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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| SALT SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, | ||||||||
| BY STATE1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| State | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Kansas | 2,890 | 135,000 | 2,600 | 144,000 | ||||
| Louisiana | 13,800 | 182,000 | 12,800 | 158,000 | ||||
| New York | 6,840 | 327,000 | 4,890 | 257,000 | ||||
| Texas | 9,600 | 118,000 | 9,570 | 132,000 | ||||
| Utah | 2,250 | 132,000 | 2,350 | 149,000 | ||||
| Other Eastern States3 | 8,400 | 347,000 | 7,660 | 451,000 | ||||
| Other Western States4 | 1,250 | 73,500 | 1,230 | 79,100 | ||||
| Total | 45,000 | 1,310,000 | 41,100 | 1,370,000 | ||||
| Puerto Ricoe | 45 | 1,500 | 45 | 1,500 | ||||
| eEstimated. | ||||||||
| 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 plant or company. | ||||||||
| 3Includes Alabama, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia. | ||||||||
| 4Includes Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.� | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program