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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) | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| State | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Kansas | 2,710 | 188,000 | 3,080 | 194,000 | ||||
| Louisiana | 13,200 | 229,000 | 14,100 | 234,000 | ||||
| New York | 6,240 | 426,000 | 6,460 | 442,000 | ||||
| Texas | 8,910 | 164,000 | 9,130 | 173,000 | ||||
| Utah | 2,000 | 152,000 | 1,940 | 100,000 | ||||
| Other Eastern States3 | 8,680 | 480,000 | - | 7,440 | 437,000 | |||
| Other Western States4 | 1,380 | 107,000 | - | 1,340 | 107,000 | |||
| Total | 43,100 | - | 1,750,000 | - | 43,500 | 1,690,000 | ||
| 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, 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
