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Waterborne Tonnage between States on the Upper Mississippi River System and Louisiana 2022 - Total

U.S Department of Transportation

Updated Oct 25, 2026

About this dataset

This section quantifies the critical bulk freight connection between the American Midwest and the global export gateways of the Gulf Coast. The Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS)—comprising states like Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin serves as a giant conveyor belt for commodities moving south to Louisiana

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