Dakota	4,504
10	New Mexico	4,327

Source: https://emp.lbl.gov/wind-technologies-market-report

Top U.S. States by Share of Electricity Generated from Wind Energy (2024)

Nine of Top Twelve States

Rank	State	% of In-State Electricity from Wind
1	Iowa	63.0%
2	South Dakota	59.1%
3	Kansas	51.7%
4	Oklahoma	40.6%
5	New Mexico	37.3%
6	North Dakota	34.7%
7	Nebraska	32.4%
8	Colorado	29.0%
9	Minnesota	25.4%
10	Wyoming	22.7%
11	Texas	22.0%
12	Montana	20.1%

Source: https://emp.lbl.gov/wind-technologies-market-report

Top U.S. States by Ethanol Production Capacity (2024)

Four of Top Ten U.S. States

Rank	State	Production Capacity (million gal/year)
1	Iowa	4,898 MGY
2	Illinois	1,867 MGY
3	Nebraska	2,399 MGY
4	Minnesota	1,443 MGY
5	Indiana	1,375 MGY
6	South Dakota	1,487 MGY
7	Ohio	765 MGY
8	Wisconsin	678 MGY
9	Texas	430 MGY
10	North Dakota	543 MGY

Source: https://www.eia.gov/biofuels/renewable/capacity/renewablescapacity.xlsx

Agriculture

State Share of U.S. Farmland

Nine of Top Ten U.S. States

Rank	State	Share of U.S. Farmland (%)
1	Texas	14.4%
2	Montana	6.49%
3	Kansas	5.18%
4	Nebraska	5.0%
5	South Dakota	4.9%
6	North Dakota	4.47%
7	New Mexico	4.44%
8	Oklahoma	3.93%
9	Colorado	3.34%
10	Wyoming	3.29%

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold (2022)

The Market Value of Agriculture Products Sold is based on county data from each state for counties within 100 miles of the highway corridor.

State	Crops (millions)	Livestock, Poultry, & Products (millions)
Colorado	$2,097.10	$4,782.80
Montana	$683.20	$165.50
Nebraska	$1,031.90	$1,805.70
New Mexico	$26.10	$102.70
North Dakota	$1,887.00	$627.60
Oklahoma	$359.70	$2,060.70
South Dakota	$376.80	$822.20
Texas	$2,872.85	$13,955.40
Wyoming	$133.00	$512.80
Corridor Total	$9,467.65	$24,835.40 / $34,303.05

Source: https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2022/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_2_County_Level/

Domestic Trade

State Share of U.S. Farmland

Domestic Trade from each State to other Corridor States (2024 – 2050).

State	Million Dollars in 2024	Million Dollars in 2050	Change ($)	Change (%)
Colorado	$39,269	$87,907	$48,638	124%
Montana	$4,935	$10,940	$6,005	122%
Nebraska	$39,299	$73,462	$34,164	87%
New Mexico	$5,443	$9,319	$3,876	71%
North Dakota	$10,697	$20,265	$9,568	89%
Oklahoma	$34,526	$70,087	$35,562	103%
South Dakota	$11,318	$21,621	$10,303	91%
Texas	$200,524	$425,374	$224,850	112%
Wyoming	$2,147	$4,367	$2,220	103%
Total	$348,159	$723,343	$375,185	108%

Source: https://faf.ornl.gov/faf5/dtt_total.aspx

International Trade

Corridor Exports to Canada by Truck (2024 – 2050)

State	Million Dollars in 2024	Million Dollars in 2050	Change ($)	Change (%)
Colorado	$1,084	$2,545	$1,461	135%
Montana	$1,001	$1,063	$62	6%
Nebraska	$1,059	$2,632	$1,573	149%
New Mexico	$108	$175	$67	62%
North Dakota	$1,815	$2,593	$778	43%
Oklahoma	$1,151	$2,426	$1,274	111%
South Dakota	$416	$1,092	$677	163%
Texas	$16,238	$24,824	$8,586	53%
Wyoming	$146	$219	$73	50%
Total	$23,018	$37,569	$14,551	63%

Source: https://faf.ornl.gov/faf5/dtt_total.aspx

Canada is the top export market for 36 U.S. states, including Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Texas exports to Canada: Second Top Export Market

Corridor Imports from Canada by Truck (2024 – 2050)

State	Million Dollars in 2024	Million Dollars in 2050	Change ($)	Change (%)
Colorado	$4,468	$3,629	-$839	-19%
Montana	$4,285	$9,293	$5,008	117%
Nebraska	$1,058	$1,453	$395	37%
New Mexico	$668	$418	-$251	-38%
North Dakota	$1,964	$3,712	$1,748	89%
Oklahoma	$6,079	$9,458	$3,379	56%
South Dakota	$477	$792	$314	66%
Texas	$30,035	$39,699	$9,664	32%
Wyoming	$511	$3,208	$2,697	528%
Total	$49,546	$71,661	$22,115	45%

Source: https://faf.ornl.gov/faf5/dtt_total.aspx

States like Montana (86%), North Dakota (75%), Wyoming (66%), Oklahoma (50%), and South Dakota (30%) have a majority of imports from Canada, underscoring cross-border supply chain reliance.

Corridor Exports to Mexico by Truck (2024 – 2050)

State	Million Dollars in 2024	Million Dollars in 2050	Change ($)	Change (%)
Colorado	$1,169	$2,494	$1,325	113%
Montana	$26	$22	-$4	-15%
Nebraska	$550	$787	$237	43%
New Mexico	$5,520	$2,969	-$2,551	-46%
North Dakota	$42	$128	$86	205%
Oklahoma	$366	$925	$559	153%
South Dakota	$148	$421	$273	185%
Texas	$74,343	$177,606	$103,263	139%
Wyoming	$24	$29	$5	19%
Total	$82,188	$185,381	$103,193	126%

Source: https://faf.ornl.gov/faf5/dtt_total.aspx

Corridor Imports from Mexico by Truck (2024 – 2050)

State	Million Dollars in 2024	Million Dollars in 2050
Colorado	$772	$3,852
Montana	$41	$66
Nebraska	$653	$465
New Mexico	$1,662	$998
North Dakota	$167	$307
Oklahoma	$796	$1,981
South Dakota	$78	$197
Texas	$113,221	$191,371
Wyoming	$26	$57
Total	$117,415	$199,293

Source: https://faf.ornl.gov/faf5/dtt_total.aspx

Trade with Mexico – Top U.S.–Mexico Border and Plains States (2023)

Texas: $272.3 billion in total merchandise trade with Mexico — leading all U.S. states — from both exports ($129.6 B) and imports ($142.7 B) Al Jazeera+15WorldAtlas+15United States Trade Representative+15.
New Mexico: Approximately 60% of state exports, totaling about $3.5 B, go to Mexico.
Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, & Wyoming all recognize Mexico as a top export destination, but exact total trade values for each are not publicly disclosed in aggregated sources Visual Capitalist+11Voronoi App+11WorldAtlas+11.