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The Texas
Border.

Texas runs the U.S.–Mexico border. 80% of all border trade crosses its ten land ports, and one of them, Laredo, moves more than the rest combined. Live trade and truck crossings, from Census and BTS.

The desk's read

Texas is the number one exporting state in the country, and its border carries the largest bilateral trade relationship at the state level. That success is also its exposure. Our trilateral vulnerability analysis puts 805,000 Texas jobs in the trade-exposed column, the highest of any state. The same corridor that makes Texas rich makes it the first to feel a tariff shock or a change to the rules of origin.

Watch the auto and machinery lines, because they concentrate both the value and the risk.

$642B
Texas–Mexico trade · May 2025 – Apr 2026
80% of all U.S.–Mexico border trade
$415B
Imports from Mexico
Trailing 12 months
$227B
Exports to Mexico
Trailing 12 months
56.9%
Laredo's share of Texas trade
The #1 U.S. land port
Texas on the border

The state that runs the border

Texas–Mexico trade
$644B
Through Texas land ports · 2025
80% of all U.S.–Mexico border trade
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Exporting state
#1
Largest U.S. exporter, 20+ years
Mexico is Texas's top trading partner
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Texas land ports
10
From Brownsville to El Paso
Two districts: Laredo and El Paso
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Concentration
Laredo
~57% of Texas border trade
The single busiest U.S. land port
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Texas land ports, by trade value

U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade · Rolling 12 months · May 2025 – Apr 2026
Laredo$365B 56.9%
El Paso Area$160.7B 25.1%
Hidalgo$45.1B 7%
Eagle Pass$43.6B 6.8%
Brownsville$21.3B 3.3%
Del Rio$5.8B 0.9%

Total import and export value through each Texas land port. Laredo carries 56.9% of the state's border trade by itself, with the El Paso Area second. The El Paso Area combines Ysleta, El Paso, and Tornillo.

Texas truck crossings by port

BTS · trailing 12 mo · 4.73M total · share of Texas
Laredo2.69M 56.9%
El Paso0.76M 16.1%
Hidalgo0.67M 14.2%
Eagle Pass0.32M 6.8%
Brownsville0.29M 6.1%

Data sources & methodology

Latest published · public U.S. government data
  • Trade value by port: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade, Texas Schedule D land ports, imports + exports, rolling 12 months.
  • Truck crossings by port: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data.
  • El Paso Area combines Ysleta, El Paso, and Tornillo, matching Texas Comptroller methodology.
  • Texas export rank: U.S. Census Bureau state export data.
Cite this dashboard

Covarrubias, D. (2026). The Texas–Mexico Border: Trade and Crossings by Port. https://labs.drdanielcovarrubias.com/texas-border

Data provenance
Trade value by Texas portCurrent
Source
U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade (Texas Schedule D)
Geography
Texas land ports
Frequency
Monthly, rolling 12 months
Next update
~5–6 weeks after the reference month
Revision
Historical values may be revised
Truck crossings by Texas portCurrent
Source
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Border Crossing/Entry Data
Geography
Texas land ports
Frequency
Monthly
Next update
~2-month lag after the reference month
Revision
Historical values may be revised
Texas export rankCurrent
Source
U.S. Census Bureau, state export data
Geography
State of Texas
Frequency
Quarterly and annual
Revision
Historical values may be revised

Live figures are pulled directly from the source APIs at view time; current figures reflect the latest official release on each agency's schedule.

Cite this dashboard

Covarrubias, D. (2026). The Texas–Mexico Border: Trade and Crossings by Port. https://labs.drdanielcovarrubias.com/texas-border.