Shipments of portland and blended cement decreased by 1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with those in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest update from Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Annual consumption decreased by 2% in 2025 compared with that in 2024. This information was obtained from the USGS monthly survey of U.S. cement producers.
The estimated total annual production for consumption of construction aggregates in 2025 decreased to 2.33 billion metric tons (Gt), from 2.35 Gt in 2024. The total annual output in 2025 decreased compared with that in 2024 in 21 of the 50 states.
The five leading states were, in descending order of total annual output, Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Their combined total annual production for consumption was 723 million metric tons (Mt,) a decrease of 1% compared with that in 2024.
The estimated annual output of crushed stone produced and shipped for consumption in 2025 was 1.47 Gt, unchanged from that in 2024.
The estimated annual output of construction sand and gravel produced and shipped for consumption in 2025 was 866 Mt, a decrease of 2% from 883 Mt in 2024.
An estimated 574 Mt of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 1% compared with that in the same period of 2024. In the fourth quarter, production for consumption increased in 25 of the 41 states for which production estimates were made.
The five leading states in the fourth quarter were, in descending order of production, Texas, California, Ohio, Missouri and Florida. Their combined total production for consumption in the fourth quarter was 177 Mt (31% of the U.S. total), an increase of 3% compared with their combined total in the same period of 2024.
An estimated 364 Mt of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 1% compared with that in the same period of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2025, production for consumption increased in 28 of the 46 states for which production estimates were made.
The five leading states in the fourth quarter were, in descending order of production, Texas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. Their combined total production for consumption in the fourth quarter was 129 Mt (35% of the U.S. total), an increase of 2% compared with their combined total in the same period of 2024.
The estimated output of construction sand and gravel produced and shipped for consumption in the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased to 209 Mt from 210 Mt in the same period of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2025, production for consumption increased in 22 of the 42 states for which production estimates were made.
The five leading states in the fourth quarter were, in descending order of production, Texas, California, Minnesota, Arizona and Utah. Their combined total production for consumption in the fourth quarter was 74.9 Mt (36% of the U.S. total), an increase of 1% compared with their combined total in the same period of 2024.
The above estimates are based on information reported to the USGS quarterly sample survey of construction aggregates producers in the United States
