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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||
| SALT SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY STATE1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| State | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Kansas | 2,930 | 194,000 | 2,830 | 207,000 | ||||
| Louisiana | 14,800 | 344,000 | 12,700 | 325,000 | ||||
| New York | 7,740 | 577,000 | 7,320 | 615,000 | ||||
| Texas | 8,010 | 182,000 | 7,570 | 173,000 | ||||
| Utah | 2,360 | 157,000 | r | 2,010 | 159,000 | |||
| Other Eastern States3 | 8,610 | 565,000 | 8,670 | 636,000 | ||||
| Other Western States4 | 1,600 | 165,000 | r | 1,710 | 175,000 | |||
| Total | 46,000 | 2,180,000 | r | 42,800 | 2,290,000 | |||
| Puerto Ricoe | 45 | 1,720 | 46 | 1,790 | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2The term -sold or used- indicates that some salt, usually salt brine, is not sold but is used- | ||||||||
| for captive purposes by the plant or company. | ||||||||
| 3Includes Alabama, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.- | ||||||||
| 4Includes Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.- | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
