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CRUSHED STONE SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2015, BY REGION AND SIZE OF OPERATION1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Northeast | Midwest | |||||||||||||||
Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||||||||
Size range | Number of | Percent | (thousand | Percent | Number of | Percent | (thousand | Percent | ||||||||
(metric tons) | operations | of total | metric tons) | of total | operations | of total | metric tons) | of total | ||||||||
Less than 25,000 | 65 | 12.0 | 615 | 0.3 | 110 | 11.8 | 1,000 | 0.3 | ||||||||
25,000 to 49,999 | 46 | 8.5 | 1,510 | 0.8 | 80 | 8.5 | 2,760 | 0.8 | ||||||||
50,000 to 99,999 | 61 | 11.3 | 4,230 | 2.3 | 121 | 12.9 | 8,090 | 2.3 | ||||||||
100,000 to 199,999 | 94 | 17.4 | 12,600 | 6.8 | 164 | 17.5 | 21,700 | 6.0 | ||||||||
200,000 to 299,999 | 60 | 11.1 | 13,500 | 7.2 | 101 | 10.8 | 22,300 | 6.2 | ||||||||
300,000 to 399,999 | 47 | 8.7 | 14,500 | 7.8 | 74 | 7.9 | 23,100 | 6.4 | ||||||||
400,000 to 499,999 | 36 | 6.7 | 14,400 | 7.7 | 50 | 5.3 | 20,200 | 5.6 | ||||||||
500,000 to 599,999 | 24 | 4.4 | 12,000 | 6.5 | 41 | 4.4 | 20,300 | 5.7 | ||||||||
600,000 to 699,999 | 25 | 4.6 | 14,700 | 7.9 | 47 | 5.0 | 27,400 | 7.6 | ||||||||
700,000 to 799,999 | 15 | 2.8 | 10,200 | 5.5 | 22 | 2.4 | 15,000 | 4.2 | ||||||||
800,000 to 899,999 | 10 | 1.9 | 7,840 | 4.2 | 20 | 2.1 | 15,300 | 4.3 | ||||||||
900,000 to 999,999 | 10 | 1.9 | 8,670 | 4.6 | 16 | 1.7 | 13,900 | 3.9 | ||||||||
1,000,000 to 1,499,999 | 27 | 5.0 | 30,700 | 16.5 | 35 | 3.7 | 38,200 | 10.7 | ||||||||
1,500,000 to 1,999,999 | 11 | 2.0 | 17,500 | 9.4 | 26 | 2.8 | 40,800 | 11.4 | ||||||||
2,000,000 to 2,499,999 | 2 | 0.4 | 4,210 | 2.3 | 8 | 0.9 | 15,800 | 4.4 | ||||||||
2,500,000 and more | 7 | 1.3 | 19,300 | 10.3 | 21 | 2.2 | 72,800 | 20.3 | ||||||||
Total | 540 | 100 | 187,000 | 100 | 936 | 100 | 359,000 | 100 | ||||||||
South | West | |||||||||||||||
Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||||||||
Size range | Number of | Percent | (thousand | Percent | Number of | Percent | (thousand | Percent | ||||||||
(metric tons) | operations | of total | metric tons) | of total | operations | of total | metric tons) | of total | ||||||||
Less than 25,000 | 135 | 11.0 | 1,220 | 0.2 | 130 | 22.2 | 1,180 | 0.8 | ||||||||
25,000 to 49,999 | 65 | 5.3 | 2,130 | 0.3 | 75 | 12.8 | 2,490 | 1.7 | ||||||||
50,000 to 99,999 | 117 | 9.6 | 7,890 | 1.2 | 108 | 18.4 | 7,150 | 4.9 | ||||||||
100,000 to 199,999 | 159 | 13.0 | 20,900 | 3.3 | 105 | 17.9 | 13,300 | 9.1 | ||||||||
200,000 to 299,999 | 142 | 11.6 | 32,000 | 5.0 | 41 | 7.0 | 9,130 | 6.2 | ||||||||
300,000 to 399,999 | 104 | 8.5 | 33,000 | 5.2 | 24 | 4.1 | 7,540 | 5.1 | ||||||||
400,000 to 499,999 | 80 | 6.5 | 32,800 | 5.2 | 25 | 4.3 | 10,500 | 7.1 | ||||||||
500,000 to 599,999 | 71 | 5.8 | 35,200 | 5.6 | 18 | 3.1 | 8,960 | 6.1 | ||||||||
600,000 to 699,999 | 56 | 4.6 | 33,100 | 5.2 | 8 | 1.4 | 4,520 | 3.1 | ||||||||
700,000 to 799,999 | 44 | 3.6 | 30,000 | 4.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 4,100 | 2.8 | ||||||||
800,000 to 899,999 | 31 | 2.5 | 23,900 | 3.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 5,350 | 3.6 | ||||||||
900,000 to 999,999 | 26 | 2.1 | 22,500 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 3,500 | 2.4 | ||||||||
1,000,000 to 1,499,999 | 95 | 7.8 | 102,000 | 16.1 | 15 | 2.6 | 16,600 | 11.3 | ||||||||
1,500,000 to 1,999,999 | 42 | 3.4 | 65,500 | 10.3 | 8 | 1.4 | 12,400 | 8.5 | ||||||||
2,000,000 to 2,499,999 | 18 | 1.5 | 36,200 | 5.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 5,970 | 4.1 | ||||||||
2,500,000 and more | 39 | 3.2 | 156,000 | 24.6 | 9 | 1.5 | 34,300 | 23.3 | ||||||||
Total | 1,220 | 100 | 635,000 | 100 | 586 | 100 | 147,000 | 100 | ||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits except -Number of operations-; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
2Does not include recycling plants. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices